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Institution of a bedtime routine improves sleep in infants and toddlers, maternal mood

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that the use of a consistent bedtime routine contributes to improvements in multiple aspects of infant and toddler sleep, bedtime behavior and maternal mood.


New study suggests two causes for bowel disease in infants

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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. ...


Study sheds new light on why breast-fed babies grow more slowly

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Breast-fed babies grow more slowly than formula-fed babies, which is why new growth charts, based solely on the growth patterns of breast fed babies, are being introduced in the UK in May. This slower pattern of growth in ...


New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, suggests that following ...


Pregnancy and tobacco a 'smoking gun' for baby: Study

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created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Monash University researchers have shown that babies born to a mother who smokes are more likely to be slower to wake or respond to stimulation - and this may explain their increased risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).


Premature newborns lack 'death NET' to fight sepsis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net—called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)—that captures and kills bacteria that invade ...


Estrogen activates critical lung genes to improve lung function following preterm birth

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve lung function and other outcomes in preterm infants, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in an animal study.


New study identifies risk factors in severity of 'flat head syndrome' in babies

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more ...


Sifaka Male with infant

Scatological clues lead to an intimate view

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The guys were all stressed out. There were new infants in the community, and the guys knew from experience that that's when invaders were likely to come and kill the babies, particularly the male infants. ...


You can't always get what you want: Young infants understand goals, even if unsuccessful

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 ...


Infants draw on past to interpret present, understand other people's behavior

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" also plays a role in how infants learn to understand the ambiguous actions and behavior of other people.


Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Impairs Infants' Response to Stress

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Infants exposed prenatally to cocaine react more emotionally to stress and appear to have fewer stress-reducing coping strategies than infants with no cocaine exposure, researchers at the University at Buffalo's ...


New infant feeding and obesity research adds insight to ongoing issue

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The February edition of the Journal of Nutrition offers new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity. According to David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., professor of clinical epidem ...


Misuse of Vicks VapoRub may harm infants and toddlers

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vicks® VapoRub®, the popular salve used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may be harmful for infants and toddlers. New research appearing in the January issue of Chest, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Colleg ...


Primate culture is just a stone's throw away from human evolution, study finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behavior in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys acquire and maintain behavioral traditions ...