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Its not rare that a baby experiences a stroke around the time it is born. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain's language functions get changed after perinatal stroke

hey also had some executive function impairments.

18 Feb 2018 6:29 PM IST

New study reveals how to protect babies from developing food allergies. (Photo: Pexels)

Preterm babies have fewer friends in early childhood, says study

However, these children make more friends and gain more acceptance from peers after they enter elementary school.

10 Feb 2018 10:07 AM IST

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Tracking oxygen saturation helps identify vulnerable preemies

9 Feb 2018 12:14 PM IST

Parents must foster a rich environment and introduce them to historical inspirational dreamers like Amelia Earhart, Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo: Pixabay)

Predicting today for a fulfilling tomorrow

Young parents believe that the new kiddos will have higher walls to scale for ever-increasing opportunities.

1 Feb 2018 6:27 PM IST

Sleep problems were reported less frequently in the group introducing solids before six months (Photo: AFP)

Babies sleep better if they are given solid food early

Infants in the group which had solids introduced early slept longer and woke less frequently.

10 July 2018 9:20 AM IST

The first designer baby , whose birth in America made international headlines, has rekindled furious debate about the ethical issues of using genetics to select the attributes of babies. Genetic screening was used so that the test-tube baby Adam Nash could become a donor for his six-year-old sister Molly, who has a rare and fatal genetic disease. But whilst the case has inspired sympathy, it has also increased fears of babies becoming commodities where intelligence and athletic prowess are bought. The genetic Pandoras box is open. Mark Oliver guides you through the ethical minefield.

Experts call for halt to gene editing that results in designer babies

Gene editing of human eggs, sperm or embryos would result in genetically-altered babies.

14 March 2019 9:37 AM IST

Scientists take step towards creating artificial embryos. (Photo: Pixabay)

China draws up tighter rules on human gene and embryo trials

Chinese authorities launched an investigation into He's work and said they had halted the kind of research he was...

21 April 2019 10:45 AM IST

High-risk infants were less likely to turn their heads in response to spoken language than other developing infants. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Low receptivity to sounds maybe a sign of autism in babies

Infants less receptive to different sounds might be at risk of developing autism.

25 May 2019 7:30 PM IST

During this study, the researchers discovered that men who are uncomfortable hugging other men tend to hug each other from the left because of the strong negative emotions. (Photo: ANI)

Why do people have tendency to carry babies on their left arm?

Here's why people carry babies on left arm.

18 July 2019 9:38 AM IST

A new poll finds theyd draw the line at changing DNA so children are born smarter, faster or taller. (Photo: AP)

Edit baby genes for health, not smarts

People are torn between the medical promise of a technology powerful enough to alter human heredity.

31 Dec 2018 9:23 AM IST

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Experts call for screening of heart defects among newborns

Stakeholders and institutions came together to launch a campaign for formulating a national policy on making CCHD...

30 May 2018 7:22 PM IST

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Teen mothers in foster care have high risk of losing custody of babies

Researchers examined data on 576 teen mothers who were in foster care and 5,366 adolescent mothers who were not.

29 May 2018 5:53 PM IST