Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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News tagged with babies
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Group B strep and having a baby: what pregnant women need to know
Group B streptococcal (GBS) is a common bacteria that likes to live in the human gut and migrate down the rectum, vagina and sometimes to the urinary tract. Not everyone has GBS but even if you do, you might not know it; ...
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
MRI pregnancy study gives new insights into the all-important placenta
Using the very latest wide-bore magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning equipment at the University of Nottingham experts found differences in blood flow to the placenta in healthy and pre-eclampsia pregnancies, a finding ...
22 hours ago
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bulgaria pins hopes on TB vaccine against coronavirus
In the worldwide battle against COVID-19, scientists are investigating whether a century-old tuberculosis vaccine might offer some additional protection against the novel coronavirus.
May 28, 2020
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Health
Peanuts, eggs and your baby: How to introduce food allergens during the coronavirus pandemic
The best way to prevent food allergies is to introduce the most common allergenic foods to babies early in life, as research evidence for peanut and egg has shown. Even during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the benefits of ...
May 28, 2020
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Neuroscience
Babies know when you imitate them—and like it
Six-month old infants recognize when adults imitate them, and perceive imitators as more friendly, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The babies looked and smiled longer at an adult who imitated them, ...
May 25, 2020
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Medical research
Preclinical study offers hope for Hirschsprung's disease
Babies with Hirschsprung's disease are born with an incomplete or absent gut nervous system. Children's Hospital Los Angeles investigator Tracy Grikscheit, MD, runs a laboratory that investigates the therapeutic potential ...
May 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC says test all newborns of mothers with confirmed, suspected COVID-19
(HealthDay)—All babies born to women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should be tested, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines issued Wednesday.
May 22, 2020
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Japan newborn gets liver stem cells in world first
Doctors in Japan have successfully transplanted liver cells derived from embryonic stem cells into a newborn baby, in a world first that could provide new treatment options for infants.
May 21, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Handling developmental regression in children during COVID-19
Many parents are noticing regression in their young children's development during the current COVID crisis. They describe tantrums, refusal to do schoolwork, toileting accidents, baby talk, intense and unpredictable emotions, ...
May 18, 2020
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