Daily non-political popular news in brief.
'Bigger the baby, the better' axiom is incorrect
05-17-2007 · EurekAlert!Contrary to popular belief and alerts by the World Health Organization, new research by the George Institute for International Health indicates that the importance of the reported relationship between birth weight and coronary heart disease has been overestimated. Although low birth weight is considered by the WHO to be a risk factor for heart disease, the findings published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, question the widely held belief that smaller babies are more susceptible to heart disease later in life.
Read more »
Keywords: baby, axiom, incorrect
« Previous | Next »
Similar news on "'Bigger the baby, the better' axiom is incorrect":
- Anesthesia choices for C-section lead to similar outcomes for mom, baby
10-18-2006 · EurekAlert!
A new systematic review compared regional and general anesthesia in women undergoing Caesarean section and their respective effects on mom and baby and found little significant difference in major clinical outcomes.
Similar news · Read more »
- Should HIV-positive mothers breastfeed?
01-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
A new study conducted by Renaud Becquet and colleagues in Abidjan, Cфte d'Ivoire, and reported in PLoS Medicine shows that if HIV-positive mothers are well supported, either of the two feeding options currently recommended (formula-only feed, or short-term breastfeeding) are likely to be equivalent in terms of the baby's chances for survival and health.
Similar news · Read more »
- Hubble finds multiple stellar 'baby booms' in a globular cluster
05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Analysis of Hubble observations of the massive globular cluster NGC 2808 provides evidence that it has three generations of stars that formed early in the cluster's life. This is a major upset for conventional theories as astronomers have long thought that globular star clusters had a single "baby boom" of stars early in their lives and then settled down into a long, quiet middle age.
Similar news · Read more »
- Baby talk is universal
08-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
Regardless of the language we speak, most adults raise their voices to elicit an infant's attention and talk at a much slower rate to communicate effectively. In the scientific community this baby talk is termed "infant-directed speech." This is the first study to show that adult listeners in an indigenous, nonindustrialized, and nonliterate culture can easily tell the difference between baby talk and normal adult directed speech.
Similar news · Read more »
- Hubble shows 'baby' galaxy is not so young after all
10-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has found out the true nature of a dwarf galaxy that astronomers had for a long time identified as one of the youngest galaxies in the Universe. Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have made observations of the galaxy I Zwicky 18 which seem to indicate that it is in fact much older and much farther away than previously thought.
Similar news · Read more »
- Genetic mutations may contribute to preterm birth risk
01-31-2008 · EurekAlert!
Genetic mutations in an enzyme related to amino acid metabolism called MTHFR and coagulation protein Factor V appear to have significant association with blood clots and tissue injury to the placenta and developing baby, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences report. "This indicates a possible genetic predisposition to a condition of real clinical consequence in terms of intrauterine growth restriction, preeclampsia and spontaneous preterm birth," the researchers said.
Similar news · Read more »
- Folate supplement interacts with malaria treatment in pregnant women, from PLoS Clinical Trials
10-19-2006 · EurekAlert!
Most health authorities worldwide have recommendations that pregnant women supplement their diet with folate, a B vitamin, in order to protect against neural tube defects in the baby and possibly reduce the likelihood of anemia in mothers. However, until now it has not been clear whether folate supplementation might interact with certain antimalarial drugs which are commonly used to treat and/or prevent malaria infection.
Similar news · Read more »
- New proteomic method to detect inflammation in amniotic fluid
01-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
A score that measures the proteomic profile of amniotic fluid may predict inflammation before delivery. Researchers from Yale University assess whether scores set on protein markers closely associated with inflammation in the amniotic fluid -- the "Mass Restricted" (MR) score -- are associated with the outcome of pregnancy; the presence of infection in the placenta, and severe infection in the newborn baby.
Similar news · Read more »
- Social behavior differs in children with family history of autism
05-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
The baby brothers and sisters of autistic children do not seek emotional cues from adults, or respond to them, as often as other toddlers do, suggests new research from the University of California, San Diego.
Similar news · Read more »
- Monkeys use 'baby talk' to interact with infants
08-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations while interacting with infants, the way human adults use motherese, or "baby talk," to engage babies' attention, new research at the University of Chicago shows. The "baby talk" also promotes rapport among female monkeys.
Similar news · Read more »
