Tim Smith

Higher prenatal exposure to PM2.5 pollution is associated with reduced lung volume and airflow limitation in children, highlighting the critical impact of air pollution on in utero lung development.

New meta-analysis reveals heightened risks of major congenital malformations and respiratory distress syndrome in infants born to mothers with asthma, underlining the importance of proactive management during pregnancy.

Recent research led by David J. Rooney reveals that while folate, vitamin B12, and iron intake show no direct links to fetal parameters, lower maternal hemoglobin concentrations in late pregnancy are associated with faster fetal growth rates, larger birthweights, and increased placental weights.

A comprehensive secondary analysis challenges common concerns by finding no association between the regular use of nicotine patches or e-cigarettes and adverse pregnancy outcomes among smokers seeking to quit.

Discover how a mother's balanced diet during the periconceptional period influences early childhood wheezing patterns, revealing potential avenues for reducing asthma-like symptoms in offspring.

New data indicated the development of allergy was not affected by mothers’ consumption of eggs in the very early neonatal period, expanding the body of research exploring food sensitization.

There were several risk factors identified, including abortion, hospitalization, past surgical procedure, dental extraction, delivery in hospital, injection in hospitals, and household contact with jaundice.

New data indicates that increased risk for offspring in developing different disorders is associated with maternal alopecia areata exposure, expanding the available information on alopecia and maternal autoimmunity.

New data indicates the usefulness of spironolactone as an alternative to oral antibiotics for women in the UK with acne vulgaris, given increasing resistance to antibiotics due to widespread use.

Research indicates that despite reports of high psychological stress among women in their 20s and 30s in China and Japan, awareness of stress’s effects on aging remain higher among health professionals.

A recent study presented at ASH 2022 examined the safety profiles of different hormonal contraceptives for female sickle cell disease patients at risk of thromboembolism.

A recent study in Finland finds 2 major contributing factors to allergic disease in infants with familial risk.