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MRI Study: Breastfeeding Boosts Babies’ Brain Growth
[Source: Science Daily] A study using brain images from “quiet” MRI machines adds to the growing body of evidence that breastfeeding improves brain development in infants. Breastfeeding alone produced better brain development than a combination of breastfeeding and formula, which … Continue reading
Common Protein Known to Cause Autism Now Linked to Specific Behaviors
[Source: UCLA Newsroom] The genetic malady known as Fragile X syndrome is the most common cause of inherited autism and intellectual disability. Brain scientists know the gene defect that causes the syndrome and understand the damage it does in misshaping … Continue reading
Why Kids With Autism May Avoid Eye Contact
[Source: Live Science] Children with autism often have difficulty making eye contact, and now a new study suggests this may be due in part to how their brains process visual information, rather than being purely a social deficit. In the … Continue reading
First Comprehensive and Prospective Characterization of a Genetic Subtype of Autism
[Source: Science Daily] In the first prospective study of its kind, Seaver Autism Center researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provide new evidence of the severity of intellectual, motor, and speech impairments in a subtype of … Continue reading
Infants Express Non-Verbal Sympathy For Others In Distress
[Source: Live Science] Babies may be able to show sympathy before their first birthday, according to a new study in which 10-month-olds preferred the victims rather than the aggressors in a bullying encounter. The research, published Wednesday (June 12) in … Continue reading
