Mathematics difficulties in children born very preterm: current research and future directions

fi culties in children born very preterm : current research and future directions

Social Cognition in Children Born Preterm: A Perspective on Future Research Directions

Preterm birth is a major risk factor for children's development. It affects children's cognitive and intellectual development and is related to impairments in IQ, executive functions, and well-being, with these problems persisting into adulthood. While preterm children's intellectual and cognitive development has been studied in detail, their social development and social-cognitive competencies...

Current and future directions in frailty research.

The concept of frailty has been evolving dramatically for the past 30 years. Through its evolution, a variety of single and multidimensional models have been used to describe frailty. This article reviews the current literature related to the defining dimensions of frailty and identifies the gaps in the literature requiring additional research. A detailed literature review was performed to iden...

Identifying genes for diabetic nephropathy--current difficulties and future directions.

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Visual imprints of very preterm birth Evidence for cerebral visual impairments in very preterm born children

Visual sensory and perceptive functioning in five-year-old very preterm/very low birth weight children. ABSTRACT Aim To examine visual sensory and perceptive functions, study their interrelations, and explore associations between visual dysfunctions and intelligence in very preterm/very low birth weight (VP/VLBW) children.