News tagged with necrotizing enterocolitis

Diapers' contents could change way of finding intestinal disease

A medical test initially researched for aging adults also could be helpful for premature babies, according to scientists with Texas AgriLife Research.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Radiologists develop scale to help clinicians predict disease severity in infants with NEC

Radiologists at Duke University Medical Center have developed a scale called the Duke Abdominal Assessment Scale (DAAS) to assist clinicians in determining the severity of disease and the need for surgery in infants with ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

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From biofuels to da Vinci's texts, Berkeley lab database deciphers secrets of microscopic life

(PhysOrg.com) -- A handful of muck or a bucket of water can teem with millions of microorganisms — a few of which could be the next big thing when it comes to learning how to create biofuels or understanding ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify biomarkers of poor outcomes in preemies

Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified biomarkers of poor outcomes in preterm infants that may help identify new approaches to prevention.

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created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists sequence gut microbes of premature infant

Scientists have for the first time sequenced and reconstructed the genomes of most of the microbes in the gut of a premature newborn and documented how the microbe populations changed over time.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cells turned into complex, functioning intestinal tissue in lab

For the first time, scientists have created functioning human intestinal tissue in the laboratory from pluripotent stem cells.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants at high risk for heart, lung disorders

 Very low birthweight Down syndrome infants are at higher risk for disorders of the heart and lungs than are very low birthweight infants who do not have a chromosomal variation, according to a study by a National Institutes ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elusive protein may lead the fight against inflammatory disease

A husband and wife research team from Melbourne, Australia, have identified a protein that may be a key therapy for many inflammatory diseases, including those affecting premature babies.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 20, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study sheds light on deadly GI disease in infants born with complex congenital heart disease

Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a deadly bowel disease, regardless of the type of surgical intervention they receive ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why is breast milk best? It's all in the genes

Is breast milk so different from infant formula? The ability to track which genes are operating in an infant's intestine has allowed University of Illinois scientists to compare the early development of breast-fed and formula-fed ...

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created May 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Probiotics help extremely premature infants gain weight

Extremely low birthweight infants (ELBW) who received feedings supplemented with probiotics had better weight gain than infants who were not given the supplements, according to a randomized, controlled, double-blind study ...

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created May 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds that drugs used for treatment of influenza in pregnancy appear to be safe

Tamiflu and two other drugs used to treat influenza appear safe for pregnant women and their babies, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a retrospective study of 239 cases of women who received the ...

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