Does Intrauterine Inflammation Cause Lung Injury?

Hudson Institute

Fetal exposure to inflammation has long been identified as a risk factor for a range of harmful conditions, but new research suggests systemic inflammation alone is not enough to cause lung injury.

A team from Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University investigated whether progressive systemic inflammation could cause lung injury in preterm fetuses, and the results were surprising.

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