Tilapia feed on Fiji's native fish
The poster child for sustainable fish farming — the tilapia — is actually a problematic invasive species for the native fish of the islands of Fiji, according to a new study by the Wildlife Conservation …
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Defining feeding milestones in neonates helps improve quality of life
… in the Journal of Perinatology, defines the feeding milestones leading to these infants’ transition to oral feeding based on their gestational age and explains other coexisting disorders affecting these skills.
“Feeding problems are …
Alternative animal feed part of global fisheries crisis fix: UBC study
Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world’s dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, according to University of British Columbia …
Does sugar feed cancer?
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 17, 2009 — Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have uncovered new information on the notion that sugar “feeds” tumors. The findings may also have implications …
Where science feeds action, leopards win
New York, NY (August 11, 2009) Researchers from the field in South Africa demonstrate that threatened big cats truly can be saved through strategic and science-based conservation practices, according to a study …
Certain behavioral traits and feeding practices may increase risk for weight gain in children
… s important for parents to use the right approach when trying to combat childhood obesity. Restrictive feeding practices, or forbidding certain foods, may not always be the best solution. A child’s inhibitory …
New research reveals mothers need infant feeding information
ATLANTA (July 29, 2009) — A systematic literature review of mothers’ experiences with bottle-feeding found that while mothers recognize the benefits of breastfeeding, those who bottle-feed with infant formula do not receive …
Milk goes 'green': Today's dairy farms use less land, feed and water
… waste output. Modern dairy systems only use 10 percent of the land, 23 percent of the feedstuffs and 35 percent of the water required to produce the same amount of milk in 1944 …
Milk Goes 'Green': Today's Dairy Farms Use Less Land, Feed and Water
… waste output. Modern dairy systems only use 10 percent of the land, 23 percent of the feedstuffs and 35 percent of the water required to produce the same amount of milk in 1944 …
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Music may improve feeding, reduce pain in premature babies: U of A study
… may also improve oral feeding among premature infants,” the U of A authors say.
In particular, Kumar notes one 2003 U.S. study reported that feeding rates increased significantly with use of a
Music played to premature babies may lessen pain and improve feeding habits
Music played to premature babies may help to reduce their pain and encourage better oral feeding, suggests research published ahead of print in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.
Increasing numbers of neonatal …
Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain
… a response to concerns over a child’s increasing weight.
“Our findings suggest that controlling maternal feeding practices probably do not cause increased weight gain, as some previous studies have proposed. In fact …