News tagged with neonatal period

Passion for premature babies leads to groundbreaking research

Terrie E. Inder, MD, PhD, learned the meaning of hard work at a young age. She and her siblings often helped out on their grandfather’s New Zealand farm, tossing freshly dug potatoes into sacks they carried ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute for Child Health are developing the first anti-seizure drug specifically for newborn babies, with the aim of reducing brain damage.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alpha-fetoprotein can affect the development of rat colons?

Mammalian alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a single-chain glycoprotein and altered serum AFP levels have been observed concurrent with aberrant growth manifestations in some congenital defects and cancer. The gut development during ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0