Erin Blakemore

About 2 in 100 Swedish boys who were born to mothers with PCOS became obese during childhood, compared with about 1 in 100 for boys whose mothers did not have PCOS, a study shows.

Northern California hospitals are at particular risk because of the lower number of inpatient facilities in that part of the state, researchers said.

Research involving Danish babies has yielded a great deal about previously unknown viruses — and the best view yet of the makeup of the infant gut microbiome.

Researchers looked at 10 studies that included genetic data from over 80,000 men of African descent, comparing data from 19,378 men with prostate cancer and 61,620 healthy men.

The announcement brings the official count of malaria-free territories and nations to 42.

Scientists collected nearly 54,000 photos from the Instagram accounts of 90 food influencers, then used machine learning to study everything about them.

Participants who had attended a live sporting event within the past year were more likely to report that their lives were worthwhile.

Respondents whose incomes were at or below the federal poverty level reported the most debt.

Using genetic data from over 100,000 women worldwide, researchers determined that a variety of reproductive factors were associated with higher risk for atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke.

An analysis supports a hypothesis that laxative use may change the gut microbiome, the researchers say.