Month: <span>December 2025</span>
Month: December 2025

Decline in exclusive breastfeeding beyond early infancy, regional variations, socioeconomic influences, and growth outcomes: a population-based study from northeastern Iran

Int Breastfeed J. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s13006-025-00792-8. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months is a cornerstone …

Evaluating the Diagnostic Utility of Spinal Ultrasound in Neonates With a Simple Sacral Dimple: An Eight-Year Retrospective Study

J Med Radiat Sci. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.70046. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Spinal dysraphism describes a spectrum of congenital anomalies pertaining to …

Indigenous infants in remote Australia retain an ancestral gut microbiome despite encroaching Westernization

Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 3;16(1):9904. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65758-0. ABSTRACT Studies of traditional Indigenous compared to ‘Western’ gut microbiomes are underrepresented, and lacking in young children, limiting …

Evaluation of Imaging Uniformity and Optimal Positioning of Head Coils from Different Manufacturers Using Vacuum Immobilization in Low-birth-weight Infants

Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi. 2026;82(2). doi: 10.6009/jjrt.26-1582. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To investigate the optimal positioning for low-birth-weight infants using a vacuum fixation device, considering the …

Quality improvement methodology used in enhanced recovery after caesarean delivery implementation studies: a narrative review and author survey

BMJ Open Qual. 2025 Dec 3;14(4):e003013. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003013. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after caesarean delivery (ERAC) is gaining popularity and has been shown to improve …

Term neonatal admissions for hypoglycaemia in England and Wales, 2012-2020: a population-based study using the National Neonatal Research Database

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Dec 3:fetalneonatal-2025-328872. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-328872. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a change in …

Developmentally dynamic chromatin state at loci regulating organ crosstalk by remote sensing and signaling

Epigenetics Chromatin. 2025 Dec 3. doi: 10.1186/s13072-025-00648-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Interorgan communication, metabolite regulation and drug handling require fine-tuned small molecule transport …