A study indicates that people who are physically inactive and who have a higher genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease may have more of a protein that’s associated with the development of Alzheimer’s.

At Washington University in St. Louis, researcher Denise Head looked at people with a form of the APOE gene, AP0E-e4, which has been linked to greater buildup of amyloid protein in the brain.

Pregnant women…watch your diet. What you eat can affect both you and your newborn. Gestational diabetes is a common pregnancy complication that can affect both you and your baby. Data from 13,000 women participating in the Nurses’ Health Study II show high fat intake can put you at risk.

Dr. Katherine Bowers is a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health.