... clinical meaning of low cortisol levels in preemies, showing that contrary to common belief, low ... 311 extremely low-birth-weight preemies immediately after birth and one week after birth, researchers ...
... Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. This delay could affect babies ability to process sound which is critical for later language ...
... family’s socioeconomic status.
“As an academic specialist, our expertise is in improving outcomes for preemies and treating babies with severe lung disease, intracranial bleeding and other complex ...
... weight infant survives and thrives, but four additional factors that can help predict a preemie’s outcome have been identified by the National Institutes of Health Neonatal Research Network, of which ...
... research and public health priority.”
Research into the link between birth defects and preterm birth was called for in the PREEMIE Act (P.L. 109-450) that was signed into law in December 2006. The ...
Researchers have discovered that a drug marketed to slow the progression of memory loss in Alzheimer's disease may also prevent brain damage in as many as 35 percent of premature infants.Scientists ...
IBM and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology are working on a high-tech system to monitor premature babies for potentially life-threatening conditions, such as infections.
... University of Calgary. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed ...
... to new research. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers found that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a ...
... smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new research out of the University of Calgary...
Results of a multicentre study led by Johns Hopkins Children's Centre challenge the longstanding practice of treating premature babies with hydrocortisone, a steroid believed to fight inflammation ...
Results of a new study challenge the longstanding practice of treating premature babies with hydrocortisone, a steroid believed to fight inflammation and prevent lung disease.
A new study suggests that hydrocortisone offers little benefit to premature babies, though the treatment isn’t harmful.
Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say the use of aggressive phototherapy reduces the odds that tiny premature infants will develop neurodevelopmental impairment such ...
... L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes.
"This research supports our 2008 Petition for Preemies, which calls on federal and state officials to include smoking cessation programs as part of ...
