Preterm babies may suffer setbacks in auditory brain development, speech Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Jan 2018 7:10 PM ISTPreterm babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are likely to experience delays in the development of the auditory cortex, a brain...
Chemical exposure in pregnancy linked to brain developmental disorders in kids Anjali Nimesh Nimesh29 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTMaternal thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for normal brain development of children and previous human studies have indicated that even moderate...
Treat Epilepsy as promptly as Cancer in young children Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTEarly life epilepsies affect approximately 6400 infants and toddlers each year in the U.S. These disorders are some of the most difficult to treat...
Prenatal Folic acid fortification prevents mental illness later: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the JAMA Psychiatry shows that prenatal exposure to fortifying grain-based foods with folic acid is associated with...
MRI scan may predict alcohol abuse in adolescents,points out study Deepanjana Sarkar9 July 2019 7:30 PM ISTAdolescence is a period of transition and is critically susceptible to alcohol abuse which is not very easy to get rid of and can have hazardous...
Blood sugar without proper control harms cognition and brain development over period of time in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal13 July 2019 9:04 AM ISTContinuous exposure to chronic high blood sugar or hyperglycaemia is detrimental to the developing brain and cognition in children, according to data...
Increased screen time may impair brain development in preschool kids: JAMA study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Nov 2019 7:20 PM ISTCincinnati, Ohio: Increased use of screen-based media can negatively impact brain development in preschool children, a recent study published in the...
MRI may predict intelligence level and brain development in children Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Dec 2019 7:25 PM ISTThe results of the study helped find the correlation between the child's "fluid intelligence" and brain anatomy. Russia: A group of researchers from...
Yoga provides brain benefits similar to those from aerobic exercise Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 Jan 2020 7:20 PM ISTUSA: Aerobic exercise is known to strengthen the brain and contribute to the growth of new neurons. Now, a recent review published in the journal...
Vitamin D halves number of potentially fatal attacks in COPD Hina Zahid10 Jan 2019 8:28 PM ISTAccording to a study led by the Queen Mary University of London researchers, Vitamin D supplements have been found to reduce the risk of potentially...
Long anesthesia procedures harmful before age three years-- warns FDA supriya kashyap kashyap5 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTThe evidence behind the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recent drug safety warning regarding prolonged anesthesia in infants and young...
