Nearly half of parents who relied on formula to feed their babies during the infant formula shortage last year resorted to potentially harmful feeding methods, according to a survey from researchers ...

A simple combination of blood and urine tests may allow many infants with fevers (febrile) to safely avoid lumbar punctures (spinal taps), according to new findings from a major international study ...

A decade of ManyBabies research, testing thousands of babies across hundreds of labs, has shown that some, but not all findings in infant research replicate well. Collectively, these projects have ...

Human infants are born with their eyes open and an otherwise limited motor repertoire; thus, studies measuring infant looking are commonly used to investigate the developmental origins of perception ...

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, USA, 3 June 2025 – In a comprehensive Genomic Press research article, scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant ...

Baby-led weaning is an approach for introducing babies to solid food that involves serving whole pieces of food that the baby picks up and feeds to themselves. Baby-led weaning puts the baby in ...

Baby-led weaning provides similar calories to pureed foods and may offer advantages in growth, according to a new study. The popular parenting method of baby-led weaning, where babies are given whole, ...