Toll-like receptors play role in brain damage in newborns
Two out of every thousand babies are at risk of brain damage in connection with birth. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have identified mechanisms behind these ...
Medical research
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New insights into how humans learn to walk
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has revealed that as humans learn to walk the two basic patterns of stepping present in the newborn remain unchanged and two new patterns are added at the toddler stage. This ...
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Nov 18, 2011 |
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New screening method can detect a range of clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot
Scientists have developed a rapid method that can be used to simultaneously screen patients for a range of genetic and acquired clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 16, 2011 |
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New study shows inflammatory food toxins found in high levels in infants
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found high levels of food toxins called Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs) in infants. Excessive food AGEs, through both maternal blood transmission and baby formula, ...
Inflammatory disorders
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Costly treatment 'ineffective for babies'
(Medical Xpress) -- A worldwide study involving University of Sydney researchers has concluded that a costly and controversial treatment for neonatal sepsis is ineffective.
Health
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Hospital births saving babies in China, study says
(AP) -- Researchers have found that encouraging women to giver birth in hospitals has contributed to a sharp decrease in the number of infant deaths in China.
Health
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Secure attachment to moms helps irritable babies interact with others
Children with difficult temperaments are often the most affected by the quality of their relationships with their caregivers. New research suggests that highly irritable children who have secure attachments to their mothers ...
Health
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Maternal IV fluids linked to newborns' weight loss
A newborn baby's weight loss is often used to determine how well a baby is breastfeeding, and concern about a baby which loses too much weight may result in supplementing breastfeeding with formula. However, many women receive ...
Health
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Simple screening test identifies heart defects in newborns
A simple test to measure blood oxygen in newborns has been shown to identify babies with life-threatening congenital heart defects, a major cause of infant mortality in the developed world, according to researchers from the ...
Health
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Australian hospital in baby switch error
Two Australian mothers were mistakenly given the wrong newborns in a mix up which saw the infants breastfed and cared for by the wrong woman for some eight hours, the hospital said Monday.
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Jul 18, 2011 |
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16-pound Texas baby breaks hospital weight record
A newborn who tipped the scales at more than 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms) broke the local hospital's weight records in Longview, Texas, press reported Monday.
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Jul 12, 2011 |
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Researchers identify early biomarker for future atopy in asymptomatic children
The signs of atopy may be present long before symptoms begin, even in month-old babies, according to a new research study from Denmark. The study found that the level of urinary eosinophil protein-X (u-EPX), a marker of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Babies are specially attuned to our voices and emotions
Young babies' brains are already specially attuned to the sounds of human voices and emotions, according to a report published online on June 30 in Current Biology.
Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2011 |
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UK: More than eight out of ten newborn babies 'now start to breastfeed'
(Medical Xpress) -- The proportion of newborn babies in Britain breastfed by their mothers increased from six out of ten to eight out of ten between 1990 and 2010, according to new research by academics at the University ...
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Jun 22, 2011 |
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Pregnacy virus warning
A virus that causes hearing loss and intellectual disabilities in infants is being underdiagnosed, according to UNSW researchers, who are calling for routine screening for all pregnant women and newborns.
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Jun 21, 2011 |
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