Extending the use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in premature infants by two weeks significantly increases lung volume and lung diffusion capacity, according to a new study.

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous positive ...

Background Preterm birth is associated with lifelong respiratory sequelae, yet our understanding of lung function trajectories across the lifespan remains limited. We aimed to identify patterns of ...

In August 1963, President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy lost their premature son to a newborn lung disease that doctors at the time had little ability to treat. The tragedy helped ...

Extremely preterm newborns who weigh less than 3.3 pounds have immature lungs that often require high levels of ventilation oxygen in the hospital. This contributes to the chronic lung disease ...

Researchers have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development. The results of the study, which used organoids derived from embryonic lungs, open up new perspectives on ...

Researchers of the University of Barcelona and the August Pi y Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) have shown that the IGFBP3 protein plays a relevant role in human lung development. The ...

High-dose enteral vitamin A supplementation in the early postnatal period was safe but failed to reduce the likelihood of moderate or severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia in extremely low birthweight ...

Breathing feels simple when you do it every day, but for a baby, learning to breathe is a long and carefully planned process. Your baby’s lungs do not grow or mature immediately. Instead, they develop ...

PARMA, Italy & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A (“Chiesi Group”), an international, research-focused biopharmaceuticals and healthcare group, and Oak Hill Bio, a ...