Pediatrics
Every day in the womb boosts babies' brain development: study
(HealthDay)—Carrying a baby as close to full term as possible is better for the baby's brain development, a new study suggests.
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News tagged with infant development
Psychology & Psychiatry
Early motor skills may affect language development
Learning to sit up, crawl and walk are all major milestones in a child's early development – and parents often record these actions in baby diaries, photographs and videos. Developing motor skills allows the child to become ...
Jun 1, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bond between mothers and their babies integral to infant development
Deakin researchers have examined the extent to which mother-to-infant bonding can help predict the infant's development, with significant results.
Feb 25, 2022
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Neuroscience
Hope for infant brain injuries like cerebral palsy as well as multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Nature Neuroscience, a team of researchers revealed the discovery of a key protein necessary for nerve repair and could lead to the development of a treatment for brain injuries ...
Pediatrics
Research demonstrates benefits of word repetition to infants
New research from the University of Maryland and Harvard University suggests that young infants benefit from hearing words repeated by their parents. With this knowledge, parents may make conscious communication choices that ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Pediatrics
New US dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday, recommend feeding only breast milk for at ...
Dec 30, 2020
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Autism spectrum disorders
Sleep difficulties linked to altered brain development in infants who later diagnosed with autism
Infants spend most of their first year of life asleep. Those hours are prime time for brain development, when neural connections form and sensory memories are encoded.
May 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Extreme stress in childhood is toxic to your DNA
The real danger of separating children from parents is not the psychological stress – it's the biological time bomb. The screaming and crying, the anguish and desolation is gut-wrenching. But the fallout pales in comparison ...
Jun 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Babies can think before they can speak
Two pennies can be considered the same—both are pennies, just as two elephants can be considered the same, as both are elephants. Despite the vast difference between pennies and elephants, we easily notice the common relation ...
May 26, 2015
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Health
Vegan mothers' breastmilk contains two important nutrients, study finds
A vegan diet does not affect maternal breastmilk concentrations of vitamin B2 and carnitine, nutrients essential for the developing infant. These are the results of an Amsterdam UMC study, presented today at the 55th Annual ...
May 17, 2023
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