News tagged with maternal milk
Milk protein supplement may help prevent sepsis in very low birth-weight infants
Very low birth-weight newborns who received the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with a probiotic had a reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis, according to a study in the October 7 issue of JAMA.
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Energy requirements make Antarctic fur seal pups vulnerable to climate change
A new study suggests that climate change could pose a risk for Antarctic fur seals in their first few months of life.
Mar 21, 2012 |
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A mighty revealing mouse
Ten years ago, when Prof. Neville Pillay first started investigating the semi-desert-dwelling African striped mouse or Rhabdomys in the Goegap Nature Reserve near Springbok, Northern Cape, he never anticipated ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have produced the first detailed data on how large-scale dairy facilities contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases. This research was conducted by Agricultural Research ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Breastfeeding tied to stronger maternal response to baby's cry
A new study from the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry finds that mothers who feed their babies breast milk exclusively, as opposed to formula, are more likely to bond emotionally with their child during the first ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Prevention of mother-child transmission programs work but infants need checking for drug resistance
Genetic mutations that lead to antiretroviral (the drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS) resistance in HIV-infected infants may develop as a result of exposure to low doses of maternal antiretroviral drugs via breastfeeding rather ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Study finds pacifiers don't interfere with established breastfeeding
Although mothers often use pacifiers to comfort cranky babies, many experts fear that they can interfere with successful breastfeeding. However, a new review finds no association between the devices and early cessation of ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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6-month drug regimen cuts HIV risk for breastfeeding infants
Giving breastfeeding infants of HIV-infected mothers a daily dose of the antiretroviral drug nevirapine for six months halved the risk of HIV transmission to the infants at age 6 months compared with giving infants the drug ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Research opens door to vaccines that can circumvent maternal antibodies
New research that reveals how maternal antibodies block an immune response to the measles virus is a first step toward improving current childhood vaccination practices, scientists say.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Mother's milk improves the physical condition of future adolescents
Breast feeding new born babies has lots of advantages in the short and in the long-term for babies. A study has confirmed the recently discovered benefits, which had not been researched until now. Adolescents who are breast ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Being good moms couldn't save the woolly mammoth (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of Western Ontario leads investigators to believe that woolly mammoths living north of the Arctic Circle during the Pleistocene Epoch (approx. 150,000 to 40,000 years ago) ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 21, 2010 |
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