Taking Vitamin D supplements during pregnancy could substantially reduce the chances of babies up to a year old suffering from atopic eczema, according to a new study by University of Southampton researchers. The research, published in the British Journal of ...
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Helping babies to sleep more — ScienceDaily
Over the last decade, researchers and staff working on Penn State’s INSIGHT study have trained new mothers in skills that — among other things — help newborns sleep more during the night. New research from Penn State’s Center for Childhood ...
App detecting jaundice in babies a success in first major clinical trial — ScienceDaily
A smartphone app that identifies severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could be a life-saver in areas that lack access to expensive screening devices, suggests a study co-authored by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the ...
New research could help identify babies at risk of brain bleeds — ScienceDaily
Researchers from WEHI (the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) have uncovered a new way to help identify babies and foetuses at high-risk of developing brain bleeds, paving the way for better early intervention. Brain bleeds in unborn babies and newborns ...
Due to best practices, survival rate for babies born at 22 and 23 weeks has improved significantly in the past decade — ScienceDaily
A new study co-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researcher has found that the survival rates of extremely pre-term babies has increased significantly in the past decade. The paper, “Mortality, In-Hospital Morbidity, Care Practices, and 2-Year Outcomes ...
Scientists identify overgrowth of key brain structure in babies who later develop autism — ScienceDaily
The amygdala is a small structure deep in the brain important for interpreting the social and emotional meaning of sensory input — from recognizing emotion in faces to interpreting fearful images that inform us about potential dangers in our surroundings. ...
Brazilian babies born with Zika virus syndrome at greater risk of death in first three years of life than those born without — ScienceDaily
Babies born with congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), due to infection with the Zika virus during pregnancy, are at more than 11x greater risk of dying during the first three years of life than those born without the syndrome, according to ...
Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies — ScienceDaily
Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, research suggests. Experts say that clinicians should consider using antibiotics ...
Sharing food and kissing are among the signals babies use to interpret their social world — ScienceDaily
Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For babies and young children, that means learning who they can count on to take care of them. MIT neuroscientists have now identified a ...
Smoking while pregnant linked to smaller babies in future pregnancies — ScienceDaily
Southampton researchers have found that the link between smoking at the start of pregnancy and having a smaller baby may extend to future pregnancies. The findings showed that women who smoked at the start of their first pregnancy were more ...