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Knowledge, attitudes, and breast feeding practices of postnatal mothers: A cross sectional survey.

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Sciences, 2015
BACKGROUND Breast feeding has several benefits for both the infants and mothers. However, despite strong evidences in support of breast feeding its prevalence has remained low worldwide. The objective of the present study was to examine the knowledge and
P. Vijayalakshmi   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of breast-feeding duration, bottle-feeding duration and non-nutritive sucking habits on the occlusal characteristics of primary dentition

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2015
BackgroundEarly transition from breastfeeding and non-nutritive sucking habits may be related to occlusofacial abnormalities as environmental factors. Previous studies have not taken into account the potential for interactions between feeding practice ...
Xiao-xian Chen, B. Xia, L. Ge
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Infant Feeding and Weight Gain: Separating Breast Milk From Breastfeeding and Formula From Food

open access: yesPediatrics, 2018
Breastfed infants are less likely to become overweight. This association is dose dependent, diminished with formula supplementation, and weaker when breast milk is fed from a bottle.
M. Azad   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus Colonization in Iranian Pregnant Women and Its Subsequent Outcome [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2014
Background: Group B streptococcus colonization in pregnant women usually has no symptoms, but it is one of the major factors of newborn infection in developed countries.
Mahboobeh Shirazi   +4 more
doaj  

Breast Milk, a Source of Beneficial Microbes and Associated Benefits for Infant Health

open access: yesNutrients, 2020
Human breast milk is considered the optimum feeding regime for newborn infants due to its ability to provide complete nutrition and many bioactive health factors.
K. Lyons   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Breast-feeding practices and maternal employment in health facilities of Lira District, Northern Uganda

open access: yesBulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022
Background In Uganda, many working mothers stop breast-feeding before the end of the mandatory maternity leave of 60 days. Inadequate breast-feeding is a risk factor for infant morbidity and mortality.
Tom Omute, Gloria Kirungi
doaj   +1 more source

Characterizing the salivary RNA landscape to identify potential diagnostic, prognostic, and follow‐up biomarkers for breast cancer

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study explores salivary RNA for breast cancer (BC) diagnosis, prognosis, and follow‐up. High‐throughput RNA sequencing identified distinct salivary RNA signatures, including novel transcripts, that differentiate BC from healthy controls, characterize histological and molecular subtypes, and indicate lymph node involvement.
Nicholas Rajan   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

YAP1::TFE3 mediates endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal plasticity in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The YAP1::TFE3 fusion protein drives endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EndMT) plasticity, resulting in the loss of endothelial characteristics and gain of mesenchymal‐like properties, including resistance to anoikis, increased migratory capacity, and loss of contact growth inhibition in endothelial cells.
Ant Murphy   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Time trends in the prevalence and determinants of age-appropriate breast feeding among children aged 0–23 months in Ghana: a pooled analysis of population-based surveys, 2003–2017

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objective We assessed the sociodemographic and maternal–child characteristics associated with age-appropriate breast feeding among children aged 0–23 months in Ghana.Methods We pooled data on 12 743 children aged 0–23 months from three Demographic and ...
Clara Calvert   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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