Fiber-boosted formula for piglets shows promise in battle against infant diarrhea
...act of fiber added to milk-replacement formulas of newborn piglets. In the June issue of the Journal of Nutrition, the researchers reported that piglets that consumed formula with moderate levels of fermentable fiber tolerated an induced infection of Salmonella typhimurium much better than those fed a plain ...Many pregnant women may have depression, but few getting treatment, study finds
...omen before and after they deliver, and from their newborn babies. Saliva from cheek swabs, and blood samples from the mother and the newborn's umbilical cord, will be examined for levels of cortisol, a hormone that's associated with stress and depression. The researchers, led by Delia M. Vazquez, M.D., an a...Finicky snails provide new clues to the evolution of coastal ecosystems
...is breeding behavior led Sanford to speculate that newborn whelks probably hatch and grow up within a few yards of where their parents lived. By staying close to home, whelk populations eventually would become isolated from one another, he proposed, resulting in dozens of genetically distinct communities of ...Fetus heart races when mom reads poetry
...20 years - that experiences in the womb help shape newborn preferences and behaviour. Dr. Barbara Kisilevsky, a Queen's University professor of nursing along with a team of psychologists at Queen's and obstetricians in Hangzhou, China, found that fetuses are capable of learning in the womb and can remember...Study discovers key to baby-like skin
...ediatric Academic Societies in Seattle, shows that newborn skin with vernix left intact is more hydrated, less scaly, and undergoes a more rapid decrease in pH than with vernix removed, says Marty Visscher, PhD, executive director of the Skin Sciences Institute and the studys main author. These beneficial e...Seal pups recognize mother's voices within days of birth
...e colonies, the lactating females must leave their newborn pups on land while they forage for food at sea. As with most social species, the fur pups only feed their own offspring so when the mother returns from sea, it is essential for the mother and pup to find each other among the several hundred other mam...A new mechanism that triggers autoimmune disease
...w mechanism that may trigger autoimmune disease in newborn babies. The research is published in the May issue of the Journal of Immunology. The researchers found that certain antibodies in female mice attached to an antigen in the cells of their babies. That process then stimulated a response by T-cells...Italian research reveals a new twist in the battle of the sexes
...icate conditions more favourable for pregnancy and newborn survival for both boys and girls. This seasonal variation is different in different latitudes because it is linked to the length of daytime hours and environmental temperature. Optimum conditions are daytime of 12 hours and a mean temperature of 12C,...Marine biologists probe 'black box' mysteries of the sea
... of the great mysteries of the ocean black box: Do newborn marine organisms travel vast distances, or do they tend to stay close to home? "When you're managing marine ecosystems, it's important to know where organisms are going in the sea," Palumbi observed. "Are they going a mile or 10 miles or 100 miles in...Young plant's natural defenses amount to more than just its seed
...ved. According to Rockefeller University research, newborn plants have a second chance to hold off on growth ...ry plant hormone responsible for safeguarding both newborn and adult plants against environmental stress. In newborns, ABA blocks premature growth; in adults, ...Premature births soar in US, now #1 obstetric problem
...$58,000 per baby, compared to $4,300 for a typical newborn stay. The net cost of health care for treatment of preterm newborns covered by employer health plans has been estimated at $4.7 billion equivalent to approximately two percent of corporate after-tax profits. On January 30th the March of Dimes will...Study sheds light on how the sun causes skin cancer
...s and the speed with which they formed by exposing newborn mice with an intact Rb pathway to UV radiation. (A pathway is a chain of biochemical signals that regulates cellular activity.) Those mice in which the Rb pathway was already essentially knocked out were unaffected by the dose of UV radiation. "It lo...Search for cholesterol absorption genes narrows to two chromosome regions
...progeny of this mating while keeping track of each newborn animal's plasma plant sterol levels as well as their DNA make-up; for every 10 million base pair units or so of DNA, they asked if the DNA originated from the parent with high or low plant sterol levels. By tracking the origin of the DNA in this way...Screening certain infants can be lifesaving, Wake Forest study shows
...ave demonstrated for the first time that screening newborn infants for a particular genetic defect can be lif...abies "allows early diagnosis and treatment in the newborn and genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis in subsequent pregnancies in affected families." The ...Scientists discover genetic defect responsible for microcephaly
...swallow. They have behaviors typical of the normal newborn it can be quite amazing. But on MRI, it's fairly obvious that there is an arrest in the development of the brain that is quite profound, particularly in the upper part of the brain, the cerebrum. It's an arrested development that precludes any treat...Indonesia launches nationwide program to protect newborns against hepatitis B
...nt this monthbegins an effort to ensure that every newborn is vaccinated againsthepatitis B during the first seven days of life-even those 80 percent ofbabies born at home rather than in hospitals. Central to the program is theUniject* device, a pre-filled, single use injection device that can be usedinstead...Celebrex may be safe for preterm labor, preliminary study finds
...eterm labor is responsible for about 75 percent of newborn deaths not related to birth defects, and preterm infants often experience life-long complications. Indomethacin, one of the standard drugs used to treat preterm labor, prevents the production of a type of protein called cyclo-oxygenase (COX), which ...Gene therapy reverses muscular dystrophy in animal model
...d genetic disorder that strikes one of every 3,500 newborn boys. The genetic disorder means the body does not...researchers have been able to insert the gene into newborn mice via adenoviral vectors. But those vectors have many viral properties, and results have been lim...New device detects fetal brain response to light: May help prevent brain damage
...al "cradle" adapter allows the researchers to scan newborn babies using SARA. While this study showed that visual stimulation can activate the fetal brain, other types of stimulation may also be used with SARA. These might include auditory stimulation (such as pulses of sound or exposure to a mother's voice...Bone marrow cells may contribute to growth of new blood vessels in newborns
...contained a chemical marker to identify them, into newborn mice within three days of birth. Some of the anima...eeks after receiving the bone marrow cells. In the newborn mice, researchers found high numbers of donor EPCs incorporated into new blood vessels in all the ti...