1 in 10 babies worldwide are born preterm, with complications, UN agencies warn

Oct 06, 2023, at 11:44 pm

New York: An estimated 13.4 million babies were born early in 2020, with nearly one million dying from preterm complications, UN agencies and partners said in a new report on Thursday.

Study finds common cold gives children immunity against COVID-19

Mar 15, 2023, at 10:32 pm

During the pandemic, it became clear that children who contracted COVID-19 became less ill than adults. One hypothesis has been that common colds would give children immunity protecting against a severe form of the disease.

Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF

May 16, 2020, at 01:01 pm

New York/IBNS: Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis.

Immunity protein at birth reduces likelihood of childhood malaria: Study

Jul 27, 2018, at 04:53 pm

New York, July 27 (IBNS): Newborn babies who were born with high levels of an immune-related protein in their blood cells were less likely to develop malaria throughout their early childhood, new research led by Curtin University has found.

Mothers with high emotional, cognitive control help kids behaviour: Study

Jun 03, 2018, at 07:09 pm

New York, June 3 (IBNS): A new parenting study led by BYU professor Ali Crandall finds that the greater emotional control and problem-solving abilities a mother has, the less likely her children will develop behavioral problems, such as throwing tantrums or fighting.

Child obesity ‘35-40%’ inherited from parents, study finds

Feb 27, 2017, at 02:48 am

London, Feb 26 (IBNS): Around 35-40 per cent of a child’s BMI – how fat or thin they are – is inherited from their parents, a new study has found.