Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vaccinated infants were 2.7 times more likely to experience apnea compared with unvaccinated infants, but no ...

Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the University of ...

Many people think of sleep apnea as a disease of adulthood, and especially of adults over fifty years of age. It's also thought to be more prevalent in men. But, the truth is, anyone can get sleep ...

Apneic breathing is when a person’s breathing temporarily and involuntarily stops for any reason. It may occur in preterm infants or people with conditions, such as sleep apnea. The type of apneic ...

To investigate the home utilization of apnea monitors, 44 mothers of monitored infants were interviewed by telephone 6 to 8 weeks following discharge from a Level III NICU. Monitoring was prescribed ...

Caffeine therapy, a mainstay in the treatment of apnea of prematurity, has considerably transformed neonatal care. Caffeine, a methylxanthine compound, works by stimulating the central nervous system ...