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When Does Your Baby Develop a Brain?

Your baby’s brain continues to develop in the coming weeks, endowing him with a remarkable range of involuntary movements like stretching, yawning, and sucking by the end of the first trimester and ...
National Dairy Council reports that iodine is crucial for brain development in the first 1,000 days of a child's life, yet ...
Parents often overlook magnesium, a crucial mineral for children's brain function. This nutrient regulates emotions, aids ...
The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain health. Helen Thomson ...
Brain research can provide valuable information about children who may need extra support before they start struggling with reading in the classroom.
What the study found was that a small increase in exposure resulted in quite a big difference. This post appeared first in ...
Co-infection with rhinovirus and bocavirus nearly tripled severe LRI risk, while SARS-CoV-2 showed lower severity, hinting at ...
The lawsuit follows claims by President Trump that linked use by pregnant women of acetaminophen to autism, a connection that is unproven.
When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as ...
Scientists have discovered that blood flow helps direct the movement of newly formed neurons in the adult brain, revealing a surprising link between circulation and brain cell migration.
Researchers have discovered how newly created neurons depend on blood flow in the adult brain to travel from their site of origin to their final location.
Maternal stress during pregnancy profoundly affects fetal growth and long-term health. This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence showing that ...