[ad_1] Twelve infants died in one day at a hospital in the Indian state of Maharashtra, sparking a political storm on Tuesday with opposition politicians accusing the regional government and hospital authorities of negligence. The infants died on Sunday and were among 24 deaths recorded that day at the Shankarrao Chavan Government Hospital in the…
[ad_1] Infants who spent most of their first year during the Covid-19 pandemic have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born earlier, according to a team of developmental psychologists. The findings, published in Scientific Reports, showed that infants whose gut microbes were sampled during the pandemic had lower alpha diversity of the…
[ad_1] While it is recognised that white matter loss in the brain would result in neurological deficits, there is currently no medication available to help these newborns prevent this outcome. In experiments using neonatal mice, researchers at Duke Health have identified a fatty molecule in breast milk that triggers a process in which stem cells…
[ad_1] About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after being trapped there while fighting raged outside, aid officials said. According to international media reports, Thursday’s evacuation came after 71 children died from hunger and illness in the facility since mid-April. The tragedy at the Al Mayqoma…
