Scientists have long believed that a newborn's immune system was an immature version of an adult's, but new research from Cornell University shows that newborns' T cells—white blood cells that protect from disease—outperform ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Twelve percent of infant deaths in England could be avoided if all infants in England had the same risk of death as white infants, a new University of Bristol-led study shows. Such a change, which equates to more than 200 ...
Feb 12, 2024
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The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, which is co-led by The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) group at the University of Leicester and Oxford Population Health's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU), has today ...
Dec 14, 2023
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A team led by a University of Texas at Dallas neurodevelopment researcher has uncovered some of the most conclusive evidence yet that parents who talk more to their infants improve their babies' brain development.
Jun 5, 2023
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In the United States, African American or non-Hispanic Black infants have historically experienced worse birth outcomes than Hispanic infants, whose outcomes are more comparable to those of non-Hispanic white infants despite ...
Dec 15, 2022
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A virus dangerous to infants is spreading across the United States, and parents and pediatricians should be on the lookout for symptoms, federal health officials say.
Jul 15, 2022
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it is taking steps to ensure that international makers of baby formula can continue marketing their products in the United States, to avoid any infant formula shortage in the future.
Jul 7, 2022
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Shipments of infant formula from Australia and the United Kingdom are expected to arrive in the United States next week as part of the Biden administration's ongoing effort to ease a nationwide shortage of formula.
Jun 3, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and UO philosopher Camisha Russell's latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address ...
May 4, 2022
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