News tagged with neonatal period

Surviving premature babies in Malawi continue to have poor growth rates and development delay

A detailed study from Malawi, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, shows that during the first 2 years of life, infants who were born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation) continue to have a higher risk of death than i ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Environmental toxin Bisphenol A can affect newborn brain

Newborn mice that are exposed to Bisphenol A develop changes in their spontaneous behavior and evince poorer adaptation to new environments, as well hyperactivity as young adults. This has been shown by researchers at Uppsala ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Abnormal brain ultrasounds in premature infants indicate future risk of psychiatric disorders

Infants born prematurely are at risk for injuries to the white and gray matter of the brain that affect cortical development and neural connectivity. Certain forms of these injuries can be detected in the neonatal period ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passion for premature babies leads to groundbreaking research

Terrie E. Inder, MD, PhD, learned the meaning of hard work at a young age. She and her siblings often helped out on their grandfather’s New Zealand farm, tossing freshly dug potatoes into sacks they carried ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alpha-fetoprotein can affect the development of rat colons?

Mammalian alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a single-chain glycoprotein and altered serum AFP levels have been observed concurrent with aberrant growth manifestations in some congenital defects and cancer. The gut development during ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0