Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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Gut woes of preemies focus of microbiome effort
A multidisciplinary team of microbiome researchers at Vanderbilt University is shedding light on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a disease of prematurity that kills hundreds of babies and costs the U.S. health care system an estimated $5 billion a year. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Immune system’s role in prematurity complication studied
Disruptions in immune system regulation may play a role in a deadly complication in premature infants. Read MoreMar 16, 2012