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Safety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (SILDI-SAFE): A Randomized Controlled Trial. 

Jackson WM, Foote HP, Stephenson N, Kemp SM, Moore RT, Nitkin CR, Stewart D, Pryhuber GS, Berger JT, Shukla A, England A, Ford SM, Parton LA, Check JF, Hanna MH, Lagoski M, Krishnan R, Leeman KT, Vyas-Read S, Hudak ML, Katheria AC, Pillers DM, Ji J, Banfro F, Nelin LD, McCulloch M, Ahmad K, Laughon...

Neonatal inflammation predicts adolescent brain volume and neurologic outcomes in children born extremely prematurely. 

Marable CA, Roell K, Zhang L, McNaughton R, Heeren T, Kuban K, Hartwell HJ, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Sci Rep. 2026 May 5. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51066-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42086663.

Perceived Caregiver Discrimination and Neurocognitive Development: An Analysis from the ECHO Cohort. 

Porter JM, Feygin YB, Ziegler C, Stevenson MD, Davis DW, Nzegwu AW, O'Shea TM, Korrick S, Rose T, Liu C, Morales S, Jones VF. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s40615-026-02996-y. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42071129.

Aspirin and Preterm Birth Among Pregnant People With Increased Heat Exposure: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. 

Meltzer GY, Duttweiler LP, Saleem S, Shankar K, Mazariegos M, Tshefu A, Patterson JK, Chomba E, Carlo WA, Goudar S, Derman R, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Liechty E, Essamai F, Asturias E, Babineau DC, Moore J, Tuholske C, Zimmer A, Coull BA, McClure E, Goldenberg RL, Krebs N, Hoffman MK, Wylie BJ. JAMA Netw Open. 2026...

Self-reported positive health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents born preterm in the ECHO cohort.

McGowan EC, McGrath M, Law A, O'Shea TM, Blackwell CK, Aschner J, Ganiban JM, Higgins RD, Taylor GL, Spillane NT, Hudak ML, Camargo CA Jr, Talavera-Barber MM, Lester BM; ECHO Cohort Consortium. J Perinatol. 2026 Apr 27. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02684-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42045667.

The complex interaction of enteral feeding in the pathogenesis of necrotizing enterocolitis. 

Chetta KE, Good M. Semin Perinatol. 2026 Apr 27:152230. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2026.152230. Online ahead of print. PMID: 42049590. 

Does Adherence Modify Low-Dose Aspirin Effects in Pregnancy? Post Hoc Analysis From a Multi-Centre Trial.

Mwenechanya M, Tembo AM, Chomba E, Hoffman MK, Goudar SS, Moore JL, Metgud MC, Somannavar MS, Okitawutshu J, Lokangaka AL, Tshefu AK, Bose CL, Bauserman MS, Figueroa L, Garces A, Krebs NF, Jessani S, Saleem S, Goldenberg RL, Kurhe K, Das P, Patel AB, Hibberd PL, Nyongesa P, Esamai F,...

Impact of prophylactic oral azithromycin during labor on Azithromycin Resistance (AMR) in nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in women and infants in the multi-country Azithromycin Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS). 

Hibberd PL, Kim JH, Trotta M, Leal SM, Aceituno A, Ward DV, Patel A, Subramaniam A, Carlo WA, Ahmed I, Saleem S, Billah SM, Haque R, Mazariegos M, Esamai F, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Chomba E, Mwenchanya M, Lokangaka A, Tshefu A, Goldenberg RL, Bauserman M, Krebs NF, Bucher S,...

Long-read analysis of tetrameric microsatellites with vmwhere supports GGAA repeat length-dependent chromatin state association in Ewing sarcoma. 

Peterson SK, Massie AM, Rubinsteyn A, Wang JR, Davis IJ. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 10:2026.04.08.717017. doi: 10.64898/2026.04.08.717017. PMID: 41993425. 

Availability, utilization, and barriers to bowel ultrasound for necrotizing enterocolitis: a national multidisciplinary survey. 

Cuna A, Thai JD, McNelis K, Berman L, Huff K, Nayak SP, O'Connell AE, Hunter CJ, Chaaban H, Manchanda E, Bhatia AM, Mangona KLM, Pavlek L, Garg P, Frazer LC, Pammi M, Le Cacheux C, Jagadesan B, Yanowitz TD, Ahmad I, Premkumar MH. J Perinatol. 2026 Apr 9. doi: 10.1038/s41372-026-02677-y....