Researchers discover changes in metabolite and lipid profiles, providing clues for designing future vaccines for newborns. The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is…
Columbia researchers found that babies born during the pandemic’s first year scored lower on a developmental screening test of social and motor skills at 6…
A new study suggests that newborns who get more sleep and wake up less throughout the night are at lower risk of being overweight. Scientists…
Direct-to-consumer messages on company websites promote benefits of formula feeding, position it as superior to breastmilk. An analysis of websites for baby formula manufacturers finds…
Researchers have found further evidence that exercise during pregnancy is good not only for mothers but also for their offspring. In research presented at the…
An UNIGE team shows that the maternal voice reduces signs of pain in premature babies when they undergo life-saving medical interventions. A baby born prematurely…
Nearly every American who has become a parent in the last decade has heard the slogan, “breast milk is best,” and has likely been encouraged…
A newly published study from Brown University shows that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants, providing better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and…
A report presented at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections describes how an HIV-infected infant underwent remission after receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) within…
While studying both high-risk and low-risk infants for developing autism, Yale University researchers found that the infants later diagnosed with ASD showed signs of decreased…
Newborn babies only a few hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign one. A new study indicates…
Stressful experiences in the first year of life can drive hormonal changes in girls later in childhood. These chemical changes lead to abnormal brain connectivity,…
A new, faster DNA-sequencing machine, as well as streamlined analysis of its results, will allow physicians to diagnose genetic disorders in days rather than weeks….
It turns out that infants might not be using rational thinking as a reason for selective imitation. A new study suggests that observed differences in…
In an effort to help infants born with congenital heart defects, a team of researchers at Texas Children’s Hospital and Rice University have transformed stem…
