News tagged with newborn baby
Brown fat cells make 'spare tires' shrink
Dec 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Bonn have found a new signalling pathway which stimulates the production and function of so-called brown fat cells. They propose using these cells that serve as a "natural ...
Vitamin C deficiency impairs early brain development
Sep 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen shows that vitamin C deficiency may impair the mental development of new-born babies.
Scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for a heartbreaking disorder that kills newborn babies. Published in the April 1 online ...
Babies, Bacteria and Breast Milk: Genome Sequence Reveals Evolutionary Alliance
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As every parent discovers, human babies are bubbling, burping processing plants that take in milk, extract compounds useful for rapid growth and development, and unceremoniously excrete the byproducts. Those ...
Steadier Traffic Flow Improves Health of Local Infants, Researchers Say
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The creation of E-ZPass lanes over the past 15 years has significantly improved the health of newborn babies living near highways in the Northeast, according to a Columbia study. The researchers ...
Better oral hygiene could reduce complications in pregnancy and help newborn babies
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Bacteria from a mother's mouth can be transmitted through the blood and amniotic fluid in the womb to her unborn child. This could contribute to the risk of a premature delivery, a low birth-weight baby, premature onset of ...
