Magnesium and vitamin B1 work together for health.

A unique brain-imaging study of identical twins and fraternal twins has shown that genes have a profound influence on the integrity of nerve cell connections, resulting in faster processing speed and potential for intelligence. The study identified that the health of the myelin sheathing of nerves was a key sign of brain health.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that pregnant women are at higher risk for life-threatening complications from the Swine Flu. Six of thirty-four U.S. pregnant women with confirmed swine flu contracted pneumonia and died. These women were healthy before contracting the flu. Compared to the general population pregnant...

Big Pharma has no scruples when it comes to target markets. Children are high on the list – and pregnant women have moved into the crosshairs. The infamous Mother’s Act has now passed the House and sits in committee in the Senate. A new study shows that any woman taking psych meds during pregnancy doubles her risk of a pre-term delivery. That risk...

Nearly three million people in the U.S. each year are found to lack vitamin B12. Fatigue, dizziness, numbness, tingling, poor balance, depressed mood are some of the many signals of B12 deficiency.

A new study in mice indicates that a diet too high in fat programs several generations of mice to be at higher risk of diabetes even if they do not eat a high fat diet.

DHA supplementation: current implications in pregnancy and childhood.

Maternal consumption of a DHA-containing functional food benefits infant sleep patterning: An early neurodevelopmental measure.

Maternal B vitamin supplementation from preconception through weaning suppresses intestinal tumorigenesis in Apc1638N mouse offspring

Relationship between prenatal antibiotic use and asthma in at-risk children

Maternal obesity and congenital heart defects: a population-based study

Maternal docosahexaenoic acid-enriched diet prevents neonatal brain injury.