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Human T cells play key role in controlling respiratory syncytial virus inf
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In healthy adults, the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) primarily causes the symptoms of a cold, but it can also lead to more serious lung infections in newborns, those with impaired immune systems, and the elderly. Surprisingly, the most frequent cause of hospitalisation for newborns and y
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Darjeeling Zoo welcomes 5 newborn snow leopard cubs
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
After this addition, the number of Snow Leopards in this zoological park has increased to 14, the official added.
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How does mother's vegan diet affect the development of a newborn? Find out
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A study says that a vegan diet has no impact on the levels of carnitine and vitamin B2 in breast milk, two nutrients essential for a newborn's growth. The Amsterdam University Medical Center's study found these facts.
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Research shows stress hormones during pregnancy increase early language de
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may boost speech and language abilities in the first three years of a child's life, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul. The findings help us understand h
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Vegan mothers' breastmilk contains two important nutrients: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The levels of carnitine and vitamin B2 in breast milk, two elements crucial for the growth of a newborn, are not affected by a vegan diet. These are the findings of a study conducted by the Amsterdam University Medical Centre.
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From newlyweds to newborn: Myriad shades of Karnataka's festival of democr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to the Election Commission of India, which put the overall voter turnout at the close of polling on Wednesday at 72.68 per cent, over 94,000 senior citizens and PwDs (people with disabilities) cast their votes from home in Karnataka, in what the poll panel said was a first in In
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Study finds how bloodstream infections in preemies originate from their gu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe that dangerous bacterial bloodstream infections in preemies may have their roots in the infants' gut microbiomes. These infections are a serious issue because, after 72 hours of life, at least one episode of the pot
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Study reveals how common treatment for brain injury not effective for som
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a new study, therapeutic hypothermia, the sole evidence-based treatment for neonates born with neonatal encephalopathy (NE) at or after 36 weeks, is ineffective for lowering death or moderate/severe damage in newborns born between 33 and 35 weeks.
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Poor air quality linked to cognitive issues in babies: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a recent study from the University of East Anglia, poor air quality may be causing cognitive deficiencies in newborns and toddlers.
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WHO releases largest global collection of health inequality data
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The data from the repository showed that, in just a decade, the rich-poor gap in health service coverage among women, newborns and children in low- and middle-income countries has nearly halved. They also reveal that, in these countries, eliminating wealth-related inequality in under-five mo
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Motherhood Hospitals first to launch virtual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 20 (ANI/NewsVoir): India's leading network of women and children's hospitals, Motherhood Hospitals which operates 21 hospitals across 10 cities has implemented an innovative remote patient monitoring technology and system to provide virtual life saving n
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Researchers suggest new way that helps bones repair themselves
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Adults lose the ability to naturally repair injury to the bones that make up the top of the skull, unlike newborn mice and young newborns.
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