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Supportive communities may help increase breastfeeding rates for moms: Stu
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While formula feeding is a safe and convenient option for babies, research has shown that natural breastfeeding has several health benefits for both mother and child. Breastfeeding can help mothers heal faster after giving birth and lessen their cancer risk. The nutrients enhance babies' imm
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Altering of genes can lead to malformations of organs in babies: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research lead by German scientists from University of Bonn claims that any mutilation in genes can go fatally wrong for the subsequent development of human organs at nascent stage.
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Metabolism may offer more insight into risk of some diseases: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hypothyroidism much more accurate than tra
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Study suggests newborns of older fathers cry differently
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): An infant's cry is a kind of communication intended to attract the attention of an adult caregiver, and each baby cries in a similar yet individual manner. An international research team examined the vocal behaviour of young mice known as pups to determine h
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Infants born to older fathers cry differently: Study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 24 (ANI): A baby's cry is a kind of communication used to draw an adult caregiver's attention, and each infant screams in a similar yet distinct way. An international study team analysed the vocal behaviour of infant mice, known as pups, to establish how the father's
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Antibiotics after birth affects gut microbes of babies, study finds
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], February 18 (ANI): Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, a new study by The University of Edinburgh researchers sugges
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Length of pregnancy alters child's DNA: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Mar 3 (ANI): After mapping the relationship between the length of pregnancy and chemical DNA changes in newborn babies, researchers have found that length of pregnancy alters the DNA of the child.
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