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Research links pesticides with ADHD in children

(AP) -- A new analysis of U.S. health data links children's attention-deficit disorder with exposure to common pesticides used on fruits and vegetables.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 8

Researchers question whether genius might be a result of hormonal influences

A longstanding debate as to whether genius is a byproduct of good genes or good environment has an upstart challenger that may take the discussion in an entirely new direction. University of Alberta researcher Marty Mrazik ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (19) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Exposure to mobile phones before and after birth linked to kids' behavioral problems: study

Pregnant mums who regularly use mobile phones may be more likely to have kids with behavioural problems, particularly if those children start using mobile phones early themselves, suggests research published online in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Babies' language learning starts from the womb

(PhysOrg.com) -- From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Anxious pregnant mothers more likely to have smaller babies

A new study published in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology reveals that anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cocaine exposure during pregnancy leads to impulsivity in male, not female, monkeys

Adult male monkeys exposed to cocaine while in the womb have poor impulse control and may be more vulnerable to drug abuse than female monkeys, even a decade or more after the exposure, according to a new study by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify gene linked to deadly disorder in newborns

(PhysOrg.com) -- After 12 years of searching, UCLA scientists have tracked down the first known gene mutation responsible for a heartbreaking disorder that kills newborn babies. Published in the April 1 online ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could prenatal DNA testing open Pandora's box?

(AP) -- Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome, but also things like eye ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Millions of girls lost to selective abortion in India: study

Sex selection of foetuses in India has led to 7.1 million fewer girls than boys up to age six, a gender gap that has widened by more than a million in a decade, according to a study released Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How plants absorb pollutants

The environmental concern is great when considering the role of toxic contaminants in the plant-soil relationship. Understanding plant's absorption and accumulation of these contaminants from the soil would be incredibly ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Comparing profiles of learning and memory impairments in two groups of children

While children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are known to have deficits in verbal learning and recall, the specifics of these deficits remain unclear. This study compared the verbal learning and memory performance ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical mystery endures: Black babies at twice risk of whites for death, study indicates

African-American women are significantly more likely to lose a baby in the first year of life than white women, in an enduring medical mystery. It exists at all income and education levels, but is widest among more affluent, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Use of DHA fish oil capsules does not decrease postpartum depression in mothers

In contrast to the findings of some studies and the recommendations that pregnant women increase their intake of fish oil via dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) because of the possible benefits, a randomized trial that included ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two studies present new data on effects of alcohol during pregnancy

Scientific data continue to indicate that higher intake of alcohol during pregnancy adversely affects the fetus, and could lead to very severe developmental or other problems in the child. However, most recent publications ...

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created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prenatal treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis could reduce the risk of brain damage

Prenatal treatment of congenital toxoplasmosis with antibiotics might substantially reduce the proportion of infected fetuses that develop serious neurological sequelae (brain damage, epilepsy, deafness, blindness, or developmental ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0