What can one do with photos like these, which show some ladies and some hats? Show them to three-month-old infants, and then publish a study. One of the few groups to do exactly that published this study: “How a Hat May Affect 3-Month-Olds’ Recognition of a Face: An Eye-Tracking Study,” Hermann Bulf, Eloisa Valenza and […]
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Parents’ Saliva: A Cleaning Fluid for Pacifiers
The presumed link between cleanliness and parental goodliness may need a slight refocusing, suggests this study: “Pacifier Cleaning Practices and Risk of Allergy Development,” Bill Hesselmar [pictured here], Fei Sjöberg, Robert Saalman, Nils Åberg, Ingegerd Adlerberth and Agnes E. Wold, Pediatrics, epub May 6, 2013. The authors, at Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, […]
Newborns Spit Up. Some Do it More than Others.
This new study explains that some newborns spit up more than others do: “Do Newborn Infants of Ethiopian Origin Spit Up More than Other Newborn Infants?” Vered Nir, Erez Nadir, Mulunesh Mekonen and Michael Feldman, Israeli Medical Association Journal, vol. 15, January 2013, pp. 9-12. The authors write: “Infants of Ethiopian origin spit up more […]