Pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and their babies face increased risks and complications compared to pregnant women without IBD. Those are the findings from a new University of Missouri School of Medicine study that examined outcomes of more ...
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A probiotic bacteria strain in preemies seems to protect and strengthen the gut — ScienceDaily
Human breastmilk has long been considered “liquid gold” among clinicians treating premature infants in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Breastmilk-fed “preemies” are healthier, on average, than those fed formula. Why is that true, however, has remained a mystery. New ...
Genetically modified mouse studies reveal pathways for organ-damaging autoimmune response. — ScienceDaily
A new study shows how mutation of the ADAR1 gene sets off biochemical pathways that produce an autoimmune response that harms the developing brain and other areas of the body. The ADAR gene contains instructions for making proteins used by ...
Delays in diagnosis and treatment may exacerbate long-standing health disparities — ScienceDaily
Infants from minoritized racial and ethnic backgrounds who have positive newborn screening tests for cystic fibrosis received their diagnostic follow-up for the disease later than recommended and later than white, non-Hispanic infants, according to a study published in the Journal ...
Concerns about effects of fertility treatment on children’s development are unwarranted, large study suggests — ScienceDaily
Differences in the growth, weight, and body fat levels of children conceived through fertility treatment are small, and no longer apparent by late adolescence, finds new research. The University of Bristol-led study, published in JAMA Network Open today [July 26], ...
Daycare linked to increased complications in preterm children with chronic lung disease — ScienceDaily
Attending daycare in the first three years of life is linked with an increase in lung complications in children who were born prematurely and diagnosed with a form of chronic lung disease, according to new research led by Children’s Hospital ...
COVID-19 vaccine does not negatively affect placental health, study finds — ScienceDaily
Vaccination against COVID-19 had no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, according to new research by pathologists at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The findings, published June 27 as a research letter in the American Journal of ...
Mother’s immune cells appear to exacerbate complications of preeclampsia — ScienceDaily
T-cells, immune cells that normally protect us, appear to play a key role in the development of preeclampsia, says a young scientist who wants to find a better way to intervene in the syndrome that can have lifelong consequences for ...
The drug erythropoietin, when combined with cooling therapy, showed no added benefits, study finds — ScienceDaily
Adding erythropoietin to cooling therapy for term newborns with birth asphyxia has no benefit over cooling therapy alone, a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings contrast with results from small trials in which erythropoietin ...
Study confirms lead-in-water causes adverse fetal health outcomes — ScienceDaily
Lehigh University and Bentley University health economics researchers have published the first study to confirm a causal relationship between lead-in-water and adverse fetal health outcomes. Although many studies have found a correlation between lead exposure and health, a causal link ...