Infants
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10 powerful benefits of human milk for infants' brain development
Health | Sep 13, 2024, 02:30 PM ISTHuman milk offers exceptional benefits for an infant’s brain development, extending beyond nutritional needs. Its unique composition of nutrients and bioactive compounds plays a pivotal role in promoting cognitive growth and enhancing memory.
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Infants use their mother’s scent to see faces: Study
Health | Jul 19, 2024, 06:34 AM ISTStudy finds babies use mom's scent to recognise faces, but this fades as vision improves. Research suggests smell aids early face recognition.
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Study reveals early brain network differences in six-week infants with autism-risk
Health | May 24, 2024, 03:09 PM ISTStudy finds brain connection differences in high-risk infants at 6 weeks, suggesting earlier autism development linked to sensory processing and social attention.
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Covid pandemic may have changed the gut bacteria of infants, finds study
Celebrities | Sep 02, 2023, 10:26 PM ISTThe findings, published in Scientific Reports, showed that infants whose gut microbes were sampled during the pandemic had lower alpha diversity of the gut microbiome.
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US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers
World | Jun 17, 2022, 07:04 PM ISTThe FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccine for school-aged children and teens. Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages.
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9 newborns die in 24-hr at Kota's Jay Kay Lon Mother and Child Hospital, probe on
News | Dec 11, 2020, 08:05 AM ISTAround 9 newborns died at Jay Kay Lon Mother and Child Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota in the last 24 hours.
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Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 may catch infection: Study
Science | Mar 27, 2020, 07:18 PM ISTResearchers have assessed 33 infants born to mothers with COVID-19, including three who were likely born with the disease, a finding that may lead to early diagnosis and better treatment for the youngest population at risk of infection.
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Infant cereal consumption linked to improved nutrient intake
Health | Mar 14, 2020, 02:56 PM ISTBaby cereal consumers were found to be less likely to have inadequate intakes of iron, calcium and vitamin E -- important nutrients for an infant's development.
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Smart jumpsuit to track development of infants
News | Feb 18, 2020, 02:11 PM ISTIn a first, researchers have come up with a smart jumpsuit that is capable of measuring the spontaneous and voluntary movement of infants starting from the age of five months.
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Infants spending too much time on screen: Study
Lifestyle | Nov 26, 2019, 02:46 PM ISTThe study found that children's daily screen time increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years old.
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Infants are able to learn abstract rules visually, says study
Health | Feb 24, 2018, 10:17 AM ISTFor the study, published in the journal PLOS One, researchers examined a group of infants. They showed them patterned sequences of different kinds of dogs.
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3 infants move SC seeking cracker-free Diwali
India | Sep 30, 2015, 09:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Looks like infants care more about the environment than adults. Three kids, aged between 6 months to 14 months, have moved to Supreme Court demanding a ban on crackers this Dussehra and Diwali
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10 babies die in Pakistan hospital
World | Sep 29, 2012, 10:09 PM ISTIslamabad, Sep 29: At least 10 new-born babies died due to interruptions in oxygen supply caused by power breakdown in a children's hospital in Pakistan's Sindh province over the last 24 hours, police and hospital