Among a large group of U.S. mothers who breast fed between 2016 and 2021, breast pump use was associated with 21 additional weeks of breastfeeding on average, according to a new study from researchers at Yale School of Medicine. In the first…
Tag: neonatal health
A Novel Test Could Make Sure Newborns With a Serious Genetic Disease Get Essential Treatment
Scientists have developed a test that could greatly improve quality of life for infants with homocystinuria (HCU)—a congenital disease that, if not treated early, causes serious complications. Research demonstrating the efficacy of this test was published today in AACC’s Clinical Chemistry journal.
Sex Plays a Role in Lung Cell Development after High Oxygen Exposure
Article title: Remarkable sex-specific differences at single-cell resolution in neonatal hyperoxic lung injury Authors: Abiud Cantu, Connor Leek, Eniko Sajti, Krithika Lingappan, Manuel C. Gutierrez, Xiaoyu Dong From the authors: “Exploring the basis behind sex-specific differences will be crucial to…
Buprenorphine, Not Methadone, May Be Safer Treatment for Opioid-Use Disorder During Pregnancy
Researchers found that using buprenorphine to treat opioid-use disorder during pregnancy may result in better outcomes for the baby than methadone.
Metabolomic Profiles Differ in Children Born to People with and without Obesity
Article title: Metabolomic signatures of low- and high-adiposity neonates differ based on maternal BMI Authors: Begum Aydogan Mathyk, Brian D. Piccolo, Fernanda Alvarado, Kartik Shankar, Perrie O’Tierney-Ginn From the authors: “Using untargeted metabolomics in 100 newborns, we found that cord…
Breathing Support Improves Lung Function in Near-term Newborns
A new pre-clinical study in rabbits finds breathing support with an end-expiratory pressure improves lung function in near-term newborns with elevated lung liquid volumes at birth. The study is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab – Water purification, infant-warming device, cuff-based heart disease monitor, ancient magnetic fields
Prenatal Smoke Exposure Impairs Lung Development in Offspring through Increased Signaling
Article title: Prenatal smoke exposure dysregulates lung epithelial cell differentiation in mouse offspring – Role for AREG-induced EGFR signaling Authors: Khosbayar Lkhagvadorj, Zhijun Zeng, Juan Song, Marjan Reinders-Luinge, Wierd Kooistra, Shanshan Song, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Barbro N. Melgert, Junjun Cao, Machteld…