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Discovery Suggests Drugs Can Prevent Brain Injuries Common in Premature Babies

By Erica Check Hayden of Nature magazine Scientists have identified the molecular players central to an incurable brain injury common in premature babies, and have shown how such injuries might one day be treated, sparing people from lifelong conditions such as cerebral palsy. In babies born before their lungs are fully developed, lack of oxygen can disrupt nerve cells' ability to make a protective coating, called myelin, that makes up the brain's 'white matter'. [More]

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