Health
Does breast milk boost athletic performance in adults or cure cancer?
Does breast milk boost athletic performance in adults or cure cancer? Or is this all just a weird internet fetish?
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents' disagreements about bedtime can affect coparenting relationship
Positive parental teamwork is key to promoting healthy child development, but when mothers have stronger opinions than fathers about how to tend to their infants in the middle of the night, the coparenting relationship can ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Pediatrics
Breast milk sugar may protect babies against deadly infection
A type of sugar found naturally in some women's breast milk may protect new born babies from infection with a potentially life threatening bacterium called Group B streptococcus, according to a new study from Imperial College ...
Aug 26, 2016
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Pediatrics
One small step for babies, one giant leap for mankind
Even before they stand up, infants have a rough idea of how to walk; they just need some time to lay down the right neural wiring. Understanding how babies take their first steps can also help us to improve the rehabilitation ...
Jul 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
That new baby isn't imitating you
For decades, there have been studies suggesting that human babies are capable of imitating facial gestures, hand gestures, facial expressions, or vocal sounds right from their first weeks of life after birth. But, based on ...
May 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Brazil says almost 1,300 hit by Zika-linked microcephaly
Brazil's outbreak of Zika—which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in newborns in 1,271 cases since October—has also killed 57 of those babies, authorities said Wednesday.
May 5, 2016
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Medical research
Serotonin reduces apnea and could be a clue to understanding sudden infant death syndrome
Serotonin, a neurotransmitter in the brain, shortens periods of apnoea (temporary cessation of breathing) and promotes inspiration, according to a study published today in Experimental Physiology.
Apr 27, 2016
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Medical research
Study tries to give C-section babies mom's germs they missed (Update)
Sharing bacteria in the operating room normally is a no-no but in a novel experiment, researchers are giving babies born by C-section a dose of presumably protective germs from mom's birth canal.
Feb 1, 2016
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Genetics
Scientists, ethicists debate future of gene editing
(HealthDay)—What if faulty genes in your DNA could be easily corrected, avoiding the ravages of diseases like cystic fibrosis or certain cancers?
Dec 3, 2015
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Pediatrics
Breast-feeding linked to reduced risk of preemie eye problem
(HealthDay)—Breast-feeding a premature infant may help reduce the risk of a serious eye problem known as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), new research suggests.
Nov 16, 2015
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