Tag: Babies

Technology and Brain Health

Cambridge ‘swimming cap’ brings hope for brain-injured babies

Cambridge ‘swimming cap’ brings hope for brain-injured babies
6 min read

Janine MachinEast of England technology correspondent, in Cambridge

BBC A three-week-old boy is lying asleep in a blue hospital cot with clear side walls. He is wearing a yellow babygro with pictures of dinosaurs on it, and has his arms spread out to the sides. On his head is a new portable monitoring cap. It is like a small black swimming or rugby-style cap covered with bumps containing sensors. It is fastened under his chin and a white cable is emerging from the top of the cap, linking the technology to computers.BBC

Researchers say their “swimming cap”, which uses light and ultrasound to improve brain monitoring in newborns, is the first of its kind in the world

Three-week-old Theo is fast asleep

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Mental Health and Brain Health

Babies’ gut bacteria could play a role in programming brain circuits tied to emotional health

Babies’ gut bacteria could play a role in programming brain circuits tied to emotional health
4 min read

A child’s early gut microbiome may influence their risk of developing depression, anxiety or other internalizing symptoms in middle childhood, according to a new UCLA Health study. The effect appears to be related to the way bacteria are linked to

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