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Carrier screening associated with decrease in incidence of cystic fibrosis
Dec 16, 2009 |
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An increase in the number of screened carriers for cystic fibrosis (CF) was associated with a decrease in the number of children born with CF in northeast Italy, according to a study in the December 16 issue of JAMA.
Defining feeding milestones in neonates helps improve quality of life
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, ...
Babies' language learning starts from the womb
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...
Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with ...
Accelerated bone growth may be an indicator of hypertension in children
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Children whose bones are "older" than their chronological age may be at an increased risk of hypertension, according to a study reported today in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. As a result, the in ...
Will giving coffee to babies keep them awake as adults?
Oct 08, 2009 |
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An F1000 evaluation looks at a Canadian study on how giving caffeine to newborn rats has a long-lasting and detrimental effect on sleep and breathing in adulthood.
Milk protein supplement may help prevent sepsis in very low birth-weight infants
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Very low birth-weight newborns who received the milk protein lactoferrin alone or in combination with a probiotic had a reduced incidence of late-onset sepsis, according to a study in the October 7 issue of JAMA.
Seizures during pregnancy associated with risk of pre-term and small babies
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Women with epilepsy who have seizures during pregnancy appear more likely to give birth to pre-term, small or low-birth-weight babies than women without epilepsy, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Ne ...
Babies with mild facial paralysis from forceps typically do not need treatment
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Mild facial nerve paralysis caused by the use of forceps during birth generally resolves on its own and does not require treatment, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Ethicists: Include pregnant women in national childrens' study
Jul 09, 2009 |
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An ambitious new national study that aims to follow children from conception through adulthood will miss a golden opportunity to gather data on the most underrepresented population in clinical research - pregnant women, say ...
Researchers find gram-negative rods in two Philippine neonatal intensive care units
May 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a high frequency of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in two of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the city of Manila, Philippines. ...
Influenza pandemic planning needed to assure adequate care for pregnant women and newborns
May 13, 2009 |
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Pregnant women and newborns are at greatest risk in a flu epidemic, but more planning must be done to ensure that they receive priority treatment should an outbreak occur, according to a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ...
Premature newborns lack 'death NET' to fight sepsis
Mar 20, 2009 |
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When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net—called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)—that captures and kills bacteria that invade ...
No 'Death NET'? That May Explain Why Millions of Infants are at Risk for Potentially Deadly Blood Infection
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When locked in mortal combat with infection, some mature white blood cells have a formidable weapon: they literally cast a DNA net-called a neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)-that captures ...
Study finds 'rescue course' of antenatal steroids improves outcome in premature babies
Jan 29, 2009 |
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In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, researchers will unveil findings that show that premature babies born before 34 weeks have a 31 percent reduction in serious ...
