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Infographic: When extremely premature babies grow up, they face chronic conditions that researchers are just beginning to understand

Amber Dance | 
For the first time, researchers can start to understand the long-term consequences of being born so early. Results are pouring ...
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Children born more than 3 weeks premature may develop language problems

Marte Dæhlen | 
[R]esearchers have looked at the language development of preterm children – both those born three weeks early and those born ...
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Clues for predicting premature birth risk may be found in mother’s immune system, microbiome

Amanda Keener | 
For decades, researchers and clinicians have sought ways to predict and prevent preterm birth with little progress to show for ...
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Technological ‘leap forward’ moves artificial wombs closer to reality

Ed Cara | 
In 2017, a team of Australian and Japanese scientists announced a breakthrough that could someday save the lives of countless babies. They ...
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Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ are similar to those of premature babies and why that’s a concern

Sara Reardon | 
‘Mini brains’ grown in a dish have spontaneously produced human-like brain waves for the first time — and the electrical ...
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