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Infants With Rare Genetic Disease Saved by Cord Blood Stem Cells

Children with a fatal genetic disorder called Krabbe disease can be saved and their brain development preserved if they receive stem cells from umbilical cord blood before symptoms of the disease develop, according to a study published in the May 19, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Without an immediate transplant of stem cells, Krabbe infants rapidly begin to lose all c...

Infants with Rare Genetic Disease Saved By Cord Blood Stem Cells

Children with a fatal genetic disorder called Krabbe Disease can be saved and their brain development preserved if they receive stem cells from umbilical cord blood before symptoms of the disease develop, according to a study published in the May 19, 2005, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Without an immediate transplant of stem cells, Krabbe infants rapidly begin to lose all c...

Antiretroviral Therapy May Prevent HIV Transmission From Breastfeeding Mothers To Infants

Two new studies support the hypothesis that combination antiretroviral drug therapy may reduce the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission through breastfeeding, findings that could have significant implications in the developing world. Researchers in the first study found mothers pass antiretroviral medications on to their breastfeeding infants in concentrations high enough to prevent in...

Infant transplant patients resist infections that kill adult AIDS patients

Investigators have discovered that some type of protective system goes into action in some cases when a baby's immune system is deficient. This discovery indicates a hidden safety net that might have far-reaching consequences for treating diseases of the immune system such as AIDS. The Mayo Clinic-led study was conducted with colleagues in Toronto and Baltimore, and is reported in the early onlin...

Infants can organise visual information at just four months

Research investigating attention in infancy has revealed that, at just four months old, babies are able to organise visual information in at least three different ways, according to brightness, shape, and how close the visual elements are together (proximity). These new findings mean that very young infants are much more capable of organising their visual world than psychologists had previously t...

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Developmental, neurologic problems common in extremely preterm infants

Extremely preterm infants born before 25 weeks' gestation often have severe neurologic and developmental disabilities, researchers report in the August 10th issue of The New EnglandJournal of Medicine.The EPICure Study Group identified 308 children born at the gestational age of 25 weeks or earlier in the UK and Ireland. Of these, 283 were assessed for neurologic function Based on their l...

Infant receives first bloodless liver transplant

An Iowa infant aged 7 months was the first recipient of a bloodless liver transplant in Los Angeles, the United States of America. The seven month old, Aiden Michael Rush, whose parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses are prohibited by their religion to receive transfusions. The boy received 20% of his mother’s liver during the transplantation on February 7th at the children’s hospital i...

Exclusive breast-feeding advised for six months in infants recommends World Health Organization

A resolution put forward by Brazil, at the annual assembly of the world health organization is to be accepted advising exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months in all infants. The resolution was passed at the committee stage on Wednesday after 2 hours of debate where many national delegates and members of charitable organizations argued vehemently for breast-feeding. Nestle, a...

CDC reveals relationship between prepregnant weight and heart defects in infants

Keeping fit and in to be in shape is not only good for the individuals themselves but also for their siblings. Over weight, which is of course the predisposer of majority of the illness such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension etc., is now being studied in depth, the reason is to attain the destination of disease free environment, that are preventable.// Researchers from the US Cent...

Erythromycin and infants’ intestinal disorde

An Indiana University School of Medicine study, in the Journal of Pediatrics, has found a link between erythromycin, and subsequent development of pyloric stenosis, a condition that affects one in 500 newborns. Pyloric stenosis, which usually occurs in the first or second month of life, is a blockage of the outlet of the stomach that causes projectile vomiting//, leading to weight loss...

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New Study in Journal of Pediatrics Suggests Synagis (Palivizumab) May Reduce Subsequent Recurrent Wheezing in Preterm Infants

Prophylaxis with Synagis Decreases Incidence of Recurrent Wheeze byAlmost Half ABBOTT PARK, Ill. and GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 29, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Abbott and MedImmune today announcedresults of a new study, published in the July issue of Journal ofPediatrics, showing that treatment with Synagis(R) (palivizumab)may reduce recurrent wheezing in premature infants by almosthalf.<...

Insmed Inc. Welcomes Studies Linking IGFBP-3 to Prevention of Blindness in Premature Infants

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 26, 2007 - Insmed Incorporated(Nasdaq:INSM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on thedevelopment and approval of drugs for the treatment of metabolicdiseases with unmet medical needs, today noted the publication ofpromising results of research from three universities regarding thepotential role of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) in...

Breaking Multi-Center Study: Masimo SET Pulse Oximetry Technology Shown to Significantly Lower Instances of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

Study released at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual MeetingThis Month in Toronto Shows That Switching to Masimo SET PulseOximetry Technology Can Reduce the Risk Associated with ROP by 40% IRVINE, Calif., May 30, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Masimo, theinventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and LowPerfusion pulse oximetry, reported that a new independent studypresented at the...

Preterm Infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Incidence Rates of Death when Treated with Surfactant Replacement Therapies

-- Large multi-year, multi-hospital retrospective database analysisdemonstrates RDS treatment with Curosurf(R) (poractant alfa)Intratracheal Suspension provides significantly improved neonatalsurvival -- NAPA, Calif. and PARMA, Italy, May 07, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Datapresented today at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meetingdemonstrate that premature infants with neonatal Respira...

Gemin X Presents Positive Preclinical Data of GX15-070 in Infant ALL at AACR Meeting

MONTREAL & MALVERN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 18, 2007 - GeminX today announced the presentation of positive preclinical datafrom a study of its lead compound, GX15-070 (obatoclax), in infantacute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The study was discussed in anoral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Associationfor Cancer Research (AACR). According to the study, GX15-070demons...

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