At birth, around 3 % of newborns are in vital distress. Due to development of intensive care, most of them can now be saved. However some survivors will suffer very severe neurodevelopmental sequelae. Should all newborns ...

Prenatal growth is under genetic, environmental and endocrine control. The maternal environment intervenes through physical constraints and through the transplacental transfer of oxygen and nutrients, that may be influenced. ...

Early differentiation of T-cell progenitors in the thymus can be followed by analysis of both the expression of various CD cell surface markers and the expression of rearranged genes that encode TcR and surface Ig receptors. ...

In view of the specific pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics in neonates, it is necessary to evaluate drugs for use in this age range. The difficulties of performing drug trials in neonates, the application of the law ...