All Entries in the "Baby News & Research" Category
Breast Milk: A Store House of Bacteria
Spanish researchers from the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology have recently published their paper revealing that breast milk is a store house of more than 700 species of bacteria. The paper was published in the latest edition of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. For a long time now, scientists have known that breast milk [...]
5 Strategies to Tackle Lung Disease in Premature Babies
Latest research on BPD (Broncho Pulmonary Dysplasia) in new born babies has come out with a 5 point strategy to treat the disease. The results of this research were published in the latest release of the journal Thorax. Scientists at the CHEO Research Institute and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute under the guidance of Dr. Thebaud [...]
Vaccination of Adults: A Strategy to Prevent RSV Pneumonia in Infants
A recent publication in the American Journal of Epidemiology has recommended a new strategy to deal with RSV pneumonia among infants. The research was conducted by Professor Graham Medley and his team at the University of Warwick. According to the study the scientists recommend that vaccination of families against this common winter virus could help [...]
Do Dirty Pacifiers Carry Diseases Among Infants?
Analysis of pacifiers used in infants has led to the conclusion that they can get dirty and very dirty indeed. This research was done at the Oklahoma State University by Dr. Tom Glass. The effect of this is however debatable and the findings have been published in the annual meeting at the American Society for [...]
Test Tube Babies Carry Risk of Birth Defects
Babies born through IVF may carry risk of birth defects related to reproductive, urinary and ophthalmic organs. This has been reported at a paper presentation at the recently concluded National Conference of American Academy of Pediatrics held at New Orleans. The study was conducted by Dr. Lorraine Kelley-Quon, a practicing general surgeon at UCLA Medical [...]
Sign Language and Language Development in New Born
Latest research at the University of Hertfordshire has proved that using signs with babies have no role in accelerating language development in them. Findings of this research were published in the latest issue of the journal Child Development. Baby Signing Baby signs are symbolic gestures that form a part of early communication between the parents [...]
Fussy Babies May Not Develop Mental Health Issues later
In a latest study, it was found that babies who cry and fuss a lot all the time may not be subjected to higher risk of mental health problems in their later stages. Mothers need not always worry, if their child seems to be overly irritable, thinking it as a sign of distress in future. [...]
