Premature babies that need ventilation to support ... that plays a key role in the development of the disease. The lungs are one of the last organs to undergo full maturation in a baby's body.

Even with a little pressure, the premature rat lung tissue showed characteristics of being both elastic and viscous. This means the lung tissue changed its shape and responded to stress in a way ...

The most common lung problem in a premature baby is respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). This was previously known as hyaline membrane disease (HMD). A baby develops RDS when the lungs do not ...

Improving lung function in premature babies with a severe lung disease may be linked to their feeding regimen, according to a new University of Michigan study. Researchers studied 18 infants with ...

In 1967, Northway et al. first described a new chronic respiratory disease, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, that developed in premature infants exposed to mechanical ventilation and oxygen ...

Lung function of moderately premature babies is reduced at 8-9 years but may improve with age Date: September 27, 2011 Source: European Lung Foundation Summary: The negative effects that premature ...