Pregnancy and childbirth are usually filled with anticipation and hope. Modern obstetrics has dramatically improved the ...

Erythropoietin, a treatment for newborns with critically low levels of oxygen or blood supply to the brain at birth, does not prevent death or disability, according to a new multinational study. The ...

Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of newborn mortality and morbidity worldwide, and lowering the baby’s body temperature—called therapeutic hypothermia—is often used ...

A Japanese research team has demonstrated in rat experiments that stem cells from human primary tooth pulp may help treat chronic-phase cerebral palsy. "This is the first animal study to show that ...