Music therapy for neurodevelopment in hospitalised infants

Music therapy improves symptoms in adults hospitalised with schizophrenia.

Lutein and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants

Carotenoids are pigments naturally occurring in plants, particularly in dark-green leafy vegetables such as raw spinach and cooked kale, and they have many functions in human tissues. Lutein is the dominant carotenoid found in adult and in infant brain especially in the neocortex and in the neural retina, however diet intake is needed because it cannot be synthesized in the body (Costa et al., ...

Music therapy and sleep cycle

Sleep is a basic behavior in humans. There are some research reports on the cyclical patterns of different types of sleep and their relationship to breathing, heart rate, brain waves, and other physical function. More recently, scientific research has begun to show how music therapy interacts with relaxation and sleep cycle. This research is focusing on the following hypotheses: 1. Music could ...

Music therapy and sleep cycle

Sleep is a basic behavior in humans. There are some research reports on the cyclical patterns of different types of sleep and their relationship to breathing, heart rate, brain waves, and other physical function. More recently, scientific research has begun to show how music therapy interacts with relaxation and sleep cycle. This research is focusing on the following hypotheses: 1. Music could ...

Risk factors associated with incomplete immunisation in hospitalised infants.

To determine the immunisation status of hospitalised infants and to examine the potential risk factors associated with incomplete immunisation. Prospective study of infants admitted to a paediatric hospital in Kuala Lumpur, conducted by interviewing carers. Twenty-two percent of infants had incomplete immunisation. The most significant factor that was associated with incomplete immunisation was...