Infants

Six tribal infants die within a night at hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol; probe ordered into cause of deaths, negligence by staff

Six tribal infants have died at a state-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol on the intervening night of 13 and 14 January, a senior official said

How a billion mitochondria boosted a baby's damaged heart back to life

Doctors are optimistic about the procedure being life-saving in adults, too.

Infant deaths in Maharashtra: 55 newborns died in Nashik Civil Hospital in August; authorities deny medical negligence

As many as 55 infants died in the special newborn care unit of the Nashik Civil Hospital in August, but authorities denied the deaths were due to medical negligence

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy: BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj says oxygen supply was cut over non-payment of dues

BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj Saturday said 30 infants died in a Gorakhpur hospital because oxygen supply was cut off over non-payment of dues

Researchers propose new method for earlier detection of infection in preterm infants

A new criterion for diagnosis of bacterial infection in preterm infants could lead to earlier diagnosis and improve the prognosis for them, say researchers.

Read this to know how infants deal with angry adults

15-month-old infants are capable of forming generalisations about others and make attempts to appease adults they consider prone to anger, a study says.

Forget bans on porn, alcohol: We need to take infants' plea in SC for ban on crackers seriously

Three Delhi-based infants have moved the Supreme Court through their father for a ban on bursting of crackers this Dusshera and Diwali. Arguing that the pollution created by crackers harms their under-developed lungs, the infants have sought a series of remedies for improving air quality.

India leads in pre-mature complication deaths of infants: Study

Over 3.6 lakh children under age five die from pre-term birth complications each year in India, says an alarming study published in the prestigious journal The Lancet, adding that the complications of pre-term birth now outrank all other causes as the world's number one killer of young children.

Going back 11,000-year: Human remains from Ice Age found in Alaska

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of two Ice Age infants buried more than 11,000 years ago at a site in Alaska, which represent the youngest human remains ever found in North America.

US: Three infants' bodies found in Massachusetts house, woman arrested

The bodies of three infants were found on Thursday in a filthy house in Massachusetts.