News tagged with abnormal brain development
Pre-conception and early pregnancy iron deficiency harms brain
A mother's iron deficiency early in pregnancy may have a profound and long-lasting effect on the brain development of the child, even if the lack of iron is not enough to cause severe anemia, according to a University of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Study links immune protein to abnormal brain development
UCLA scientists have discovered that exposing fetal neurons to higher than normal levels of a common immune protein leads to abnormal brain development in mice.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Schizophrenia: what we know now
(PhysOrg.com) -- Emory psychologist Elaine Walker, who has studied the origins and precursors of psychosis for 30 years, edited a special issue of 'Current Directions in Psychological Science,' summarizing the recent research ...
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Sep 13, 2010 |
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Brain signs of schizophrenia found in babies
Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder affecting one in 100 people worldwide. Most cases aren't detected until a person starts experiencing symptoms like delusions and hallucinations as a teenager ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Brain abnormalities identified that result from prenatal meth exposure
Children whose mothers abused methamphetamine (meth) during pregnancy show brain abnormalities that may be more severe than that of children exposed to alcohol prenatally, according to a study in the March ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Pilot study relates phthalate exposure to less-masculine play by boys
A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers' prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with male-typical toys and games, ...
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Findings in epilepsy gene in animals may guide treatment directions for infants
Researchers studying a difficult-to-treat form of childhood epilepsy called infantile spasms have developed a line of mice that experiences seizures with features closely resembling those occurring in patients with infantile ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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