Health
Research highlight: Kangaroo care and the effect on newborns
Barb Morrison is talking to anyone she can about something dear to her heart: kangaroo care.
Jul 25, 2013
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Pediatrics
Newborns with congenital heart disease have enlarged kidneys
The hearts and brains of babies born with congenital heart disease are not the only organs affected by this common medical condition. Surprisingly, their kidneys tend to be enlarged at birth, says Gemma Scholes of the University ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
No increased risks to newborns linked to taking influenza drugs during pregnancy
A study published by The BMJ today finds no increased risks to newborn babies if their mothers have taken drugs to prevent or treat influenza during pregnancy.
Feb 28, 2017
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Cardiology
Virtual 3-D heart
Researchers at King's College London have begun a new study to help improve surgery for newborn babies with a life-threatening heart disease called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
Dec 2, 2015
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Pediatrics
Using machine learning to predict pediatric brain injury
When newborn babies or children with heart or lung distress are struggling to survive, doctors often turn to a form of life support that uses artificial lungs. This treatment, called Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO), ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Newborn babies have built-in body awareness ability
The ability to differentiate your own body from others is a fundamental skill, critical for humans' ability to interact with their environments and the people in them. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology on November ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whooping cough can be deadly for infants, but 61 percent of adults don't know their vaccine status
Cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are on the rise in the U.S., recently reaching their highest level in 50 years. The disease can be serious or even fatal to newborns who have not yet received vaccinations.
Jun 17, 2013
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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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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Baby wash does not damage baby's skin barrier function, study finds
The findings by academics at The University of Manchester, published in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing, compared Johnson's Baby Top-to-Toe wash against plain bath water on 307 newborn babies over ...
Feb 18, 2013
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Addiction
Opioid receptor gene variations associated with neonatal abstinence syndrome severity
A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) indicates that variations in opioid receptor genes are associated with more severe neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in newborn babies. The findings, published ...
Aug 25, 2015
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