Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease most commonly seen in
premature infants who required mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy for acute …

Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

The hallmark of most cardiac diseases is the progressive loss of cardiomyocytes. In the
perinatal period, cardiomyocytes still proliferate, and the heart shows the capacity to …

The thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T 4) and triiodothyronine (T 3), are essential for normal
growth and development of the fetus. Their bioavailability in utero depends on development …

Acquisition and establishment of the oral microbiota occur in a dynamic process over
various stages and involve close and continuous interactions with the host and its …

Although bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most frequent adverse outcome for
infants born at< 30 weeks gestational age, there remain major gaps in understanding the …

The developing brain is talkative but its language is not that of the adult. Most if not all
voltage and transmitter-gated ionic currents follow a developmental sequence and network …

Dance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-
expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes …

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Transient tachypnea of newborn (TTN) results from failure of the newborn to effectively clear
the fetal lung fluid soon after birth. TTN represents the most common etiology of respiratory …