Similar neuro outcomes in preterm infants with low-grade brain bleeding as infants with no bleeding
A new study from researchers at UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and other centers suggests that preterm infants with a low-grade bleeding in the brain may have similar neurodevelopmental outcomes as infants with ...
Pediatrics
Mar 18, 2013 |
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FDA wants to relax approval process for Alzheimer's drugs
(HealthDay)—In an effort to quickly develop drugs that could prevent or slow Alzheimer's, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it plans to relax the approval process for experimental medications for ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Babies prefer individuals who harm those that aren't like them (w/ video)
Infants as young as nine months old prefer individuals who are nice to people like them and mean to people who aren't like them, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Petroleum jelly tied to vaginal infection risk in study
(HealthDay)—Women who use petroleum jelly vaginally may put themselves at risk of a common infection called bacterial vaginosis, a small study suggests.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Researchers solve mystery behind baby's first breath
(Medical Xpress)—Queen's University researchers have discovered how a key artery in a newborn baby's heart constricts and eventually closes when the baby takes its first breath and adjusts to the shock of being born. The ...
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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New moms suffer more obsessive-compulsive symptoms than general population
A new mother may constantly worry and check to see if her baby is still breathing. Or she may fret about germs, obsessing whether she's properly sterilized the bottles, then wash and rewash them.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 04, 2013 |
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First signs of heart disease seen in newborns of overweight, obese mums
The walls of the body's major artery—the aorta—are already thickened in babies born to mums who are overweight or obese, finds a small study published online in the Fetal and Neonatal Edition of Archives of Disease of ...
Overweight and Obesity
Feb 27, 2013 |
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Study shows human brain able to discriminate syllables three months prior to birth
(Medical Xpress)—A team of French researchers has discovered that the human brain is capable of distinguishing between different types of syllables as early as three months prior to full term birth. As ...
Neuroscience
Feb 26, 2013 |
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Ultrasound reveals autism risk at birth
Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to a new study that could provide doctors a signpost for early detection of the still poorly understood disorder.
Autism spectrum disorders
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Most babies slow to grow catch up by early teens
New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried and concerned about their child's future size.
Pediatrics
Feb 25, 2013 |
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Plastics chemical BPA common in 'preemie' ICU, study finds
(HealthDay)—Premature babies who spend their first few days of life in the neonatal intensive care unit may be exposed to a possibly harmful chemical widely used in the manufacture of hard plastics, new ...
Pediatrics
Feb 22, 2013 |
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Fear, anger or pain: Why do babies cry?
(Medical Xpress)—Spanish researchers have studied adults' accuracy in the recognition of the emotion causing babies to cry. Eye movement and the dynamic of the cry play a key role in recognition.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Baby wash does not damage baby's skin barrier function, study finds
The findings by academics at The University of Manchester, published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, compared Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash against plain bath water on 307 newborn babies over a ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Indonesian newborn dies after rejection from 10 hospitals
A one-week-old baby in Indonesia has died from respiratory complications after being turned away from 10 hospitals, her street vendor father said Monday, adding he could not pay what some demanded.
Other
Feb 18, 2013 |
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Bilingual babies know their grammar by 7 months
Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and Université Paris ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2013 |
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