Snooki Claps Back at Mom-Shamers After Drinking Wine While Feeding Baby

Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi responded to commenters who criticized her after posting a pic that showed her drinking wine while feeding her baby boy, Angelo. “What’s mom life like with 2 kids and a newborn?” THIS. #MomJuice #ImAGoodMomISwear,” the 31-year-old captioned the photo that showed her drinking red wine while holding her 2-month-old son and balancing his baby […]

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Are fighter pilots at greater risk for prostate cancer? The Air Force is now asking

The Air Force has begun to look at whether there’s increased risk for prostate cancer among its fighter pilots. A new investigation by McClatchy shows just how serious the problem may be. The fighter pilot study was requested by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein after he was contacted by concerned veterans service organizations in 2018, according to […]

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Gabrielle Union Supports Dwyane Wade’s 11-Year-Old Son at Pride Parade

Supportive stepmom! Gabrielle Union attended the Miami Beach Pride Festival alongside her husband Dwyane Wade’s 11-year-old son, Zion, on Sunday, April 7. While the NBA star, 37, was unable to attend because he had to work, the 46-year-old actress was joined by Zion’s 17-year-old brother, Zaire, and the couple’s 5-month-old daughter, Kaavia. (Wade shares Zion and Zaire with ex-wife Siohvaughn […]

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Elucidation of functional mechanism of ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, at molecular level

Oxytocin is essential in activities of the social brain such as trust and love and in maternal bonding behaviors. It is produced in the brain and secreted into the circulation. Here, by analyzing maternal behaviors of RAGE gene-manipulated mice, oxytocin was found to be transported back to the brain, crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), an extremely effective barrier, by binding […]

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Mothers of fussy babies at higher risk of depressive symptoms

It’s no secret that fussy newborns can be especially challenging for parents already facing physical and mental exhaustion from caring for a new baby. But now science backs up the impact on parents: The less soothable the infant, the more distressed the mother. Mothers of highly irritable infants experience greater depressive symptoms, according to new University of Michigan-led research. The […]

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AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age two, study finds

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine used MRI brain scans and machine learning techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2 years with 95 percent accuracy. “This prediction could help identify children at risk for poor cognitive development shortly after birth with high accuracy,” said senior author John H. Gilmore, MD, Thad and Alice […]

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