The mucosal layer in the small intestine degrades with age in rats, allowing digestive enzymes to slowly escape and leak into organs outside the intestine, including the liver, lung, heart ...

These preterm newborns face many medical challenges ... for NEC is simply prematurity and the immaturity of the infant’s digestive system. Breast milk lowers the risk, probably because of ...

The data showed that the infant death rate last year – 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births – was unchanged from the rate in 2022. The rate of preterm births – in which babies are born before 37 ...

This is where the role of digestive enzyme supplements comes into play. Digestive enzymes are crucial for breaking down our foods and helping our bodies absorb nutrients effectively. However ...

Preterm and low-birth weight babies are at higher risk than full-term babies of developing NEC, potentially because of their ...

Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil ...