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A 15-Minute Scan Could Help Diagnose Brain Damage in Newborns

November 15, 2018

In a study of more than 200 babies, magnetic resonance spectroscopy predicted damage with 98 percent accuracy

New Directions for Infant Microbiome Research

November 14, 2018

What the latest studies mean for future clinical trials

Autism Behaviors Show Unique Brain Network Fingerprints in Infants

November 14, 2018

The findings help pinpoint brain regions involved in particular aspects of ASD

Hypertonic Saline May Help Babies with Cystic Fibrosis Breathe Better

November 9, 2018

The study is believed to be the first randomized controlled trial in infants with CF

Should All Babies Have Their Genomes Sequenced?

August 20, 2018

Hastings Center Report, co-edited by UCSF bioethicist, outlines ethics and policy recommendations on genome-wide sequencing o...

Babies Make the Link between Vocal and Facial Emotion

April 12, 2018

Can babies really tell the difference between anger and happiness at six months or do they only recognize the physical charac...

Study: Three-Month-Old Infants Can Learn Abstract Relations before Language Comprehension

April 5, 2018

While researchers know that children can use abstract relations by four years of age, they were uncertain as to when this abi...

Babies Fed Soy-Based Formula Have Changes in Reproductive System Tissues

March 13, 2018

CHOP co-author of NIH-led study: Subtle estrogen-like responses in infants point to need for longer-term follow-up of effects...

Why Do Babies Need to Move in the Womb?

March 13, 2018

Some key molecular interactions are stimulated by movement which guide the cells of the embryo to build a robust yet malleabl...

Potentially Life-Saving Health Monitor Technology Designed by Sussex University Physicists

January 11, 2018

Wearable monitor to detect heart and breathing abnormalities in babies

Insight Into How Infants Learn to Walk

December 22, 2017

There is a link between perceiving an action and carrying out that action even in early infancy

High-Fat Diet May Change Breast Milk Makeup, Affect Baby’s Health

November 23, 2017

Mouse study finds significant difference in RNA expression during lactation

Group B Streptococcus Infection Causes Estimated 150,000 Stillbirth & Infant Deaths

November 8, 2017

An estimated one in five pregnant women around the world carry Group B Streptococcus bacteria which is a major, yet preventab...

A Unique Womb-Like Device Could Reduce Mortality and Disability for Extremely Premature Babies

April 27, 2017

In animal studies, CHOP researchers design fluid-filled environment to bridge critical time from mother’s womb to outsi...

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