Why reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies may help them to learn language
30 November 2023
Researchers find that babies don’t begin to process phonetic information reliably until seven months old which they say is too late to form the foundation of language.
Newborn babies at risk from bacteria commonly carried by mothers
29 November 2023
One in 200 newborns is admitted to a neonatal unit with sepsis caused by a bacteria commonly carried by their mothers – much greater than the previous estimate, say Cambridge researchers. The team has developed an ultra-sensitive test capable of better detecting the bacteria, as it is missed in the vast majority of cases.
Early-stage stem cell therapy trial shows promise for treating progressive MS
27 November 2023
An international team has shown that the injection of a type of stem cell into the brains of patients living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) is safe, well tolerated and has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage.
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