Building on generations of work by activists and organizers, there is currently a national reckoning with the impacts of police violence on Black communities underway in the United States. It’s well established that killings, injuries and intense surveillance by police…
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Higher-volume feedings help postnatal growth in preterm infants
Findings from a randomized clinical trial determined that preterm infants who received higher-volume feedings improved postnatal growth as compared to those who did not. Published in the Journal of Pediatrics, higher-volume feedings increased growth velocity, weight, head circumference, length and…
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Clues to lung injury in preterm babies
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)—a form of chronic lung disease—is a leading complication of preterm birth affecting infants born before 32 weeks gestation. Exposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) plays a role in BPD pathogenesis, but the precise molecular mechanisms remain…
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