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The neural basis of 'number sense' in young infants
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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Behavioral experiments indicate that infants aged 4 ˝ months or older possess an early “number sense” that allows them to detect changes in the number of objects. However, the neural basis of this ability was previously unknown.
Parents of new babies should be considered for a whooping cough booster, say experts
Nov 28, 2008 |
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A booster vaccination for parents of new babies and other household members may be the most effective way of preventing the fatal form of whooping cough in young infants, say a group of paediatric intensive care doctors on ...
Study shows 3-month-olds are sensitive to emotional cues referring to objects in the world
Jun 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered that three-month-old infants are sensitive to emotional signals that refer to objects in the world. It was once thought that young infants could only process social signals that were directed at ...
Study assesses TV viewing and verbal interactions among low-income parents and infants
May 05, 2008 |
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Mothers in low-income families seldom speak to their infants while the children are watching television or videos, which most do on a daily basis, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
Infants able to identify humans as source of speech, monkeys as source of monkey calls
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Infants as young as five months old are able to correctly identify humans as the source of speech and monkeys as the source of monkey calls, psychology researchers have found. Their finding, which appears in the latest issue ...
Wait times for surgical repair of hernias among infants and young children
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under the age of 2 were associated with more emergency department visits and a greater risk of incarcerated hernia, found a study published ...
Evidence that priming affiliation increases helping behavior in infants as young as 18 months
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Sep 02, 2009 |
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Most of us are willing to help a neighbor in need, but there's no question that we pay a price for our altruism. Not necessarily in money, but in valuable time and energy, and with no promise of payback. So, why do we engage ...
You can't always get what you want: Young infants understand goals, even if unsuccessful
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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We all have goals and desires, but unfortunately, they are not always achieved. For example, a fouled basketball player tries for a free throw shot, but misses. It may be obvious that he wanted to make the shot, but the outcome ...
New test could help catch serious infections in babies
Oct 06, 2008 |
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A simple blood test may help detect serious bacterial infections (SBIs) like urinary tract infections and blood stream infections in young infants who come to the emergency department (ED) with fevers that have no clear cause.
Walking tall to protect the species
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Dec 12, 2007 |
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The transition from apes to humans may have been partially triggered by the need to stand on two legs, in order to safely carry heavier babies. This theory of species evolution presented by Lia Amaral from the University ...
Scientists study infant perception
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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U.S. medical scientists have determined infants are able to detect at least some three-dimensional images.
Infants should be screened for hip trouble
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated. Infants with the condition are often at risk of developing ...
Better tools needed for assessing infant pain
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Currently used pain assessment tools may be underestimating the pain response in infants according to a study published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine this week. Dr Slater and colleagues (University College London ...
New study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants
Apr 27, 2009 |
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New research from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine is helping physicians unravel the cause of a deadly and mysterious bowel disease that strikes medically fragile newborn babies. ...
Maternal depression and controlling behavior associated with increased stress response in infants
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Sep 18, 2007 |
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Teenage pregnancy is widely recognized to be a major public health concern. These young mothers face many life challenges and they have an increased risk for becoming depressed. How might the behavior of these young mothers ...
