Screen Time In Infants May Increase Risk Of Developmental Delays: Study
The study reveals increased screen time is associated with developmental delays in only the communication and problem-solving domains.
Sep 03, 2023, 13:05 PM IST
Covid-19 Pandemic Infants Show Reduced Gut Bacteria: Study
The study showed that infants whose gut microbes were sampled during the pandemic had lower alpha diversity of the gut microbiome, meaning that there were fewer species of bacteria in the gut.
Sep 01, 2023, 23:20 PM IST
Lipid In Breast Milk May Lower Cerebral Palsy In Newborn Babies: Study
The fact that this molecule is already found in something that is safe for premature babies -- breast milk -- is extremely encouraging.
Aug 07, 2023, 18:31 PM IST
Babies Talk More Around Man-Made Objects Than Natural Ones: Study
The researchers found children were more interested in household items - such as mugs, shoes, and pens - when given the choice between them and natural objects such as sticks, leaves, rocks, and bird feathers.
Jul 01, 2023, 13:18 PM IST
Cellular Response Linked With Down Syndrome Chromosome May Impair Heart Development In Infants: Research
The scientists demonstrated that blocking the antiviral cellular response, or the interferon response, improved cardiogenesis.
Jun 22, 2023, 14:08 PM IST
Infants Modulate Behaviour Based On Their Social Interactions: Study
The study reveals that infants choose between different actions under every social context by assessing which action will result in the most rewarding outcome.
Mar 20, 2023, 19:56 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh: 362 infants die in Shahdol in 8 months
Due to low weight the number of sick children are increasing in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. In the last 8 months, 362 infants have died due to this reason.
Dec 06, 2020, 14:24 PM IST
Research shows how brain flexibility emerges in infants
For this study, the authors used magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity up to seven times in 52 typically developing infants under the age of two during natural sleep.
Sep 01, 2020, 16:07 PM IST
Eight infants die in six Madhya Pradesh hospitals
Chief Minister Kamal Nath asked health minister Tulsi Silawat to look into the matter. Silawat has ordered a probe into the incident.
Jan 14, 2020, 18:05 PM IST
Over 8 lakh infants died in India in 2017: UN
About 8,02,000 infant deaths were reported in India in 2017, the lowest in five years, according to the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNIGME).
Sep 18, 2018, 06:37 AM IST
Here's why breastfeeding is important for infants
A new study has revealed that breastfeeding can protect the high-birthweight infants from being overweight or obese in childhood.
Mar 19, 2018, 18:14 PM IST
Heart surgery in infants may cause deafness
For the study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers analyzed neurodevelopmental outcomes in these children. A total of 75 children were found to have developed hearing loss.
Feb 16, 2018, 18:38 PM IST
Despite being twins, these US infants share different birth date, year
Reportedly, the twins were due on January 27 and their mother was supposed to have a c-section on January 10 but she went into labour on New Year's Eve.
Jan 04, 2018, 20:50 PM IST
Newborns under stress feel more pain but don't express it
Stressed newborn babies brains show a heightened response to pain, but the baby is unlikely to express it by crying, a study reveals.
Dec 04, 2017, 17:28 PM IST
Babies can infer motivations of others much earlier than thought
The ability to assess how much someone values a particular goal requires integrating information about both the costs of obtaining a goal and the benefit gained by the person seeking it.
AI may help evaluate brain maturity in preterm infants
The new electroencephalogram (EEG) software, which can record the electrical activity of the brain, is the first EEG-based brain maturity evaluation system in the world, the researchers said.
Kids exposed to pet allergens as infants at lower risk of developing asthma
The finding could help design strategies to prevent asthma from developing, alleviating the burden of this disease placed on millions of people, as well as on their families and communities, researchers said.
Sep 20, 2017, 14:14 PM IST
World Breastfeeding Week 2017: Here's why you should breastfeed your baby!
Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child's good health and survival.
Aug 02, 2017, 19:16 PM IST
Babies are smarter than you think – Can predict people's behaviour, judge preferences!
The findings demonstrated that infants look for consistent patterns of behaviour and make judgements about people's preferences based on simple probabilities calculated from observed events and actions.
Jul 28, 2017, 14:16 PM IST
Premature babies at great risk of dying from sudden infant death syndrome: Study
The researchers found that infants born between 24 to 27 weeks had a more than three times higher chance than babies born full term of dying before their first birthday of a sudden unexpected infant death, which is comprised of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths.
Jun 27, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
