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For infants with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy who have two copies of the survival motor neuron (SMN) 2 gene

AAN: New Drug May Help Infants With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

RG7916 increases survival motor neuron protein level, with 6.5-fold increase noted with highest dose
The newly developed UTICalc calculator can be used to guide testing and treatment in children with suspected urinary tract infection

UTI Calculator Predicts Risk of Infant Urinary Tract Infection

Calculator reduces testing and decreases the number of urinary tract infections that were missed
There are significant differences in the development of 12 fiber tracts between infants with fragile X syndrome and controls

White Matter Tracts Differ for Infants With Fragile X Syndrome

Significant differences identified in the development of 12 fiber tracts between FXS, controls
Infants given soy-based formula have reproductive system differences compared with those given cow-milk formula or breast milk

Soy-Based Formula Tied to Reproductive Differences

Differences in reproductive cells, tissues in infants given soy formula vs. cow-milk formula, breast milk
High-flow oxygen therapy may be more effective than standard oxygen therapy in preventing care escalation among infants with bronchiolitis treated outside an intensive care unit

High-Flow O2 Therapy Feasible for Infants With Bronchiolitis

Tied to lower rate of care escalation than standard oxygen therapy in infants treated outside ICU
For neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery

Costs Up for Neonates With Vocal Fold Motion Impairment

Increased costs due to postprocedure length of stay among neonates undergoing congenital heart surgery
Subthreshold phototherapy during birth hospitalization is associated with reduced readmission for phototherapy

Subthreshold Phototherapy After Birth Cuts Later Phototherapy

Tx at birth hospitalization can prevent readmission for phototherapy, but tied to unneeded treatment
The correlation between maternal pre-pregnancy overweight and childhood overweight at ages 1 and 3 years may be mediated by birth mode and infant gut microbiota

Gut Microbiota May Affect Vertical Transmission of Being Overweight

Mediator pathway involves birth mode and Firmicutes species richness, especially Lachnospiraceae
For infants born at a gestational age of less than 28 weeks

Low Postnatal Levels of Arachidonic Acid Linked to ROP

Evaluating arachidonic acid and gestational age identifies ROP with a sensitivity >90 percent
For newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome

Rooming-In May Up Outcomes in Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Reduction in pharmacotherapy use, length of stay for newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome