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Categories: Infant's Health, Sexual Health
Published Unsafe feeding methods spiked during infant formula shortage
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A survey finds nearly half of parents who rely on formula for their babies resorted to potentially harmful feeding methods during the infant formula shortage.
Published RSV is a serious heath threat, but the public knows little about it
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new survey finds that the American public is ill-informed about RSV, unfamiliar with its most common symptoms, and more hesitant to recommend a vaccine against it to pregnant people than to older adults.
Published One in five women become pregnant naturally after having a baby conceived with IVF
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research analyzed data from 11 studies of over 5,000 women around the world between 1980 and 2021, to evaluate how common it is to get pregnant naturally after having a baby conceived by fertility treatment. Around 20% of women who needed fertility treatment, such as IVF, to conceive their first child are likely to get pregnant naturally in the future, finds a new study.
Published Dads are key in supporting breastfeeding, safe infant sleep
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Fathers can make a huge difference in whether an infant is breastfed and placed to sleep safely, according to a recent survey of new fathers.
Published Technique restores healthy bacterial balance in C-section babies
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Newborns delivered by cesarean section who are swabbed with the vaginal fluid of their mothers after birth have beneficial bacteria restored to their skin surface and stools, according to a new study. In the first randomized study of its kind, a team of researchers found the process, known as vaginal seeding, definitively engrafted new strains of maternal bacteria in the babies' bodies.
Published New study links contraceptive pills and depression
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's risk by 73 per cent during the first two years of use.
Published Low sexual satisfaction linked to memory decline later in life
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an early warning sign for future cognitive decline, according to a new study. The study, which tracked associations between erectile function, sexual satisfaction and cognition in hundreds of men aged 56 through 68, found that declines in sexual satisfaction and erectile function were correlated with future memory loss.
Published Tuberculosis disease intensifies HIV antibody response in people with HIV
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research found that people living with HIV that have had pulmonary tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses and differences in HIV sequences predicted to be antibody resistant as compared to those without suspected or documented tuberculosis.
Published Poor air quality linked to cognitive problems in babies
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research shows that poor air quality could be causing cognitive problems in babies and toddlers. A new study reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition in infants under two. Without action, the negative impact on children's long-term brain development could have consequences for life.
Published Impact of maternal stress during pregnancy on child's health
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New research examines the impact that maternal stress during pregnancy has on the neuro-development of babies.
Published Drinking alcohol while breastfeeding impacts health of newborns
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source What are the consequences of mothers consuming alcohol while breastfeeding? A research team at the University of California, Riverside, performed a mouse study to find out.
Published Early signs that may help predict ADHD risk
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Information available at birth may help to identify children with higher likelihood of developing ADHD, according to new research.
Published New genetic target for male contraception identified
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could pave the way for a highly effective, reversible and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals. Researchers identified expression of the gene, Arrdc5, in the testicular tissue of mice, pigs, cattle and humans. When they knocked out the gene in mice, it created infertility only in the males, impacting their sperm count, movement and shape.
Published Select cells 'home in on the skin like guided missiles' at birth to enhance immunity
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Like deployment of an elite fighting team, localization of certain T cells to the skin is important at birth and for lifelong immunity, according to new research.
Published Healing the unhealable: New approach helps bones mend themselves
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Young babies and newborn mice can naturally heal damage to the bones that form the top of the skull, but this ability is lost in adults. Researchers developed a novel approach that promoted bone regeneration in mice without implantation of bone tissue or biomaterials.
Published Father's alcohol consumption before conception linked to brain and facial defects in offspring
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Research investigating fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) exclusively examines maternal alcohol exposure. However, because men drink more and are more likely to binge drink than women, scientists set out to challenge the existing dogma, using a mouse model to examine what happens when the mother, father and both parents consume alcohol.
Published Smells influence metabolism and aging in mice
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Exposure to female odors and pheromones causes weight loss and extend the life spans of mice, which may have implications for humans, researchers have found. While it was already known that sensory cues in humans and animals influence the release of sex hormones, this study shows that these cues could have more wide-spread physiological effects on metabolism and aging.
Published Living with pet cats or dogs is associated with fewer food allergies in young children, study finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In an analysis of over 65,000 infants from Japan, children exposed to pet cats or indoor dogs during fetal development or early infancy tended to have fewer food allergies compared to other children.
Published Beneficial bacteria in the infant gut uses nitrogen from breast milk to support baby's health
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A nutrition scientist who has spent his career studying breast milk has demonstrated how beneficial microbes in the gut of infants use nitrogen from human milk to support pediatric nutrition and development.
Published A readily available dietary supplement may reverse organ damage caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source MitoQ, a mitochondrial antioxidant that is available to the public as a diet supplement, was found in a mouse study to reverse the detrimental effects that HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) have on mitochondria in the brain, heart, aorta, lungs, kidney and liver.