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In a groundbreaking cohort study conducted by the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, researchers have discovered a potential link between maternal folic acid levels and the onset of Kawasaki...
Researchers sought to determine whether maternal occupational exposure to anticancer medications can be linked pediatric leukemia. Researchers determined maternal occupational exposure to anticancer medications may raise the risk of pediatric leukemia in children older than 1 year.
1. In this large Japanese birth cohort, supplementing with folic acid at least once weekly and higher serum folic acid levels (≥10 ng/mL) in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy were associated with significantly decreased risk for developing Kawasaki disease (KD) in the first 12 months of life. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Study
Japanese observational study suggests a modifiable risk factor
A new study shows that a mother's inflammatory diet before birth can have an impact on a child's wheeze trajectory.