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Researchers find benefits of deworming for expectant mothers to th
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Washington [US], May 4 (ANI): Researchers from Syracuse University, the World Health Organization, and SUNY Upstate (The State University of New York Upstate Medical University) measured the impact of deworming medicine during pregnancy on the subsequent risk of neonatal mortality and low bi
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Breakthrough study finds clues to eliminate HIV infections in infa
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Washington [US], May 2 (ANI): Why the transmission of HIV infection from mother to baby in womb occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team of researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University has found an important clue about the same which also giv
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Researchers detect new clues to eliminate infant HIV infections
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Each year over 150,000 infants worldwide are infected with HIV in the womb, at birth, or through breastfeeding. Why transmission occurs in some cases but not others has long been a mystery, but now a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University scie
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Study links changes to infant gut bacteria with method of childbir
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Ottawa [Canada], April 25 (ANI): A causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut sensitivity in infants has been discovered by a team of researchers.
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Study finds strong link between changes to infant gut bacteria wit
Updated : 3 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], April 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry have found a causal link between caesarean section birth, low intestinal microbiota and peanut sensitivity in infants, and they report the effect is more pronounced in children of Asia
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Study explores link between infant antibiotic exposure, future imm
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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): An irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon is found in infants who were exposed to antibiotics in utero and infancy. T cells are a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life, after only six months.
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Masculine traits linked to better parenting for some fathers: Stud
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Washington [US], April 10 (ANI): In some men, having traditional masculine characteristics such as competitiveness and adventurousness was linked to being better fathers to infants, a new study suggested.
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Study reveals gut microbiota in cesarean-born babies catches up
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Gothenburg [Sweden], April 2 (ANI): While it's known that the infants born by cesarean section have a relatively inadequate array of bacteria in the gut, a novel study has found that by the age of three to five years, they are broadly in line with their peers. The study also showed that it t
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Moderna starts testing COVID-19 vaccine on young children, infants
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New York [US], March 17 (ANI): Moderna has begun testing its COVID-19 vaccine on children and infants between the ages of six months and 12 years old in a study, as the pharmaceutical company seeks to expand approval for its vaccine to children, the company said on Tuesday.
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Baby apparel brand Tiny Twig launches in India
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Cotton has been the go-to fabric in India, especially for infants. It is a common sight to find newborns swaddled in their grandmothers' years-old cotton sarees.
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SC notice to states to map, enumerate, register children of migran
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New Delhi [India], March 9 (ANI): Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to all states on a petition seeking appropriate directions and orders to the respondents, including the Union of India (UOI) to map, enumerate and register the number of infants and children of migrant families at variou
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Coronavirus antibodies are moved from pregnant ladies to their inf
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): A study drove by the 'American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology' discovered that the antibodies that help in guarding against the COVID-19 infection are transferred from mothers to their babies while in the womb.
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