What happens when your picky toddler becomes a teen?
Toddlers who are picky about their food are not deficient in essential nutrients compared to their peers when they are teenagers.
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Blog: Understanding how mother’s and baby’s genes combine to contribute to birthweight.
Depression during pregnancy rises in a generation
Anxiety and depressive symptoms during pregnancy have risen by 51 per cent within a generation according to findings from a major study by the University of Bristol published today (Friday 13 July).
Teenagers can thank their parents' positive attitude for avoiding obesity
Teenagers are less likely to be overweight if their mum or dad had a positive attitude during pregnancy, a new study by the University of Bristol and Emory University revealed today (Monday 9 July).
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease found in large numbers of teenagers and young adults: is a public health crisis looming
News release re-published from the International Liver Congress 2019, European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Bristol families continue to give the world unique health information
Bristol's world-renowned Children of the 90s generational health study reached a landmark this week with a first look at new mums and their children in its 2000th published paper.
No evidence that vitamin D protects against high blood pressure in pregnancy
There is no strong evidence that vitamin D protects against pregnancy-induced high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-eclampsia, conclude researchers in the British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Tackling bullying could help reduce depression in autistic teens
Teenagers with difficulties in social communication, including autism, have higher rates of depressive symptoms, especially if they are being bullied.
Bristol provides first long-term look at predictors of suicide attempts
Academics at the University of Bristol have taken the first long-term look at potential factors that could lead to suicide attempts in high-risk young people.
Depression is on the rise among young people, but antisocial behaviour is down, new research shows
Young people today are more likely to be depressed and to self-harm than they were 10 years ago, but antisocial behaviour and substance use - often thought to go hand-in-hand with mental ill-health - are on the decline.