Steroids affect brain development in premature babies
Powerful steroids can affect brain development in premature babies, according to a recent study.
Animal studies found that the steroids called glucocorticoids affect a certain part of the brain, as per an explanation by researcher Emily Tam, MD, of the University of California-San Francisco.
From Voanews.com:
“The cerebellum is particularly targeted, resulting in cell death and [...]
Steroids harmful to brain when administered to infants
According to a recent study by scientists from the University of California, preterm infants who are treated with glucocorticoids could be at a growing risk for damage to the cerebellum in the brain.
Glucocorticoids are generally administered to premature infants for lung maturation and normalization of breathing and blood pressure.
From Healthjockey.com:
Emily Tam, MD, a child neurologist [...]
Obese asthmatic patients not beneficiaries of steroids
The primary controller medication for asthma, glucocorticoids, is 40 percent less effective in obese and overweight asthma patients when compared to asthmatic patients with normal weight, as per a finding disclosed by researchers at National Jewish Health.
This study, by Associate Professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, MD, MPH and his colleagues [...]
Stem cells used for modeling birth defects in infants
Hemangiomas that are strawberry like birthmarks commonly seen during early infancy and believed to be harmless could result in tissue distortion and obstruction of vision in approximately 10 percent of the affected cases.
Corticosteroids like dexamethasone and prednisone have been used since the 1960s for treating Problematic hemangiomas but they may fail [...]
Obesity reduces response to steroid treatment
Recent findings suggest that obese asthma patients may not respond well to glucocorticoids. These findings were based on a study conducted by researchers at National Jewish Health, led by associate professor of Medicine E. Rand Sutherland, MD, MPH and his colleagues. They employed nonsmoking adults with asthma, and measured dexamethasone response of cells in the [...]
Thrombocytopenia to get treated by Novel Therapeutic Approach
Four studies related to treatment and survival results for individuals with varying forms of thrombocytopenia were presented during the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology in San Francisco, CA.
The studies focused on the new combination therapy for previously incurable idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), a low-dose platelet transfusion strategy for patients suffering from [...]