Does caffeine affect the development of the very immature brain: dose response relationship?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628312

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Premature birth is a major health problem worldwide. Preterm babies often develop apnoea of prematurity (AOP), which is commonly treated with caffeine. Trials indicate that preterm babies treated with low dose caffeine have less neurodevelopmental disabilities at 18 months. Higher doses of caffeine are often needed to reduce AOP but the risk of this is unknown. We will study the short and long-term effects of increasing doses of caffeine on the developing brain in a long-gestation species.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $668,386.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Foetal Development and Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

(neonatal) brain injury | apnoea of prematurity | brain development | caffeine | fetal physiology | paediatric (or newborn infant) | perinatal health | prematurity

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