Archive: 20/03/2018

State-by-state causes of infant mortality in the US

Sudden unexpected death of infants (SUDI) was the most common cause of infant mortality among children born full term in the U.S. according to estimates from a state-by-state study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Serbia probes vaccination opponents amid measles outbreak

Serbian authorities said Tuesday they have launched an initial investigation of some public opponents of vaccination after 12 people, including two children, have died in an outbreak of measles.

Mar 20, 2018

Child sex abuse much greater than believed with more women committing offenses

Research by a team of academics at the University of Huddersfield alerted the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to the probability that the number of offenders who both view online images of children and ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Amygdala neurons increase as children become adults—except in autism

In a striking new finding, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute found that typically-developing children gain more neurons in a region of the brain that governs social and emotional behavior, the amygdala, as they become ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Decision characteristics impact decision making in NICU

(HealthDay)—For parents with an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), preferences for parent-centered decision making are positively associated with decisions that involve big-picture goals and have the potential ...

Mar 20, 2018

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Cutting out late night calories

(HealthDay)—Losing weight comes down to eating fewer calories than you burn.

Mar 20, 2018

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WHO says tainted food outbreak threatens 16 African nations

A deadly outbreak linked to tainted food in South Africa is now threatening other African nations, with neighboring Namibia reporting a confirmed case that might be connected, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

Mar 20, 2018

Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation—the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.

Mar 20, 2018