Premature babies with serious brain hemorrhage treated with a 'brain washing' technique pioneered by Bristol researchers have shown in a 10-year follow-up study, were twice as likely to survive ...

Premature birth is the main cause of baby mortality and permanent handicaps. Unfortunately, premature birth is still difficult to predict, due to inadequate techniques. The only reliable method ...

A new technique for repairing the most common cardiac birth defect in newborns, commonly referred to as “a hole in the heart,” has been used successfully to mend the condition in six premature infants ...

The term "brain washing" conjures up negative images, but doctors in Britain have developed a procedure by that name that could drastically reduce the risk of death or brain damage in very premature ...

British researchers have used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature birth, according to a report published on ...

A study dedicated to Colombian premature babies, which followed their development for 20 years, has revealed the fact that the Kangaroo Mother Care technique had an outstandingly positive impact on ...