Growth Curve
The inexact science of raising kids
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Evidence is lacking that ‘cocooning’ prevents whooping cough in newborns
In general, vaccinating adults who come into close contact with newborns is a good idea, but the practice on its own may not keep whooping cough away.
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Vaccinating pregnant women protects newborns from whooping cough
Pregnant women who receive the pertussis, or whooping cough, vaccine pass on to their new-borns immunity to the potentially deadly bacterial infection.
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Language heard, but never spoken, by young babies bestows a hidden benefit
Adults who as babies heard but never spoke Korean benefited from their latent language knowledge decades later, a new study finds.
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For kids, daily juice probably won’t pack on the pounds
An analysis of existing studies suggests that regular juice drinking isn’t linked to much weight gain in kids.
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Don’t put greasy Q-tips up your kid’s nose, and other nosebleed advice
Nosebleeds in children are common and usually nothing to fret about.
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Touches early in life may make a big impact on newborn babies’ brains
The type and amount of touches a newborn baby gets in the first days of life may shape later responses to touch perception, a study suggests.
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See how bacterial blood infections in young kids plummeted after vaccines
Rates of pneumococcal bacteremia in children plummeted by 95 percent after the introduction of vaccines against Streptococcus bacteria.
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Anesthesia for youngsters is a tricky calculation
Scientists, doctors and parents face uncertainty when it comes to anesthesia for babies.
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A preschooler’s bubbly personality may rub off on friends
Scientists caught personality shifts in preschoolers over a year by observing play.
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Birth may not be a major microbe delivery event for babies
A study of mother-baby duos suggests that birth itself may not be the main event for getting microbes in and on babies.
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Little jet-setters get jet lag too
Help young children fight jet lag with a few simple steps.
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A ban on screens in bedrooms may save kids’ sleep
Screens are associated with worse sleep in kids, and not just because of their lights and noises.
