Infancy

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  Early Heat Exposure Linked To Slower Thalamus Growth: Study

  Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy and early infancy could be associated with a slower growth of the thalamus, brain's information processing centre, later in childhood, a study has found.

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  International Women's Day 2019: Nutritional Requirements For Women From Birth To The Golden years

  Women need to consume a healthy diet to achieve and maintain health goals. Good food translates into health, more energy to do things and a happy state of mind. From infancy to the elderly, each stage of life defines our nutritional requirements based on our physiological needs.

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  Young children can access earliest memories

  Young children may have memories stretching back to late infancy, but these memories fade away as childhood proceeds.

• Eczema in infancy boosts risk of asthma

  Boys who have eczema in their first two years of life are more likely to develop asthma later on, but this is not so in girls.

• Head growth in infancy influences intelligence

  The growth of the head in fetal life and infancy is associated with the level of intelligence later.

• Consuming fish in infancy curbs allergy risk

  Children who start eating fish before their first birthday have a lower risk of developing allergies.

• Small at birth means smaller adults

  Being small at birth may mean a greater likelihood of staying small as an adult, at least as far as height, according to recent research. In this study, researchers try to determine how birth size and early growth affected later height gain.

• Risk of high BP in children

  Small baby boys who are thin at birth and gain weight rapidly in childhood and adolescence appear to be at a higher risk for elevated blood pressure, according to a new study. These higher blood pressure levels may contribute to heart disease later in life.

• Persistent crying in infancy may lead to behaviour problems later

  Children who cry for abnormal periods of time during much of their infancy are more likely than their peers to exhibit hyperactivity and academic problems during their middle childhood. Infants were considered persistent criers if they regularly cried for many hours a day, and the period of unexplained crying lasted longer than the normal colic pe...

• Overheating may play a role in crib deaths

  Temperature may have a lot to do with infant care, a fact that is well known but not taken very seriously. Research shows that overheating may be an important cause of infant death, especially in countries with a cold climate. The report, published by the American Academy of Paediatrics suggests that the incidence of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Synd...