News tagged with newborn infant

Math ability is inborn

We accept that some people are born with a talent for music or art or athletics. But what about mathematics? Do some of us just arrive in the world with better math skills than others?

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover biochemical weakness of malaria parasite -- vaccine to be developed

Every year, 10,000 pregnant women and up to 200,000 newborn babies are killed by the malaria parasite. Doctors all around the globe have for years been looking in vain for a medical protection, and now researchers from the ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Care of late-preterm preemies may be insufficient

In the last 15 years the U.S has seen a sharp increase in the number of babies born as late-preterm infants, between 34 and 37 weeks' gestation. This is approximately 400,000 children each year, comprising over 70 percent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New public health goals tackle obstacles to breastfeeding success

For the first time, the barriers to breastfeeding are being addressed at the highest level of government. With the release today of Healthy People 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has targeted the new ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Don't clamp umbilical cords straight after birth, urges expert

Obstetricians and midwives should wait a few minutes before clamping the umbilical cords of newborn infants so that babies are not harmed by the procedure, argues Dr David Hutchon in an article published in the British Medical ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NHLBI launches body cooling treatment study for pediatric cardiac arrest

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling treatment in infants ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug that helps adults addicted to opioid drugs also relieves withdrawal symptoms in newborns

Thousands of infants each year have exposure to opioids before they are born. Over half of these infants are born with withdrawal symptoms severe enough to require opioid replacement treatment in the nursery. Such treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows newborns learn while asleep

(PhysOrg.com) -- Newborn infants can sleep as much as 18 hours a day. But contrary to popular belief, babies aren't just blissfully dozing in between feedings.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Integrative medicine: Colic in babies appears to be a bad gut feeling

If you've ever had a colicky baby or you know someone who has, you know how distressing it can be. Colic affects up to 28 percent of newborns and is one of the most vexing problems parents and pediatricians face in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dosing schedule of pneumococcal vaccine linked with increased risk of getting multiresistant strain

Infants who received heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccination (PCV-7) at 2, 4, and 11 months were more likely than unvaccinated controls to have nasopharyngeal (in the nasal passages and upper part of the throat behind ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

World-first vaccine candidate for newborns to help combat deadly rotavirus

(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian researchers have begun clinical trials of a new vaccine to protect newborn infants  against rotavirus, a life-threatening diarrhoeal disease that kills half a million children worldwide each year.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV testing for children must be improved

National HIV programs should recognize that HIV testing and counseling systems designed for adults do not meet the needs of children. Therefore, according to Scott Kellerman from Management Sciences for Health, Virginia, ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newborn infants learn while asleep; study may lead to later disability tests

Sleeping newborns are better learners than thought, says a University of Florida researcher about a study that is the first of its type. The study could lead to identifying those at risk for developmental disorders such as ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Giving sweet solutions to children before immunization reduces pain

Infants who receive sweet solutions before being immunised experience less pain and are more comfortable, reveals research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Premature babies become more sensitive to pain in later life

(PhysOrg.com) -- Premature babies who undergo painful treatments whilst in intensive care become more sensitive to pain compared to healthy newborns, according to new research by scientists at UCL (University ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0