Tag: babies
The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot
Rob Stein A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world’s first gene-edited babies. China imprisoned the scientist, He Jiankui, for three years for violating medical regulations. Fast forward to today: Mainstream scientific organizations are encouraging very careful basic research to explore gene-editing and…
Babies made using three people’s DNA are born free of hereditary disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal here for a…
Gut Microbe Deficiency in U.S. Babies Tied to Asthma, Allergies, Autoimmune Disorders
Most U.S. Babies Are Deficient in Key Gut Microbes Essential for Their Health Babies lacking in key gut bacteria are at greater risk of developing asthma, allergies or eczema By Rachel Nuwer edited by Andrea Gawrylewski Dirty diapers are more than a messy reality of infant care—baby poop can be an indicator of an infant’s…
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital measles in the Canadian province of Ontario since the start of the largest outbreak of the disease in the western hemisphere late last year. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health,…
Letby did not murder babies, medical experts claim
Serial killer Lucy Letby did not murder any babies, a panel of international medical experts has claimed. Letby, now 35, is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. The 14-strong panel attributed some of the deaths at the Countess of Chester’s neonatal unit…
Jedidiah Duggar and Wife Katey Duggar Welcome Twin Babies
19 Kids and Counting star Jedidiah Duggar and his wife, Katey Duggar, welcomed twin baby girls, who join the couple’s son Truett Oliver, 2, and daughter Nora Kate, 19 months, in the family. Jedidiah Duggar’s household can count two new members. The 19 Kids and Counting alum and his wife, Katey Duggar, welcomed twin baby girls Jan.…
How to keep babies warm in cold weather and other winter tips
Much of the UK is being hit with cold weather. Here are some tips for coping with low temperatures. Babies and children under five are more at risk in cold weather. The NHS advises that babies and children should wear several layers of clothes to keep warm, external. Importantly, babies do not need hot rooms…
‘He’s frozen’: Babies dying in Gaza as cold weather compounds the impact of war
Sila was less than three weeks old when her mother Nariman realised she wasn’t moving. “I woke up in the morning and told my husband that the baby hadn’t stirred for a while. He uncovered her face and found her blue, biting her tongue, with blood coming out of her mouth,” says Nariman al-Najmeh. In…
5 Babies Die From the Cold in Gaza as Temperatures Drop
Middle East Crisis A boy less than three weeks old was among the latest to succumb to winter weather, Gazan officials said. Families displaced by Israel’s attacks have little more than tents and tarps to protect them. By Aryn Baker At least five babies have died from the cold in Gaza in the past week,…