Caffeine Therapy Given Soon After Birth May Prevent Long-term Neurologic Injury to Preterm Babies, Study Finds

Treating premature babies in the first days after birth with caffeine may aid in development of the central nervous system and lessen their likelihood of cerebral palsy, a study from Canada reports. This research, “Early Caffeine Administration and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants,” was published at Pediatrics,…

Stimulating Production of Certain White Blood Cells Could Improve CP Symptoms in Children

Stimulating the production of certain types of white blood cells leads to improvements in the development of the nervous system in children with cerebral palsy, according to a study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine.