Medicine - Health
New method to detect heart disease in newborns
According to a report published in the Lancet magazine, an examination of 20,000 babies in Western Midland, England found more than 500 cases of heart defects each year.
Infant
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Infant.
Topic archive
Articles about Infant
125 published items.
Medicine - Health
Saliva tests find the risk of deafness in newborns
A simple DNA test with infant saliva may reveal whether a baby is infected with the virus can cause deafness in some cases.
Medicine - Health
Boys have hearts outside their bodies
Koh Guan Siang, father of 3 daughters, was very happy to hear that he was going to have a son. However, that joy did not last for long.
Medicine - Health
Fitness methods for young children: New, unique or dangerous?
Exercise for young children is tending to spark a protest in the West.
Medicine - Health
Strange illness turns a girl into a boy
A South African couple welcomes their first son to be born, but a month later comes to the fire when he discovers that the baby is actually a little girl.
Medicine - Health
Babies with jaundice are at high risk of autism
According to research by scientists, children with jaundice at birth will have a higher risk of developing autism than normal.
Medicine - Health
'Making stem cell banking from umbilical cord is a trick
Private hospitals with the stem cell bank of the infant's umbilical cord to use in cases of serious illnesses later are deceptive.
Medicine - Health
Vitamin A reduces the risk of infant mortality
Adding an oral dose of vitamin A helps reduce the risk of infant mortality by 15%, if given during the first hours or days after birth.
Medicine - Health
Babies have four legs
Weighs 3.6 kg, the upper part of the body is like any other child, but the child of a pregnant woman in District 4, HCMC, has 2 buttocks and 4 legs ...
Medicine - Health
Using a false breast can reduce the risk of sudden death during sleep
On June 24, experts from the UK's Infant Research Organization warned parents to give babies a pacifier often while sleeping to avoid the risk of sudden death.
Medicine - Health
Babies have two heads
An infant with two heads is currently being cared for at the National Hospital (BV), Hanoi. She was born after a pregnancy surgery at Ninh Giang General Hospital, Hai Du…
Medicine - Health
Infants have the ability to detect 'unrealistic' objects at a very young age
If you've ever been fascinated by MC Escher drawings, draw staircases that don't lead anywhere or a waterfall that starts and ends the flow in the same place, which mean…
Medicine - Health
Breastfeeding is useful for a child's visa
British researchers say: Breastfed babies may have better stereoscopic vision measurements than formula-fed babies when they are young. Dr Atul Singhal of the Institute…
Medicine - Health
Too much oxygen is not conducive to children!
The level of oxygen in the body is too high, or the so called
Medicine - Health
China: saving a baby's life
With the care of the medical doctors, a Chinese infant with a rare birth defect called sirenomelia or