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Expanded newborn screening could save premature infants' lives, finds stud
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], October 7 (ANI): Expanding routine newborn screening to include a metabolic vulnerability profile could lead to earlier detection of life-threatening complications in babies born preterm, according to a study.
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Study focuses on hormone adjustment that may treat lung damage in prematur
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists have provided insights into the important role the hormone adrenomedullin plays in development, recovery, and prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia BPD and pulmonary hypertension PH in premature infants.
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Breast milk could help prevent heart disease premature infants: Study
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Breast milk, known for providing a complete form of nutrition for babies could also play a significant role in preventing heart diseases in prematurely born infants, suggests a recent study.
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Brain development different for premature boys and girls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 23 (ANI): Turns out, brains of baby boys born prematurely are affected differently and more severely than premature infant girls' brains, a new study has revealed.
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Narrowed upper airways in preterm infants can cause obstructive sleep apne
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 25 (ANI): A premature infant, born more than 3 weeks before the due date, has narrowed upper airways as compared to newborn peers carried to full term.
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Lack of oxygen, not blood flow, delays preemies' brain maturation
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): A recent study has found that cognitive and learning disabilities in premature infants, once believed to be the result of lack of blood flow to the brain, is actually caused by low oxygen.
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Breastfeeding gives premature babies metabolic boost
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 14 (ANI): Mother's breast milk can help premature infants get metabolic boost, says a new study.
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Breastfeeding gives premature babies metabolic boost
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept. 14 (ANI): Mother's breast milk can help premature infants get metabolic boost, says a new study.
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Premature infants at great risk of sudden infant death syndrome: Study
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 27 (ANI): According to a new study, premature infants still have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths.
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Partial steroid treatment can benefit preterm infants: Study suggests
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 11 (ANI): Steroids improve survival andreduce the chances of certain birth defects for extremely premature infants, even if the treatment course is not finished before delivery, suggest a recent research.
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