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The £1.5m study, named the Theirworld Edinburgh Birth Cohort, was launched by Sarah Brown at the University of Edinburgh. Theirworld, of which Mrs Brown is founder and president, is funding the research, which will see 400 children taking part.
The project hopes to find new ways to prevent and treat brain injury in babies, and will track their lifelong health and development.
The team behind the study will follow the newborns from birth to adulthood, collecting biological samples and brain scans, as well as information about socio-economic status and educational attainment. The data will then be used to identify the causes and long-term consequences of brain injury at birth, and to identify any risk and resilience factors for healthy brain development. Researchers also hope to increase the development of new treatments that could improve the health of premature babies. By following these babies over the course of their lives, the team hopes to further understanding of how being born too soon affects health in later life.
Premature birth occurs before 37 weeks in pregnancy and affects around 15 million babies each year. It is associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, and learning difficulties.
Commenting on the initiative, Sarah Brown, Founder and President, Theirworld, said: "This is a unique project which will help give babies the chance of the best start in life and Theirworld is proud to fund it. We are so grateful to the families generously giving their time with their precious babies to share information and contribute to this study over the coming years."
Dr James Boardman, Lead Researcher, Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory, University of Edinburgh, added: "Following children from birth to adulthood will help us understand the most important determinants of risk and resilience for long term outcome after premature birth, and by studying biological samples we hope to develop treatments to improve their lifelong health."
(JP)
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Study Aims To Improve Health Of Premature Babies
A new study has been launched that aims to find new ways of improving the health of premature babies.The £1.5m study, named the Theirworld Edinburgh Birth Cohort, was launched by Sarah Brown at the University of Edinburgh. Theirworld, of which Mrs Brown is founder and president, is funding the research, which will see 400 children taking part.
The project hopes to find new ways to prevent and treat brain injury in babies, and will track their lifelong health and development.
The team behind the study will follow the newborns from birth to adulthood, collecting biological samples and brain scans, as well as information about socio-economic status and educational attainment. The data will then be used to identify the causes and long-term consequences of brain injury at birth, and to identify any risk and resilience factors for healthy brain development. Researchers also hope to increase the development of new treatments that could improve the health of premature babies. By following these babies over the course of their lives, the team hopes to further understanding of how being born too soon affects health in later life.
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Premature birth occurs before 37 weeks in pregnancy and affects around 15 million babies each year. It is associated with increased risk of cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, and learning difficulties.
Commenting on the initiative, Sarah Brown, Founder and President, Theirworld, said: "This is a unique project which will help give babies the chance of the best start in life and Theirworld is proud to fund it. We are so grateful to the families generously giving their time with their precious babies to share information and contribute to this study over the coming years."
Dr James Boardman, Lead Researcher, Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory, University of Edinburgh, added: "Following children from birth to adulthood will help us understand the most important determinants of risk and resilience for long term outcome after premature birth, and by studying biological samples we hope to develop treatments to improve their lifelong health."
(JP)
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