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Scientists create new tools for battling secondhand smoke

Dartmouth researchers have taken an important step in the ongoing battle against secondhand tobacco smoke. They have pioneered the development of a breakthrough device that can immediately detect the presence ...

Health created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Only one-third of parents follow doctors' orders for kids all of the time

Pediatricians regularly dispense advice to parents of young children during well-child visits, but a new University of Michigan poll shows that many aren't following doctors' orders.

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Use of anti-depressants during pregnancy not linked with increased risk of stillbirth, infant death

In a study that included nearly 30,000 women from Nordic countries who had filled a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescription during pregnancy, researchers found no significant association between use of ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In vitro study finds digested formula, but not breast milk, is toxic to cells

Free fatty acids created during the digestion of infant formula cause cellular death that may contribute to necrotizing enterocolitis, a severe intestinal condition that is often fatal and occurs most commonly ...

Pediatrics created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Exercise benefits found for pregnancies with high blood pressure

Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation, human physiology professor Jeff Gilbert said, summarizing ...

Health created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many smokers light up with kids in car, study says

(HealthDay)—Only one-quarter of smoking parents adopt a strict smoke-free car policy, and nearly half who don't enforce such a ban light up while driving with their children, a new study indicates.

Pediatrics created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Starting to snore during pregnancy could indicate risk for high blood pressure, study says

Women who begin snoring during pregnancy are at strong risk for high blood pressure and preeclampsia, according to research from the University of Michigan.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vaginal delivery safe for head-first births before 32 weeks, study says

(Medical Xpress)—Infants born to mothers attempting to deliver vaginally before the 32nd week of pregnancy are as likely to survive as those delivered by a planned cesarean, provided the fetus is in the head-first position, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Master gene affects neurons that govern breathing at birth and in adulthood

When mice are born lacking the master gene Atoh1, none breathe well and all die in the newborn period. Why and how this occurs could provide new answers about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but the solution has remained ...

Neuroscience created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tobacco smoke affects early human embryonic development

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists have gained insight into how second-hand tobacco smoke damages the earliest stages of human embryonic development.

Medical research created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Studies identify most common causes, risk factors for stillbirth

Common causes for stillbirth include obstetric complications and placental abnormalities, while factors that could be known at the start of pregnancy, such as previous stillbirth or pregnancy loss, were associated with an ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Maternal separation stresses the baby

A woman goes into labor, and gives birth. The newborn is swaddled and placed to sleep in a nearby bassinet, or taken to the hospital nursery so that the mother can rest. Despite this common practice, new research published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Parents who lose a baby can die of a broken heart

Parents who lose a new baby run a high risk themselves of dying prematurely, according to a British study published on Thursday.

Health created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop mouse with 'off switch' in key brain cell population

NIH-funded scientists have developed a strain of mice with a built-in off switch that can selectively shut down the animals' serotonin-producing cells, which make up a brain network controlling breathing, temperature regulation, ...

Medical research created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Toddler co-sleeping not associated with developmental issues, study says

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York, led by Lauren Hale, released a new study in the August issue of Pediatrics that shows bed-sharing or co-sleeping with your t ...

Health created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report