Lambs are getting heavier; RESEARCH: Small but positive upward trend found...

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  October 2, 2001 ;     373 words ......COLEMAN A SMALL but positive trend in birth weight has been found in virtually all sheep...Institute of Rural Studies analysed birth weight using Sheepbreeder records from 10 breeds...important aspects of production such as birth weight. In terms of lamb survival this small...

AN INVESTIGATION OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN BIRTH WEIGHT IN...

Demography;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......relationship between measured characteristics and birth weight accounted for around half the birth-weight gap between non-Hispanic black and other...000 deaths-would be averted each year.1 Birth weight is a key indicator of the health of infants...

Low birth weight and interactions between traditional risk factors.

Journal of Genetic Psychology;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Low birth weight, defined as a birth weight of less than 2,500 g, is one of several perinatal risk factors...studies, the Institute of Medicine (1985) emphasized low birth weight as a major determinant of infant mortality. Low birth weight...

Birth weight related to mental ability

Community Practitioner;  March 1, 2001 ;     317 words ...Birth weight is significantly associated with cognitive...To examine the association between birth weight and cognitive function in the normal...also examined the association between birth weight and educational attainment. The sample...

Study Links Genetics and Poverty as Powerful Factors in Low Birth Weight.

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  January 9, 2002 ;     559 words ......poverty and a family history of low birth weight significantly increases the likelihood...infants who are at high risk for low birth weight, as well as ways for them to reduce...Conley suggested, family history of low birth weight should be considered an indicator of...

WHEN BRAWN EQUALS BRAIN; Scientists link intelligence to birth...

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  August 10, 2001 ;     371 words ......direct link between mental ability and birth weight. And the association is stronger in...five-and-a-half pounds. A two pound increase in birth weight causes a 4.6 rise in boys' IQ but only...the relationship between 3000 normal birth weight children and their IQs at seven years...

Low birth weight in Glasgow rivals the third world Poverty and poor eating...

The Sunday Herald;  May 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ......tackle the worsening problem of low birth weight in the UK. The problem is particularly...ignored by successive governments. Low birth weight is known to be linked to deprivation...Crawford told the Sunday Herald: "Low birth weight is one of the most significant indicators...

Lamb birth weight benefits from genetic improvement.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  October 6, 2001 ;     533 words ......has also resulted in an increase in birth weight over the past decade. Thesize of lambs...Institute of Rural Studies analysed birth weight using Sheepbreeder records from 10 breeds...showed a small, but positive, trend in birth weight in virtually all the breeds studied...

Bad air linked to low birth weight; Yale study makes case for stricter EPA...

New Haven Register;  May 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......plants increase the frequency of low-birth weight babies, who face a multitude of medical...difficulties, the predominant link is low birth weight," he said. Occupational health experts...the first to measure air pollution and birth weight in the Northeast. Similar research has...

VOA NEWS: LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PUTS CHILD AT HIGHER RISK FOR PSYCHIATRIC...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 9, 2008 ;     400 words ......Premature infants are considered 'low birth weight' if they weigh less than two and a half...a half, they're considered 'very low birth weight.' Many of these children end up with...mothers and teachers reported that the low birth weight children did tend to have more problems...

Treatment Effects of Maternal Micronutrient Supplementation Vary by...

The Journal of Nutrition;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......micronutrient supplements increased birth weight by 40-70 g in rural Nepal. The effect...by calculating the mean difference in birth weight between control and treatment groups...constant treatment effect across the birth weight distribution. By estimating differences...

Study shows birth weight's broad impact

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 5, 2000 ;     202 words ...Study shows birth weight's broad impact Academic effects dramatic...school by age 19 than their normal birth weight siblings, according to a study in...apparently the first to follow low birth weight children to age 19, are far more...

Study: Heavier babies are smarter adults; Birth weight: Researcher says...

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  January 26, 2001 ;     585 words ......study to date examining the influence of birth weight on intelligence, scientists have found...Journal, found that among children whose birth weight was higher than 5.5 pounds - considered...necessarily determine intellectual destiny. "Birth weight is only one of numerous factors ...

Absence of selection on birth weight in modern Italy

Human Biology;  August 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......stabilizing and directional selection on birth weight has been analyzed for Italian births...gestational age, one of the main covariates of birth weight. In the last cohort of births, no selection...patterns previously associated with birth weight in the majority of the Italian ...

Equation Rivals Ultrasound in Calculating Birth Weight.

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  September 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ......accurate as ultrasound for predicting birth weight, while costing less and requiring no...University. The equation also predicts birth weight earlier than ultrasound, allowing doctors...Ultrasound, the most common way of predicting birth weight, is a complicated and labor-intensive...