Health issues and loss, social isolation and mental health problems — the pandemic has had a drastic effect on our society. But how have the youngest members of society been coping with these changes? Researchers at the University of Zurich ...
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A smart jumpsuit tracks infants’ motor development — ScienceDaily
New wearable technology creates new possibilities for assessing the neurological development of young children. Early motor assessment is essential for supporting the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems and their therapeutic interventions. A Finnish research group at the BABA Center, Helsinki ...
Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months, researchers find — ScienceDaily
UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy. Now they have evidence that the earlier pre-schoolers start this treatment, the better. This real-world study focused on infants younger than 12 ...
IgG antibodies in breast milk help shape infants’ gut bacteria and immunity — ScienceDaily
Researchers have known for some time that maternal breast milk provides critical nutrients for newborns, and antibodies from mothers vaccinated against a specific disease-causing bacterium or virus can be transferred via breast milk to babies. Now a new preclinical study ...
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy could protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants — ScienceDaily
New research offers evidence that getting a second or third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the final stages of pregnancy offers protection for infants against SARS-CoV-2 infection (the virus that causes COVID-19 illness). Co-author, Dr. Deshayne Fell helped conduct ...
A single course of antibiotics affects the gut microbiota of infants — ScienceDaily
A study recently completed at the University of Helsinki revealed that the fungal microbiota in the gut is more abundant and diverse in children treated with antibiotics compared with the control group even six weeks following the start of the ...
Viruses in the gut may warn of a deadly disease in preterm infants — ScienceDaily
Immediately after birth, human infants begin to develop a complex, interwoven fabric of microbes in their gut. Known collectively as the gut microbiome, this diverse ecosystem consists of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi, numbering in the billions. All have important ...
Providing a potential treatment option to infants where there is none — ScienceDaily
A little over 1% of babies born in the U.S. in 2020 fell under the category of very low birthweight, meaning they weighed less than 1,500 grams at birth or 3 pounds, 4 ounces. And considering that the Centers for ...
Fetal exposure to meds may affect infants’ brain development — ScienceDaily
New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother’s antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks. In the study, novel mathematical methods were developed to allow future research on how commonly used drugs or other ...
Prenatal mindfulness program improves stress response in infants — ScienceDaily
Infants whose mothers participated in a mindfulness-based program during pregnancy had healthier stress responses at 6 months old, a new UC San Francisco study found. This is the first known study to show that a prenatal social intervention may improve ...