Study Looks for Effects of Fetal Exposure to Air Pollution
Study Looks for Effects of Fetal Exposure to Air Pollution
By measuring various pollutants in the immediate vicinity of pregnant women and tracking brain development of their children, researchers in Barcelona aim to untangle any influence the former has on the latter.
By measuring various pollutants in the immediate vicinity of pregnant women and tracking brain development of their children, researchers in Barcelona aim to untangle any influence the former has on the latter.
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“Grandmother Hypothesis” Gets Some Support
Ashley Yeager | Feb 7, 2019 | 2 min read
New studies suggest forebears’ age and physical proximity matter when it comes to their grandkids’ survival.
After a Lobectomy, a Boy Still Recognizes Words and Faces
Ashley Yeager | Nov 1, 2018 | 5 min read
A longitudinal study tracking the progress of an epilepsy patient after surgery shows the brain’s ability to reorganize itself to function nearly normally.
Telomere Length and Childhood Stress Don’t Always Correlate
Katarina Zimmer | Nov 17, 2017 | 3 min read
Shorter telomere length is widely considered a manifestation of stress in young children, but the results of a new study find it’s more complicated than that.