Health
When can a baby sleep on his stomach?
Experts recommend that in order to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), parents should allow babies under 1 year of age to sleep on their backs. The r…
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Animal world
Mother giraffe kicked her baby to death because she was fighting a lion
Mother giraffe accidentally broke a child's neck while whirling against the mallets of hungry lions.
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Science says: flute can help develop the brain of premature babies
Swiss researchers have recently concluded that a soothing flute will likely help develop the brain for premature babies.
Health
The science of how dangerous it is to marry a cousin
Are babies born to two cousins really at high risk of birth defects? The following basic genetic principles will help us answer this question.
Health
The study predicted that two girls who had their genes altered would die soon after they were withdrawn, the results unreliable
Last June, a study published in the journal Nature Medicine claimed to find evidence that twin gene-modified twin girls in China were at risk of premature death.
Oceanography
Mother whales lower their voices, whispering to their babies to avoid being spotted by hunters
The researchers said the mother whales in the Atlantic had lower their voice
Health
Scientists have found a way to make a 'copy' of breast milk
Breast milk is extremely important for babies during the first months of life. However, for mothers who have little milk or even lose milk, the solution of the scientist…
Health
The baby was born with a part of the brain outside the skull saved
A unique surgery has just taken place in the US and the baby was born with a brain outside the skull miraculously survived.
Medicine - Health
What is vitamin D? Effect of Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids, which enhances the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate. In humans, the most important compounds in this grou…
Health
Washing machines may contain drug-resistant bacteria
Washing machines have a job that is to clean clothes, but that does not mean they are germ free.
Archeology
Discovered a 3,000-year-old bottle of prehistoric children
Prehistoric mothers breastfeed their babies in small animal shapes more than 3,000 years ago.
Health
Particles polluting the air 'squeeze' into the placenta?
These particles enter the placenta through the mother's breathing activity.
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Why do babies lose their hair?
The first weeks of a baby's life are full of big changes. But what new parents may not know why after a few months, their child's full hair has become thin and patchy or…
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Why do babies not have tears or sweat?
You won't see the tears rolling down the chubby cheeks of babies. But why are these adorable babies just born without tears perhaps not everyone knows.
Oceanography
Why do male seahorses become pregnant and give birth to children that are not females?
Unlike other sea creatures, seahorses have very different reproductive characteristics. The males will be pregnant and will spawn offspring.