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Stressed pregnancy might hinder infants' brain development
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): While stress is at no time considered healthy, maternal stress during or even before pregnancy can affect the infant's brain development, found a new study.
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Eye medication may harm growing infants: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): Nursing and pregnant women beware! your eye disease medication could have an adverse effect on infants.
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Drugs for eye treatment may harm growing infants: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 14 (ANI): Researchers have found that a few drugs used for treating retinal diseases may mix with breast milk, further causing a safety issue for the growing infants.
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Study finds early humans breastfed their infants for longer duration
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): As researchers studied the fossilised teeth of a few ancient humans, they found that those ancestors breastfed their newborns for longer periods than their contemporary relatives.
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Brain cells fail to mature in preterm birth: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Researchers have found that in the context of preterm birth, the brain cells fail to mature, resulting in low oxygen levels in the brain causing hypoxia.
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Infants with genetic epilepsy have better seizure control with ketogenic d
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Infants and young children with genetic epilepsy had a better response to treatment with the ketogenic diet compared to patients with other types of epilepsy, finds a study.
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Prenatal exposure to chemicals alters infant's brain activity
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Pregnant mothers who are subjected to chemicals are at risk of delivering kids with poor cognition and behavioural problems. A new study in this regard has found that this exposure can harm and alter the infants' brain activity in the womb.
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Pomegranate juice develops infant brain: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 26 (ANI): Pomegranate juice which is known to be rich with nutrients can help in developing brains of infants, according to a study.
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Drinking alcohol during pregnancy alters genes in infants, says study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 15 (ANI): Pregnant women are advised to stay away from alcohol, according to a new study drinking moderate to high levels of alcohol might alter the DNA of their babies.
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Researchers find cause behind birth defects due to Zika virus
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): Pregnant women are already advised to take proper care of their health and when it comes to Zika virus, they out to take utmost care as the virus can cause birth defects. A new study has shed light on the possible causes behind this.
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Zika-exposed infants may face abnormalities despite normal assessment: Stu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 5 (ANI): Zika-exposed infants who had abnormalities at birth had normal test results in the second or third year of life. By contrast, a few who had normal assessments at birth had below-average developmental testing or abnormalities in hearing or vision by age 32
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Birthweight, height can predict infants' future health: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 30 (ANI): One's future health can be predicted as early as they are born! A new study highlighted that an infant's birth weight and height together can help in telling doctors if the baby is born with a heightened risk of heart issues later in life.
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