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Premature, low birthweight newborns suffer fewer fractures than others: St
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, pre-term and low birthweight children suffer fewer fractures in childhood than full-term and normal-weight neonates
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Research reveals male babies "talk" more in first year than female babies
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
While some newborns are inherently more "talkative" than others, a recent study published in iScience indicates that there are disparities in the amount of noises made by males and females
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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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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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SC agrees to hear plea challenging provision of Maternity Benefit Act rela
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on April 28 a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging a provision of the 'Maternity Benefit Act' which says that adoptive mothers will be eligible for maternity leave only if they adopt children who are less than three months old.
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Premature babies do not become accustomed to repeated pain: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Preterm newborns do not habituate to pain in the same way that full-term infants, children, and adults do, according to a study conducted by UCL (University College London) experts.
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Preterm babies do not habituate to repeated pain: Research
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to a study done by UCL (University College London) experts, preterm newborns do not habituate to pain in the same manner that full-term infants, children, and adults do.
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