There is no evidence of recently infected mothers transmitting infectious SARS-CoV-2 through breastmilk to their baby, reports a study published in the journal Pediatric Research. The authors found that, whilst a low proportion ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls' brains. This is according to a study published in the Springer Nature-branded journal Pediatric Research. Lead authors ...
Sep 19, 2018
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Neonatal seizures can lead to serious consequences, including significant cognitive and motor disabilities, lifelong epilepsy, and death. They are often highly resistant to treatment, in part because seizures in newborns ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare fatal genetic disorder which causes sufferers to age prematurely. In a new study in the journal Pediatric Research, which is published by Springer Nature, scientists ...
Jan 18, 2018
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The emotional connection between a mother and her newborn baby can lay the foundation for the child's development and the family's outcomes. But poor mental health after giving birth can make it difficult for a mother to ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Children whose parents regularly smoke or vape marijuana may experience viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold, more frequently than those whose parents do not smoke, according to a study published in the journal ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Increasing reports of severe COVID-19 illness in children—coupled with the fact that little is known about how and why the disease may behave differently in this younger population—demand that a set of critical steps ...
May 18, 2020
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Research from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago conducted in mice shows the drug hydrocortisone—a steroid commonly used to treat a variety of inflammatory and allergic conditions—can also prevent lung ...
Apr 25, 2016
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Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. It can tell if a person recently used drugs or an athlete was doping. It can provide information about hormones and expose environmental toxins.
Apr 15, 2014
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A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report.
May 8, 2013
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