Infant in Biological News

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 13, 2009

... 300,000 children in China who drank milk and infant formula adulterated with the substance. The ... the scientists used these tests to screen infant formula spiked with different concentrations of ... #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "Melamine Detection in infant Formula Powder Using Near- and Mid-Infrared ...

Does mom know when enough is enough?

... A number of characteristics that predicted infant weight gain from birth to 3 months were included ... 3 to 6 month period, birth weight, maternal BMI, infant weight gain from birth to 3 months, infant length gain from birth to 3 months, the estimated ...

Lincoln Park Zoo scientists awarded National Institutes of Health grant

... and human mothers provide the majority of infant care throughout a long period of infant development. In most mammals, including humans, ... understand how maternal behavior influences infant health and development in humans. Research is ...

Autism Speaks funds $5 million to studies on genetic and environmental risk factors for autism

... collaborative prospective study of more than 2000 infant siblings of children with autism, who are at ... of the interdisciplinary nature of projects of infant sibs at risk for autism. One of the two ... at Chapel Hill, hopes his multi-site effort, infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) ...

Crib-side studies help struggling newborns go home without feeding tubes

... A new strategy developed in the Neonatal and infant Feeding Disorders Program at Nationwide ... These infants were referred to the Neonatal and infant Feeding Disorders Program for evaluation and ... at a major ivy-league university. "Any infant that fails to feed orally is considered to have ...

New infant feeding and obesity research adds insight to ongoing issue

... new insights into possible associations between infant feeding and health outcomes related to obesity. ... annual meeting last year. The session, infant Feeding and the Development of Obesity: What Does ... together international experts in the field of infant nutrition to present their recent research that ...

New infant formula safety advice could prevent infant suffering

... Wheat-based infant follow-on formulas are better reconstituted with ... Cronobacter species do not grow in wheat-based infant formula stored at 4C. Cronobacter is a ... environment and various food products including infant formula. These bacteria have been associated ...

New breastfeeding study shows most moms quit early

... highlighting the link between breastfeeding and infant survival. Many personal characteristics, such ... responses to state and metropolitan data on infant health. Unfortunately, breastfeeding rates are ... metropolitan areas, which rank low on infant health scores, only 30 percent of babies are ...

Alcohol binges early in pregnancy increase risk of infant oral clefts

... than twice as likely than non-drinkers to have an infant with either of the two major infant oral clefts: cleft lip with or without cleft ... affect the fetus and may increase the risk of infant clefts." The causes of clefts are largely ...

Early cessation of breastfeeding by HIV+ women in poor countries and child survival

... addresses one of the most challenging issues in infant health and preventing mother-to-child HIV ... highlights the importance of strengthening infant diagnostic services to triage infected children ... and many families have difficulty affording infant formula." Formula fed infants also miss out on ...

Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality

... that vitamin A given at birth can also improve infant survival within the first 6 months of life," said ... A group. Although vitamin A reduced infant deaths from all causes, lives were likely saved ... DrPH, MPH, RD, the George G. Graham Professor in infant and Child Nutrition at the Bloomberg School of ...

Early parents didn't stand for weighty kids

... 10kg weight carried in one hand or a mannequin infant on one hip. Carrying an awkward asymmetric load, such as the infant on one side of the body, is the most ... in the Journal of Human Evolution. Unless infant carrying resulted in significant benefits ...

Immunosuppressant further linked to birth defects

... A new study documents malformations seen in an infant born to a kidney transplant recipient who had ... women, was maintained. She delivered a female infant who had cleft lip and palate, as well as defects ... aids. The pattern of defects seen in this infant is very similar to previous reports of birth ...

Walking tall to protect the species

... on it. The carrying pattern changes as the infant grows. Newborns are carried clinging to their ... young, looking at the properties of ape hair, infant grip, adult hair density and carrying position, Amaral demonstrates a relationship between infant weight, hair friction and body angle which ...

'Kissing cousins'

... finds that the greatest single determinant of infant mortality is not closely related parents though ... payments. While there is a heightened risk of infant mortality associated with consanguinity, even ... before the birth of the next child, the odds of infant death decrease by 3.7 percent. ...

Soy isoflavone may inhibit common gastrointestinal illness in infants

... genistin--at concentrations present in soy infant formula-- may reduce a babys susceptibility to ... and as the complete mixture present in infant formula. Genistin and the mixture ... to different concentrations of rotavirus. If an infant had a severe infection or was exposed to a lot of ...

Scientists link immune system's natural killer cells to infant liver disease

... the disease's apparent link to the developing and still immature infant immune system, researchers in this study analyzed the livers of infants ... atresia in newborn mice. Similar to what was observed in diseased human infant livers, the researchers found that active NK cells were the most abundant ...

Infant formula adulteration with melamine underscores need for better detection methods

... Rockville, Md., June 17, 2009 Following the recent adulteration of infant formula and other milk products with the industrial chemical melamine, the ... with thousands of Chinese children in the tragic melamine adulteration of infant formula this year and with pets in the United States in 2007. ...

Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS: Study

... drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked during pregnancy. ... which in turn signals the baby to take a deep breath, when an infant rolls on its face or has an irregular breathing pattern during sleep, for ...

