UMontreal.ca – Exposure to organophosphate pesticides at relatively common levels is associated with increased risk of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a team of scientists from the University of Montreal and Harvard University. Published in the journal Pediatrics, the investigation found a connection between exposure to pesticides and the presence of symptoms [...]

A probiotic cheese can help preserve and enhance the immune system of the elderly by acting as a carrier for probiotic bacteria, according to scientists in Finland. The research, published in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology, reveals that daily consumption of probiotic cheese helps to tackle age-related changes in the immune system, thereby having an [...]

UIUC.edu – What is the big difference between breast milk and infant formula? The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant’s intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed and formula-fed babies. They say the difference is very real. “For the first time, we can see [...]

Wisc.edu – What Madison Avenue knew decades ago has been observed in brain chemistry. Hearing your mother’s voice via a simple phone call from mom can calm frayed nerves by sparking the release of a powerful stress-quelling hormone, oxytocin, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Biological anthropologist Leslie Seltzer tested a group of [...]

ESCardio.org – Working overtime is bad for the heart according to results from a long-running study following more than 10,000 civil servants in London (UK): the Whitehall II study. The research, which is published online May 12, 2010 in the European Heart Journal [1], found that, compared with people who did not work overtime, people [...]

MGH.Harvard.edu – Seven out of every ten pregnant women in the United States are not getting enough Vitamin D, according to a study published in the May 2010 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While prenatal vitamins do raise Vitamin D levels during pregnancy, the study shows that higher doses may be [...]