The development of a healthy immune system depends in part on being exposed to bacteria, so that the body’s own defences can spring into action. However, relatively little research has been done into how diet, microbial content in the gut, and overall immune health are linked – particularly in babies. A team led by Texas [...]

Screaming toddlers and sleepless nights notwithstanding, new research from across the Atlantic indicates that parents are, generally speaking, happier than non-parents. Researchers at three universities in North America studied parents in the US and Canada, and found them to be happier than non-parents in several ways. For instance, they discovered that time spent performing parenting-specific [...]

Despite widespread expectations that having a baby leads to a general improvement in dietary intake, researchers have now found that no such improvements take place. Instead, parents can lag behind their childless counterparts when it comes to reducing their intake of saturated fat and other potentially harmful dietary components. The findings come from the University [...]

Having a baby that suffers from paediatric epilepsy in the house can cause disruption to the sleep patterns of both the infant and its parents, according to recent research. While the findings may come as no great surprise, a team from Massachusetts General Hospital have quantified the impact that epilepsy in childhood can have on [...]