Study reveals conflict between doctors, midwives over homebirth

... conducted research that indicates homebirths do not increase infant mortality rates, still refuse to believe that births outside of the ... births occur in the hospital, but the United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates of any developed country, with 6.3 deaths per 1,000 babies ...

Researcher: Lasers used to detect melamine in baby formula

... researcher has found a way to detect trace amounts of melamine in infant formula. Using infrared lasers and light spectroscopy methods, Lisa ... Federal guidelines allow for only one part per million of melamine in infant formula and up to two and a half parts per million in other products. ...

States expand newborn screening for life-threatening disorders

... before hospital discharge. A positive result does not always mean the infant has a disorder. If a screening result is positive, the infant is referred for additional testing, and if the diagnosis is confirmed, and ...

March of Dimes provides $2.7 million in new funding for preterm birth research

... other scientists to pursue studies in this area so crucial to maternal and infant health. Preterm birth (before 37 completed weeks gestation) is a leading cause of infant death in the United States. Babies who survive an early birth often face ...

Facebook flack regarding breastfeeding mothers

... is normative when breastfeeding is, and should be considered, normative infant and young child feeding. Health professionals widely acknowledge that ... Renaissance art dealt with the theme of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding her infant son (the Madonna Lactans). So important is breastfeeding for the ...

Repeat C-section before 39 weeks raises risk of neonatal illness

... women studied were those who underwent an elective cesarean of a viable infant at 37 weeks gestation or later in the absence of labor or other obstetric ... delivery (prior to 39 weeks). The researchers looked at whether an infant who was delivered at 37 weeks later died or was diagnosed with a number of ...

Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery

... had more than twice the risk. "Preterm delivery is the leading cause of infant mortality, and yet we don't know what causes it. What we do know is that a ... of preterm deliveries." In addition to being the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity, preterm delivery is also the leading medical ...

Stroke and SIDS in Alaska topics of neuroscience conference

... University of Alaska Fairbanks neuroscientists studying stroke and Sudden infant Death Syndrome will present their research findings at the 7th Conference ... and Arctic populations. "SIDS is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant mortality in North America, occurs at twice the national average rate in ...

Recurrence of group B strep high in subsequent pregnancies, say UT Houston obstetricians

... that is harmless to carriers but in some cases can be deadly to an infant passing through the mother's birth canal. It is normally found in the ... Although GBS is not harmful to the mother, it can be deadly to an infant passing through the mother's birth canal. Signs and symptoms usually ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 30, 2008

... for the mysterious link between consumption of cows milk protein in infant formula early in life and an increased risk of later developing Type-1 ... RELEASE Relation of Time of Introduction of Cow Milk Protein to an infant and Risk of Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT ARTICLE ...

Baby boys are more likely to die than baby girls

... three continents and hundreds of years. It finds that the gender gap in infant mortality was as high as 30 percent at its peak around 1970. The ... Davis School of Gerontology. In the 20th century the leading causes of infant death shifted from infectious diseases such as diarrheal diseases to ...

American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Sept. 26, 2007

... ARTICLE #3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ginger may combat deadly infant diarrhea in developing world Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ... promise as a treatment for bacteria-induced diarrhea, the leading cause of infant death in developing countries, according to a preliminary study in animals ...

Risk of common vaginal infection linked to preterm birth appears higher for blacks

... Prevention found that preterm birth contributed to more than a third of infant deaths twice as many as previously thought, making it the leading cause of infant deaths yet the underlying causes of premature birth are not well ...

NIH stimulus funding supports Emory biomedical scientists

... of the disease. Scientists are testing magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a way to spot these chemicals in the brain. Impact of video viewing on infant learning TV programs and videos targeted at infants are flourishing, despite the recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics that watching ...

ISU researchers find possible treatment for spinal muscular atrophy

... AMES, Iowa - Spinal Muscular Atrophy is the second-leading cause of infant mortality in the world. Ravindra Singh, associate professor in biomedical sciences at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, would ...

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health

... of the test responds to a call from the World Health Organization (WHO) for a simple, inexpensive method to detect melamine contamination in infant formula and other liquids. Until now, melamine testing required expensive laboratory equipment and skilled personnel. This kit simplifies the testing ...

Chemicals in common consumer products may play a role in pre-term births

... since 1990. In 2004, premature births accounted for 12.8 percent of live births nationwide. Premature births, he says, account for one-third of infant deaths in the United States, making it the leading cause of neonatal mortality. Being born too early can also lead to chronic health problems such as ...

Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows

... long-standing question of whether there is an association between preterm birth and brain malformations. In a study of more than 1,000 preterm infant autopsies, researchers found that there is a strong association between congenital brain defects and preterm birth, leading investigators to believe ...

ADA releases updated position paper on vegetarian diets

... from the ADA Evidence Analysis Library to show vegetarian diets can be nutritionally adequate in pregnancy and result in positive maternal and infant health outcomes. Additionally, an evidence-based review showed a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart ....

New guidelines to fight obesity in pregnancy issued

... and about a half-pound for overweight and obese women. The March of Dimes, along with other national organizations concerned with maternal and infant health, co-sponsored the IOM study. ...

Breastfeeding duration and weaning diet may shape child's body composition

... longer had a lower fat mass which could not be explained by differences in family background or the child's height. "Most studies linking infant feeding to later body composition focus on differences in milk feeding, but our study also considered the influence of the weaning diet," said Dr. ...