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Autistic kids born preterm, post-term have more severe symptoms

For children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their symptoms, according to new research out of Michigan State University.

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Prem babies may lag in language later on

Children who were born prematurely may lag behind their peers when it comes to more advanced language skills, according to an international study that involved more than 2000 children.

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Smoking ban in Scotland linked to dramatic fall in preterm deliveries

The introduction of national, comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Scotland is linked with significant falls in preterm delivery and small for dates (gestational age) infants according to a study led by Jill Pell from ...

Health created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A new EEG shows how brain tracts are formed

In the past few years, researchers at the University of Helsinki have made several breakthroughs in discovering how the brain of preterm babies work, in developing treatments to protect the brain, and in developing research ...

Neuroscience created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Premature babies at risk of ill health in later life, research suggests

Young adults who were born prematurely show multiple biological signs of risks to future health, research from Imperial College London has found. The scientists, reporting their findings tomorrow in the journal Pediatric Re ...

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Silent infections may play role in preterm birth

(Medical Xpress) -- Every day, 1,500 babies in the United States are born too early, according to the March of Dimes. Even babies born just a few weeks too soon can face serious health problems and are at risk of lifelong ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Similar neuro outcomes in preterm infants with low-grade brain bleeding as infants with no bleeding

A new study from researchers at UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and other centers suggests that preterm infants with a low-grade bleeding in the brain may have similar neurodevelopmental outcomes as infants with ...

Pediatrics created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More babies survive premature birth, but serious health problems unchanged

Research published in BMJ today suggests that although more babies survived shortly after extreme preterm birth in England in 2006 compared with 1995, the number with major conditions on leaving hospital remained largely unchan ...

Pediatrics created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers work to improve efficacy of blood transfusions for preterm babies

(Medical Xpress)—Results of new research from the University of Adelaide are a promising step forward in helping to improve the quality of life-saving blood transfusions for preterm babies, by reducing ...

Pediatrics created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Best-available science will allow 5 percent relative reduction in high-income countries' preterm birth rates

New research, published in The Lancet today ahead of World Prematurity Day on Saturday Nov. 17, has found that if the world's 39 highest-income countries were to fully implement five interventions to prevent preterm births ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers developing device to detect brain bleeding in pre-term infants

(Medical Xpress)—Nearly one-third of premature babies develop bleeding in the brain after birth, a problem associated with serious long-term effects such as cerebral palsy, seizures and blindness.

Medical research created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Survival rates for premature babies in high-level NICUs are better than previously reported

Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported.

Pediatrics created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antioxidant shown to reduce blindness risk in extremely premature babies

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is the second most common cause of childhood blindness in the United States, occurring in half of premature infants born earlier than or at 28 weeks gestational age. The condition is caused ...

Pediatrics created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Flu shot during pregnancy shows unexpected benefits in large study

Getting a flu shot during pregnancy provides unanticipated benefits to the baby, according to the authors of a large population-based study examining the issue. Specifically, the study showed that H1N1 vaccination during ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Left hand - right hand, premature babies make the link

From the 31st week of pregnancy, preterm babies are capable of recognizing with one hand an object they have already explored with the other. This ability, known as "intermanual transfer", has been demonstrated ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0