Babies are Pooping Microplastics: Study Reveals Infants' Dirty Diapers Contain Plastics 10 Times More Than Adults

Medicine & Technology Sep 23, 2021

A pilot study showed that infants are pooping microplastics that are 10 times more than the amount detected in the stools of adults. Scientists are investigating indoor dust as one of the possible routes of microplastics.

Laughing Pattern: New Study Reveals Babies Laugh Like Chimpanzees

Sep 01, 2021

A study published recently showed that the laughing pattern is like that of great apes. Specifically, it was found that human adults mainly laugh during exhalation.

Nanoparticles Could Help Alleviate a Rare Respiratory Disorder Among Newborns

Jun 15, 2021

A new therapy based on nanoparticles can help against a rare and complex disease that usually ends up fatal for newborns.

Mother-to-infant HIV Transmission: Researchers Find Hints to Eliminate the Virus in Babies

May 02, 2021

Researchers found an essential clue as to why some mother-to-infant HIV transmission occurs in some cases. This also provides treatment clues to eliminate the said infection in infants.

42 Mystery Chemicals Discovered in Pregnant Women and Infants May Have Come From Consumer Goods

Mar 26, 2021

A study recently found more than 100 synthetic chemicals in pregnant women and their babies including 42 others labeled as 'mysterious chemicals.'

Childhood Emotional Neglect Leaves Intergenerational Effects on Brain

Jan 19, 2021

A new study showed that mothers who experienced childhood emotional neglect could leave intergenerational imprints that change brain structure and function.

Brain Imaging Study Reveals the Role of Neural Flexibility Later in Life

Sep 02, 2020

Scientists used brain imaging technology in infants to examine the emergence of neural flexibility and its role in predicting reading ability, academic success, resilience to stress, creativity, and lowering the risks of developing psychiatric problems.

A Star Is Born: Some Individuals Are Musicians Since Birth, a Study Involving 6-month Infants Suggest

Jun 08, 2020

Scientists experiment with infant responses to 'scramble-tones,' concluding that some have an inborn mechanism towards music. Watch as a fantastic one-year-old child plays a piano concert.

Study Says Baby And Adult Brains Sync Up During Play

Jan 14, 2020

Researchers have found that babies and adults are likely to be on the same wavelength during play.

SIDS Risk Linked to Elevation

May 26, 2015

New research found that babies who live at higher elevations, specifically those that rise above 8,000 feet (2,438 meters), may face a slightly higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, otherwise known as SIDS. However researchers caution parents not to panic about these new findings.

Very Young Babies CAN Feel Pain, According to New Study

Apr 21, 2015

Until now doctors have believed that the brains of very young babies were not developed enough to feel pain. However, in a new study that overturns the medical consensus, researchers have found that tiny babies actually do feel pain and are more sensitive to pain than adults.

Extended Breastfeeding Linked to Higher IQ and Income

Mar 19, 2015

Prior studies have continually shown that breast feeding is linked to increased IQ in children and adults. In a new long-term study of infants in Pelotas, Brazil not only backs up this study but also shows that breastfeeding is also linked to higher income as well.Prior studies have continually shown that breast feeding is linked to increased IQ in children and adults. In a new long-term study of infants in Pelotas, Brazil not only backs up this study but also shows that breastfeeding is also linked to higher income as well.

First Newborn Transplant Proves Successful in UK: What Were the Risks?

Jan 21, 2015

Doctors at a hospital in London successfully transplanted the organs of an infant donor to two newborns that were in need late last year. The transplant marks the first time such a procedure has been done in the United Kingdom, although they have been performed in the United States, Germany, and Australia.

Napping Babies Have Better Memory and Learn Faster

Jan 16, 2015

A daytime nap or two is an essential part of every baby's daily routine. These naps allow newborns and toddlers the needed downtime to help them cope with crucial physical and mental developments that happen at this stage in a child's development. But researchers now believe that a daily nap will do much more than just help infants cope with the stresses of development. New research reveals that a daytime nap is vital in helping boost a baby's memory, as well.

The One-In-A-Million Birth, Genetically Identical Triplets Born In Montana

Jan 13, 2015

When Montana couple, Jodey and Jase Kinsey, gave birth to triplets earlier this week, the two young parents were overjoyed. But soon after the births of their three healthy boys in the delivery room, they soon learned that they struck the biologic lottery, scoring a genetic jackpot if you will. The newly born boys Ian, Milo, and Cade, are all genetically identical brothers, representing a one-in-a-million birth.