Psychology & Psychiatry
The emerging field of infant mental health
In the first years of life, a child's brain produces more than 1 million neural connections a second.
Oct 9, 2018
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News tagged with infant health
Pediatrics
Babies fed soy-based formula have changes in reproductive system tissues
Infants who consumed soy-based formula as newborns had differences in some reproductive-system cells and tissues, compared to those who used cow-milk formula or were breastfed, according to a new study. The researchers say ...
Mar 12, 2018
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Health
New recommendations in bedsharing debate
Researchers from Murdoch University's School of Health Professions are urging health organisations to reconsider their attitudes to mothers and babies bedsharing.
Apr 29, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Diet and lifestyle during pregnancy linked to modifications in infants' DNA
A new study has shown pregnant women with obesity could reduce the health risks for their infants through improved diet and more physical activity.
Nov 6, 2020
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Immunology
Exposure to numerous pets during infancy found to reduce allergies later on
A team of researchers at the University of Gothenburg has found that when infants live with pets, they grow up to have fewer allergies and other diseases. In their paper published on the open access site PLOS ONE, the group ...
Medical research
Study finds exercise increases benefits of breast milk for babies
A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine finds even moderate exercise during pregnancy increases a compound in breast milk that reduces a baby's lifelong risks ...
Jun 29, 2020
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Pediatrics
Influence of C-section, formula feeding and antibiotics on infant gut microbiome
A new analytical approach, described in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, shows how different interventions - cesarean section, formula feeding, and antibiotics - can alter an infant's developing gut microbiome.
Sep 26, 2017
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Health
Rice as a source of arsenic exposure
A study just published by a Dartmouth team of scientists in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) advances our understanding of the sources of human exposure to arsenic and focuses attention on the potential ...
Dec 5, 2011
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Healthy drinks, healthy kids: First-ever consensus on recommendations for young children
Leading medical and nutrition organizations recommend breast milk, infant formula, water, and plain milk as part of a new set of comprehensive beverage recommendations for children, outlined by age (birth through age 5). ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Pediatrics
Diuretic therapy for extremely preterm infants does not alleviate respiratory problems
Diuretic therapy—commonly given to extremely preterm infants to help them overcome respiratory problems—appears to offer no benefit for this purpose, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes ...
Mar 27, 2018
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