Infant Formula With Prebiotics Could Improve Learning and Memory
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…
Infants
Study Shows Breastfeeding Improves Brain Development in Infants
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…
The First ‘Functional HIV Cure’ in an Infant
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…
Attention Deficits Discovered in Babies Who Later Develop Autism
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…
Babies Begin Learning Language in Womb
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…
Neural Connection Between Infant Stress & Depressions in Teenage Girls
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,…
Faster Whole-Genome Sequencing May Lead to Routine Use in Neonatal Intensive Care
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….
Rational Thinking Ruled Out as Reason for Children’s Selective Imitation
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…
Working to Save Infants, Researchers Transform Stem Cells into Cells that form Blood Vessels
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…