Posts Tagged ‘infants’
Health & Medicine - Mar 31, 2010 12:11 - 1 Comment
Heavy babies move less—and later
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Everybody loves a chubby baby, but those little rolls of fat may actually slow an infant’s ability to crawl and walk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 26, 2010 14:35 - 2 Comments
Nurturing moms negate prenatal stress
U. ROCHESTER (US)—A loving bond between mother and child early in life can help protect children from the damaging effects of prenatal exposure to stress hormone—known to be a harbinger for poor cognitive development. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2010 16:48 - 2 Comments
Diaper test designed to diagnose infants
TEXAS A&M (US)—A noninvasive test may one day help doctors identify serious intestinal illnesses in premature babies. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 19, 2010 11:44 - 0 Comments
Carthage infant sacrifice debunked as myth
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—New research refutes the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2010 23:11 - 3 Comments
Ancient teeth show effects of early stress
EMORY (US)—Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 11, 2009 10:05 - 4 Comments
Let kids get dirty. It’s good for them
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Are hyper-hygienic parents getting too worked up over germs? A new study suggests exposure to common germs early in life may actually protect against cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2009 13:24 - 0 Comments
Putting babies ‘back to sleep’
YALE (US)—The number of caregivers placing infants on their backs for sleep has reached a plateau in the last five years, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 2, 2009 11:21 - 3 Comments
Neurons mature rapidly at birth
DUKE (US)—At the moment a newborn switches from amniotic fluid to breathing air, another profound shift occurs: nerve cells in the brain convert from hyperexcitability to a calm frame against which outside signals can be detected. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 21, 2009 9:40 - 0 Comments
Baby and puppy miss the cue . . . again
U. IOWA (US)—New findings challenge the conclusions of two recent studies on how babies and dogs respond to certain social cues, suggesting they may not be so clever after all. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2009 12:51 - 1 Comment
Low-cost bed nets prove priceless
Malaria, which is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, is common among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa and is a major contributing factor to low birth weights and infant deaths in that region.
Society & Culture - Aug 12, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments
Baby brainpower fuels adult success
The Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence, developed more than 20 years ago, measures the response infants have to pictures of novel objects.
