Precious preemies: Research on the effects of oxygen therapy reveals mechanisms of brain injury and informs neonatal care practices
Life-saving oxygen therapy administered to preterm infants often leads to a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is associated with abnormal neurodevelopment, such as motor and cognitive deficits, yet this association was previously not well understood. Marissa Lithopoulos, PhD student at the University of Ottawa, led a study that established a neonatal mouse […]