Biological influences are important markers of later motor, vision, and hearing impairments,
although the mechanisms behind these outcomes remain incompletely understood …

In 1967, Northway and colleagues 1 described bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) as a
lung condition of prematurity that began with diffuse parenchymal lung disease and a …

Yearly more than 15 million babies are born premature (< 37 weeks gestational age),
accounting for more than 1 in 10 births worldwide. Lung injury caused by maternal …

Nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB) plays a central role in regulating key proinflammatory
mediators. The activation of NF-κB is increased in tracheal aspirate (TA) cells from …

Despite the near universal adaptation of gentle mechanical ventilation, surfactant use and
non‐invasive respiratory support, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the …

The aim of this study was to relate altered corpus callosum (CC) integrity in 106 very preterm
(VPT) infants (< 30weeks' gestational age or< 1250g birth weight) at term equivalent to …

Neonatal survival continues to improve; for many years, including throughout the 1990s
there have been anxieties that this was at the cost of additional morbidity, most particularly in …

Objective To evaluate the short-and long-term adverse effects of systemic
glucocorticosteroid (GS) therapy in infants with hemangiomas. Design Retrospective chart …

Objective. There is much concern about potential neurodevelopmental impairment after
neonatal corticosteroid treatment for chronic lung disease. Dexamethasone is the …

In preterm human infants, briefly elevated concentrations of oxygen are associated with a
prolonged increase in blood chemokine concentrations and the development of …