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Brain's memory center stays active during 'infantile amnesia': Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): A new brain imaging study led by researchers at Yale University shows that infants as young as three months are already enlisting the hippocampus to recognize and learn patterns.
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FIFA to investigate possibility of hosting WC every two years
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], May 22 (ANI): FIFA will be investigating the possibility of holding the World Cup every two years instead of four, for both the men's and women's tournaments.
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COVID-infected newborn recovers fully after 10 days on ventilator in Odish
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 14 (ANI): A newborn infant in Odisha's Bhubaneshwar recovered fully from COVID-19 infection after a tough 10-day battle for life on a ventilator, becoming one of the youngest survivors in the country.
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Study shows how low-protein intake during pregnancy can cause renal proble
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], May 6 (ANI): A study led by researchers affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) describe the impact of hypoproteinemia (low level of protein in the blood) on the expression of microRNAs associated with kidney development in rat embryos.
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Researchers find benefits of deworming for expectant mothers to their infa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low bi
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Breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infants
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Why the transmission of HIV infection from mother to baby in womb occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University has found an important clue about the same which also giv
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Ghaziabad newborn beats COVID-19 after 15 days of medical treatment
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): A newborn in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, who tested positive when he was eight days old, successfully beat the disease and tested negative on Friday after 15 days of medical treatment.
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Researchers invent better tool for assessing infant brain health
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new, open-access tool that allows doctors and scientists to evaluate infant brain health by assessing the concentration of various chemical markers, called metabolites, in the brain.
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Researchers detect new clues to eliminate infant HIV infections
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University scie
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Study links changes to infant gut bacteria with method of childbirth
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 25 (ANI): A causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut sensitivity in infants has been discovered by a team of researchers.
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Infant cardiac surgery associated with adult hypertension risk
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 25 (ANI): In a recent research, scientists have discovered that while surgery to congenital heart disease (CHD) within 10 years after birth may restore young hearts to healthy function, it might also be associated with an increased risk of hypertension, high blood pres
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Breakthrough study discovers possible treatment of skeletal defects after
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], April 24 (ANI): Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that some skeletal defects associated with a lack of movement in the womb during early development may still be ameliorated after such periods of immobility if movement resumes.
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