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Targeting human milk fortification to improve very preterm infant growth and brain development: study protocol for Nourish, a single-center randomized, controlled clinical trial

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Human milk is recommended for very preterm infants, but its variable macronutrient content may contribute to undernutrition during a critical period in development.
Mandy B. Belfort   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A dual AAV system enables the Cas9-mediated correction of a metabolic liver disease in newborn mice

open access: yesNature Biotechnology, 2016
Many genetic liver diseases in newborns cause repeated, often lethal, metabolic crises. Gene therapy using nonintegrating viruses such as adeno-associated virus (AAV) is not optimal in this setting because the nonintegrating genome is lost as developing ...
Yang Yang   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SUMA Technology and Newborn Screening Tests for Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Cuba

open access: yesJournal of Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Screening, 2016
The ultramicroanalytic system (SUMA), created in the 1980s, is a complete system of reagents and instrumentation to perform ultramicroassays combining the sensitivity of the micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests with the use of ...
Ernesto Carlos González Reyes PhD   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cranial Ultrasound Abnormalities in Small for Gestational Age or Growth-Restricted Infants Born over 32 Weeks Gestation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Aim: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature to evaluate the incidence of cranial ultrasound abnormalities (CUAs) amongst moderate to late preterm (MLPT) and term infants, affected by fetal growth restriction (FGR) or ...
Charlene Roufaeil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Background Emerging evidence and program experience indicate that engaging men in maternal and newborn health can have considerable health benefits for women and children in low- and middle-income countries.
M. Tokhi   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Successful Implementation of Newborn Screening for Hemoglobin Disorders in the Philippines

open access: yesInternational Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2021
The Philippine newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) program began in 1996 with 24 hospitals and was formalized by legislation in 2004. The NBS panel was recently expanded to include a number of additional hereditary congenital conditions.
Carmencita D. Padilla   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Check: translational science at the intersection of public health and newborn screening

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Newborn screening (NBS) occupies a unique space at the intersection of translational science and public health. As the only truly population-based public health program in the United States, NBS offers the promise of making the successes of ...
Donald B. Bailey   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

How women's experiences and perceptions of care influence uptake of postnatal care across sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background The burden of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality is a global health concern with the highest burden documented after childbirth in women and babies living in sub-Saharan Africa.
Caitlin Lythgoe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effectiveness of mHealth interventions for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries:Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Rates of maternal, newborn and child (MNCH) mortality and morbidity are vastly greater in low– than in high–income countries and represent a major source of global health inequity.
Begg   +18 more
core   +7 more sources

Activating newborn neurons suppresses depression and anxiety-like behaviors

open access: yesNature Communications, 2019
The etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD), the leading cause of worldwide disability, is unknown. The neurogenic hypothesis proposes that MDD is linked to impairments of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG), while the effects of
Elif Tunc-Ozcan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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