Tag: Infant’s Health
Access to contraception not ‘silver bullet’ to stem population growth in Africa
Lower risk of Type 1 diabetes seen in children vaccinated against ‘stomach flu’ virus
Fainting during pregnancy can be a sign of problems for both mother and baby
Artificial intelligence identifies key patterns from video footage of infant movements
Novel study links fetal exposure to nicotine and sudden infant death syndrome
50 is the new 40 for safe childbirth?
Early-term infants can succeed at breastfeeding: Contrary to earlier research, early birth need not impact nursing success
New model mimics persistent interneuron loss seen in prematurity
New role for death molecule: To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new function
Largest description of ST3GAL5 (GM3 Synthase) deficiency published
Placentas adapt when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy
Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children’s diets
Novel mutation affecting YARS causes multisystem disease
Music improves social communication in autistic children
Cutting societal alcohol use may prevent alcohol disorders developing
Preventing sudden cardiac death with genome editing
The long-term effects of alcohol demand on retail alcohol markets
For preterm infants, skin-to-skin contact affects hormone levels — and may promote parental engagement
DFMO increases survival for children with high risk neuroblastoma, study finds: First study shown to improve the nearly 50 percent rate of relapse in children with high-risk neuroblastoma
Injuries associated with infant walkers still sending children to the emergency department
Spinal muscular atrophy disease expression correlated with haplotypes
Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities have almost double the rate of repeat pregnancy
More than 8 million babies born from IVF since the world’s first in 1978: European IVF pregnancy rates now steady at around 36 percent, according to ESHRE monitoring
Genetic variation in progesterone receptor tied to prematurity risk
Children can learn ways to significantly reduce salt usage
Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
Mobile app for autism screening yields useful data: Pilot study finds app easy to use, liked by parents
Stronger alcohol policies help reduce alcohol-related crash deaths in US