A new study finds that people who walk to keep in shape can achieve the right intensity if they take at least 100 steps a minute. From the NYT.

But when it comes to pre-eclampsia, a condition that results in high blood pressure and leaky blood vessels, experts are urging women to realize that their temporary ordeal may come with lasting health risks. From the NYT.

“We’ve known for a long time that children of overweight mothers are more likely to be overweight themselves,” said Dr. Robert Kushner, who directs the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity. But he said researchers had assumed that was simply because the mother passed along her bad eating and lifestyle habits to her child after birth. [...]

Only about one-quarter of invasive ovarian cancers are detected in the early stages, when the disease is most treatable. Now, preliminary results from a large, continuing trial indicate that postmenopausal women who are screened for ovarian cancer either by transvaginal ultrasound scan or by a blood test followed by a scan are more likely to have their cancers detected [...]

The children of older fathers scored lower than the offspring of younger fathers on I.Q. tests and a range of other cognitive measures at 8 months old, 4 years old and 7 years old, according to a study released Monday that added to a growing body of evidence suggesting risks to postponing fatherhood. From the [...]

Daylight saving time is associated with sleep disruptions and possibly more serious consequences. From the Really? NYT