image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable available in many colors. It contains several vitamins and minerals, making it an ideal first food or finger food for babies. You can serve it baked, mashed, or add it to a stew. Due to its neutral taste, you can pair it with different vegetables
The University of Western Australia is introducing two new online short courses in Lactology incorporating the latest in breastfeeding research, with the ultimate aim of improving the feeding experience for mums and their babies. The UWA Schools of Allied Health, Molecular Sciences and Biomedical Sciences have developed the new micro-credentials, ‘Breastfeeding, a foundation for human
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a coating that can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target infectious bacteria with specificity. The innovation could reduce upper-airway bacterial inflammation during intubation, a situation that can lead to chronic inflammation and a condition called subglottic stenosis,
Handout via Getty ImagesThe Obama family sits for a portrait in the Green Room of the White House on Sept. 1, 2009. Barack Obama has been known to wax poetic about international relations, domestic policy and political philosophy. He takes the same approach to the topic of parenting. The former president has two daughters, Malia
Image : Shutterstock Do you have a toddler at home? Is your 13 month old in constant need of stimulation? Are you planning to entertain and teach your 13 month old using various games and activities? Having a little mind to nurture at home can be a challenging and fun task! Read on to know
Image: iStock IN THIS ARTICLE Anna is a first-time mom. Her daughter Lily is six months now and Anna intends to introduce her to bottle feeding. But she is not sure whether the tender hands of Lily will bear the weight of the bottle. Six months is the time when mothers get the freedom to
Image: Shutterstock IN THIS ARTICLE Tamiflu is the brand name of oseltamivir phosphate, an antiviral medication that prevents the spread of influenza (flu) type A and B virus in the body. It helps decrease the duration of flu and its complications for about 24-36 hours if given within two days of onset of symptoms. However,
A chronic gut disorder that occurs in regions with poor sanitation disrupts intestinal immune responses and impairs oral vaccine effectiveness in a mouse model of the disease, according to research led by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists. The finding, published today in Immunity, is important because oral
Carrie Ford-Jones is now a mom to eight kids (including 10-month-old triplets!). But when she had her very first child, Dylan, she was determined to do everything by the book—literally. When her baby books said it was time for him to start sleeping through the night, she dutifully started to cut out his nighttime feeds. She
An investigational treatment pioneered by a Duke Health pediatrician resulted in a one-year survival rate of 77% among children born with a rare condition in which they lack an immune system. The treatment, using cultured thymus tissue (CTT), has been studied at Duke since 1993 for babies born without a thymus gland, which produces the
Gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy might have a high up-front price tag. But by screening and treating infants early, the therapy can save both lives and money in the long term. By the time an infant with SMA starts showing symptoms, they’ve already lost 90 per cent of their nerves – which is why
A newly discovered fat ‘shield’ that prevents natural killer cells from being destroyed by their own deadly biological weapons also allows some cancer cells to evade an immune system attack, a study at Columbia University has found. The findings, which may lead to new treatments for aggressive cancers, were reported August 3 in the journal
AzmanL via Getty ImagesThe delta variant has changed many people’s calculations of what’s safe — and not — as we make our way through summer and into the fall. For a period of time earlier this summer, it seemed like the coronavirus pandemic was inching toward its end in the United States. Vaccinations were up
Image: Shutterstock It is indisputable that the lives of most women took a turn for good during this century. The credit goes to the women who reformed the rules of patriarchal and racial societies. They fought for women in various fields and marked the beginning of a new era for women across the world. Thanks
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Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you were a secret spy on an undercover mission? Well, today you can find out. We present you a lot of spy hacks to play and have fun with your friends. Prepare your best spy look and learn all these ideas to practice them
An innovative strategy that analyzes a region of the genome offers the possibility of early diagnosis of schizophrenia, reports a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. The strategy applied a machine learning algorithm called SPLS-DA to analyze specific regions of the human genome called CoRSIVs, hoping to reveal epigenetic markers for the
Madison Cano knew she wanted to breastfeed her son, Theo. But breastfeeding was painful for her. The skin on her breasts was chafed and blistered last July when she returned home from the hospital. And Theo sometimes screamed during feedings. Cano, 30, realized she needed help to get the short- and long-term health benefits of
A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been able to spend outdoors and a sharp rise in screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. By September 2020, more than
Scientists at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified two proteins that could be used for a potential vaccine against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi). Working in a mouse model, the investigators found that administering two bacterial adhesive proteins that play a key role in helping the bacteria to latch on to respiratory cells and initiate
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