The history of diapers and their environmental impact.

This article examines diaper practices around the world throughout history. This article reviews the innovation of the modern diaper and the environmental effects of disposable diapers.

Sexual dimorphic vulnerability of respiratory control in a neonatal rodent model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has been linked to numerous poor neurological outcomes as well as impairments in respiratory neural control. Females are known to metabolize ethanol (EtOH) differently than males suggesting a sexual dimorphic sensitivity to EtOH exposure. We used a rodent model of FASD to investigate whether EtOH disrupts respiratory neural control.

Neonatal hypoxia ischemia redistributes L1 cell adhesion molecule into rat cerebellar lipid rafts.

Background: Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a devastating disease with lifelong disabilities. Hypothermia is currently the only treatment. At term, the neonatal cerebellum may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of HIE.

Choline supplementation prevents the effects of bilirubin on cerebellar-mediated behavior in choline-restricted Gunn rat pups.

Background: Bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin and is normally catabolized and excreted. Neurotoxic accumulation of serum bilirubin often occurs in premature infants. The homozygous Gunn rat lacks uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1), the enzyme needed to biotransform bilirubin.