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  10 powerful benefits of human milk for infants' brain development

  Health | September 13, 2024 14:30 IST

  Human milk offers exceptional benefits for an infant’s brain development, extending beyond nutritional needs. Its unique composition of nutrients and bioactive compounds plays a pivotal role in promoting cognitive growth and enhancing memory.

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  Infants use their mother’s scent to see faces: Study

  Health | July 19, 2024 6:34 IST

  Study finds babies use mom's scent to recognise faces, but this fades as vision improves. Research suggests smell aids early face recognition.

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  Study reveals early brain network differences in six-week infants with autism-risk

  Health | May 24, 2024 15:09 IST

  Study finds brain connection differences in high-risk infants at 6 weeks, suggesting earlier autism development linked to sensory processing and social attention.

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  Covid pandemic may have changed the gut bacteria of infants, finds study

  Celebrities | September 02, 2023 22:26 IST

  The findings, published in Scientific Reports, showed that infants whose gut microbes were sampled during the pandemic had lower alpha diversity of the gut microbiome.

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  US approves first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

  World | June 17, 2022 19:04 IST

  The FDA also authorized Moderna’s vaccine for school-aged children and teens. Pfizer’s shots had previously been the only ones available for those ages.

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  9 newborns die in 24-hr at Kota's Jay Kay Lon Mother and Child Hospital, probe on

  News | December 11, 2020 8:05 IST

  Around 9 newborns died at Jay Kay Lon Mother and Child Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota in the last 24 hours.

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  Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 may catch infection: Study

  Science | March 27, 2020 19:18 IST

  Researchers have assessed 33 infants born to mothers with COVID-19, including three who were likely born with the disease, a finding that may lead to early diagnosis and better treatment for the youngest population at risk of infection.

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  Infant cereal consumption linked to improved nutrient intake

  Health | March 14, 2020 14:56 IST

  Baby cereal consumers were found to be less likely to have inadequate intakes of iron, calcium and vitamin E -- important nutrients for an infant's development.

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  Smart jumpsuit to track development of infants

  News | February 18, 2020 14:11 IST

  In a first, researchers have come up with a smart jumpsuit that is capable of measuring the spontaneous and voluntary movement of infants starting from the age of five months.

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  Infants spending too much time on screen: Study

  Lifestyle | November 26, 2019 14:46 IST

  The study found that children's daily screen time increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years old.

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  Infants are able to learn abstract rules visually, says study

  Health | February 24, 2018 10:17 IST

  For the study, published in the journal PLOS One, researchers examined a group of infants. They showed them patterned sequences of different kinds of dogs.

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  3 infants move SC seeking cracker-free Diwali

  India | September 30, 2015 9:25 IST

  New Delhi: Looks like infants care more about the environment than adults. Three kids, aged between 6 months to 14 months, have moved to Supreme Court demanding a ban on crackers this Dussehra and Diwali

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  10 babies die in Pakistan hospital

  World | September 29, 2012 22:09 IST

  Islamabad, Sep 29: At least 10 new-born babies died due to interruptions in oxygen supply caused by power breakdown in a children's hospital in Pakistan's Sindh province over the last 24 hours, police and hospital