DURHAM – About 60,000 babies are born before 32 weeks gestation in the United States every year, and 10% of them will develop cerebral palsy resulting from infections that damage nerve fibers deep in ...

Cerebral palsy is a common disorder caused by a disturbance to the fetal or newborn brain. The injury usually occurs before birth or shortly thereafter, but signs of cerebral palsy may not be visible ...

September 2, 2010 — Infants born later than 40 weeks are at increased risk of developing cerebral palsy, say researchers. Clinicians typically consider term births between 37 to 41 weeks as low risk; ...

June 3, 2002 — Cramped synchronized general movements in preterm infants are an early marker for the development of cerebral palsy, according to results of a study published in the May issue of the ...

In experiments using neonatal mice, researchers have identified a fatty molecule in breast milk that triggers a process in which stem cells in the brain produce cells that create new white matter, ...

An Australian government research funding programme is helping commercialise a mobile app for screening cerebral palsy in ...

A Hammond man faces up to 16 years in prison after admitting he hurt his 5-month-old daughter so badly in 2019 that she developed cerebral palsy from her injuries, court records show. Eric Devonta ...