LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) – Researchers at the University of Kentucky have released their findings in a study dealing with the opioid crisis: what happens to the cardiovascular health of babies
The new study suggests that children born to mothers who use opioids during pregnancy may be more likely to develop chronic diseases as adults, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Researchers presented their work over the weekend at the American Physiology Summit in Long Beach, California.
Analysis shows that babies of mothers who used drugs while pregnant were shorter at birth and weighed less during the breastfeeding stage compared with non-drug-exposed infants.
A new study sheds light on an understudied aspect of today's opioid crisis: What happens to the cardiovascular health of babies exposed to opioids in the womb.
Students selected for the Undergraduate Summer Training in Cardiovascular Research program receive a stipend and are paired with a faculty mentor and work full-time in their laboratories.