An increase in premature births means that more babies are at risk of neurological damage. Erika Check Hayden talks with researchers who are developing ways to help these children.
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Hayden, E. Neuroscience: The most vulnerable brains. Nature 463, 154–156 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/463154a
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