Hydrocephalus, an abnormal build-up of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain, is typically treated by surgically placing a shunt to continually drain cerebrospinal fluid into the abdomen, protecting the brain from excess pressure. ...
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(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with King's College London and the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, both in the U.K., has found what they describe as a strong association between ...
Cerebral blood flow (CBF) of key regions of newborns' brains is altered in very premature infants and may provide an early warning sign of disturbed brain maturation well before such injury is visible on conventional imaging, ...
Dec 4, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University Hospital (HUH) have developed software based on machine learning that can independently interpret EEG signals from a premature infant and generate an estimate ...
Oct 27, 2017
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New Zealand's Ministry of Health (MOH) rarely recommends using supplements, but does urge mothers to take in additional iodine and folic acid before and during pregnancy, and iodine when breastfeeding, to help avoid neurodevelopmental ...
Oct 16, 2017
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(Medical Xpress)—The milestones of infant brain development are difficult to study. So researchers often seek out subjects with disabilities that prevented them from reaching those developmental stages in infancy. One early ...
As a kid, University of Illinois neuroscience doctoral student Austin Mudd, was already interested in science. It was his favorite class to go to and the only homework he really wanted to do, he says.
May 9, 2017
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A gene involved in brain development that can lead to severe disability and infant death has been identified by scientists.
Apr 14, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Carrying a baby as close to full term as possible is better for the baby's brain development, a new study suggests.
Oct 31, 2016
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Feeding premature babies mostly breast milk during the first month of life appears to spur more robust brain growth, compared with babies given little or no breast milk.
Apr 30, 2016
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