Too much folic acid during pregnancy alters baby’s brain
Higher-than-recommended doses of folic acid during pregnancy (and throughout life) can change the baby’s brain development and behavior....
read moreAdministering the hormone EPO may reduce preterm’s brain damage...
High-dose erythropoietin has been found to help protect the central nervous system from injury and degeneration....
read morePrenatal depression, not medication, may be to blame for autism risk...
Although previous studies have implicated anti-depressants in increasing autism risks during pregnant, there’s new evidence that it may actually be the prenatal depression itself increasing the risk....
read more4. Boys in-utero development disrupted by phenols
Male fetuses that are exposed to endocrine disruptors through the mother’s cosmetics, toothpastes, soaps, lining of food cans, etc. can have stunted growth in-utero and during the first years of life. SOURCE:...
read moreBinge drinking during pregnancy increases risk of ADHD in baby later...
Pregnant women who binge drink can increase their baby’s risk of having ADHD later (this study was on 11-year-olds). SOURCE:...
read moreThe importance of Vitamin E during pregnancy
New analysis suggests that inadequate vitamin E is associated with poor outcomes during pregnancy for both infant and mother. SOURCE:...
read moreFlavonoid in beer increases cognitive function in young animals...
A flavonoid found in hops and beer appears to improve cognitive function in young mice....
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