Medicine & TechnologyThe world’s smallest premature baby is now out of danger as the NUH, the hospital where she was born, finally discharged her after more than a year of survival journey.
A strange discovery reveals that premature boys age faster than those with normal birth weight. The study indicates them as 4.6 years older by their 30s than boys with normal birth weight born at the same time.
A new study suggests that feeding newborn cesarean babies with their mother's poop diluted in the breast milk will help build healthy microbiota, an essential element for their developing immune system.
As part of a larger study, German scientists discover a connection between the mood of mothers and their newborn babies. The results of their study show how sensitive the stress level of babies is to the mood disorders of mothers during the early stages of growth.
3D technology is nothing new to medicine. For years, physicians have utilized 'computerized tomography,' known as CT scans, to create three-dimensional images of the human body. But now, 3D technology is moving being diagnosis to actual treatment through the use of 3D printing. And for patients suffering from the rare condition, tracheobronchomalacia, 3D printers can mean the difference between life and death, or should I say, life and breath.
Thanks to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China may find another generation of star athletes on its hand. No, it’s not thanks to the facilities or the experience of bringing together the world’s best athletes in its large port-city—rather it has everything to do with the pollution around the event. Researchers are aware of the fact that high levels of air pollution can significantly impact fetal growth and development, and when it comes to air pollution few nations are quite as bad as China. But with the arrival of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and mandates reducing pollution levels courtesy of the Chinese government, researchers were given the perfect setup for a case study. And what they happened to find is that children born from mothers pregnant during the games had higher birth weights than those born before or after the games.
Until now doctors have believed that the brains of very young babies were not developed enough to feel pain. However, in a new study that overturns the medical consensus, researchers have found that tiny babies actually do feel pain and are more sensitive to pain than adults.
A daytime nap or two is an essential part of every baby's daily routine. These naps allow newborns and toddlers the needed downtime to help them cope with crucial physical and mental developments that happen at this stage in a child's development. But researchers now believe that a daily nap will do much more than just help infants cope with the stresses of development. New research reveals that a daytime nap is vital in helping boost a baby's memory, as well.