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Human brain grows fastest right after birth
The researchers found that the fastest-growing human brain just after birth and about half the size of an adult's brain within the first 3 months of life.
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Sleep machines can harm babies
Placing an infant to sleep next to a lullaby may increase the risk of hearing loss, affecting his speech ability and language development.
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Detecting teeth in newborn brains
Recently, a 4-month-old infant in Maryland was found to have teeth formed in her brain.
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Wrapping diapers for babies affects joints
According to research published in the Journal of Archives of Disease Childhood (UK) on October 28, diapers for babies may adversely affect children's hip development la…
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Antibiotics increase the risk of eczema
A new study in the UK found that children taking antibiotics in their first year of life had a 40% increased risk of eczema, according to the Daily Mail on June 20.
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First round, weight and IQ in children
Children who gained weight and increased their first round in the first month of life were associated with higher IQs than school age, according to research by Australia…
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Infant weight is related to autism
A recent study by British scientists said babies born with abnormal weight, more or less than the standard are at risk of dysfunction in the body and are susceptible to…
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Technology for early detection of brain injury in children
Scientists in the United States have developed a technology to help detect early brain injury in babies, helping to reduce the death rate due to brain injury in children.
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Caesarean babies are allergic
Children who have a caesarean section are five times more likely to develop an allergy than their babies, according to Daily Mail. That is the result of a team of scient…
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Discover new factors that determine the weight of babies
Four new areas have just been discovered on human genes that directly affect infant weight, providing evidence of health-related adult birth weight.
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The premature baby lives on the wrong doctor
Maddalena Douse is one of the most premature babies ever rescued in England. All thanks to the surgical scissors.
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Warning of abnormal deaths in babies
December 29, 2009 is probably the day that Dearea, a mother from Baltimore (USA), will never forget. Early that morning, after gently taking his 1-month-old son Charlie…
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The way for babies to eat is related to IQ
A new study shows that an infant is fed when they ask to be related to IQ. Scientists at Essex University and Oxford University said they studied the data of more than 1…
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Unknown use of breast milk
Children are breastfed when they are less angry and aggressive when they grow up, according to research by scientists at the University of Turku (Finland).
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Signs of autism in children from 6 months old
Right from the first year of life, children with autism have had other signs of normal infant brain reactions, the scientists said.