Iron deficiency in pregnancy linked to increased autism risk
A new study has found that mothers of children with autism were less likely to have taken iron supplements during pregnancy....
read moreBrain breaks increase academic performance and activity
An exercise DVD that adds short breaks of physical activity to elementary school students’ day had advantages over sedentary programs....
read moreBirths at short/long interpregnancy intervals have higher autism risk...
Babies conceived more than five years or less than one year after their prior sibling have a greater risk of being diagnosed with autism....
read morePerformance-enhancing drug may cut birth defect risk
Researchers have found that administering the hormone EPO could help reduce the risk of preterm babies developing brain damage....
read moreHippocampus activity flows bidirectionally, not unidirectionally...
Researchers studying mice have discovered that the flow of activity linked to memory in the hippocampus is bidirectional, not unidirectional, as thought for the past 100 years or so....
read moreAutism may be rooted in early cerebellum injury
A new report in “Neuron” theorizes that an injury to the cerebellum during early life may disrupt a developmental phase leading to autism....
read moreKids’ auditory brain skills improve with two years of music training...
There’s new evidence that community music programs can boost children’s auditory brain function in just two years....
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