Maybe probiotics would have saved my son’s life. I’ll never know because when I asked Micah’s care team to consider probiotics to counter the deluge of antibiotics, I was dismissed as senseless. My ...

May 11, 2007 — Probiotic supplements might reduce the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates, according to the results of a study reported in the May 12 issue of The Lancet. "Results of ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains one of the most severe gastrointestinal emergencies affecting preterm infants. It is characterised by inflammation and necrosis of the intestinal wall, with ...

Use of probiotics in neonatal units was associated with decreased mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Rates of necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis were not different versus ...

A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that in the US between 1999 and 2020, Black infants disproportionately died from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants, despite overall ...

Providing human breast milk to preterm infants is a strategy for preventing complications including necrotizing enterocolitis. Because a mother's own milk (considered the gold standard) is not always ...

Cutting-edge discovery in the lab of Catherine Hunter, MD, from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago offers a new direction toward ...

DANVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexilico, a pioneer in precision microbiome engineering, and Siolta Therapeutics, a leader in the development of live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), have entered ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — A life-threatening condition in premature babies has University of Arizona researchers and experts at Banner University Medical Center looking for a solution. Its called necrotizing ...

The intestinal disease necrotizing enterocolitis is a leading cause of death among premature infants born in the U.S. and across the globe. Characterized by excessive inflammation that can cause ...

Davis, CA – Mother-daughter duo Jennifer Canvasser and Leslie Napolitano have published Forever Our Little One, a storybook for bereaved families. Jennifer is the executive director of the Necrotizing ...