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Scientists studied the brain activity of school-aged children during development and found that regions that activated upon seeing limbs (hands, legs, etc.) subsequently activated upon seeing faces or words when the children grew older. The research, by scientists at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, reveals new insights about vision development in the brain and could …
Gestures — such as pointing or waving — go hand in hand with a child’s first words, and twins lag behind single children in producing and using those gestures, two studies from Georgia State University psychology researchers show. Twins produce fewer gestures and gesture to fewer objects than other children, said principal researcher Seyda Ozcaliskan, …
Malnourished children who received a food supplement designed to boost normal gut microbes gained more weight than those given a standard nutritional supplement. The microbiome-targeted supplement also raised levels of proteins in the blood associated with bone, cartilage, and brain health. Longer studies are needed to see if these improvements lead to better physical and …
A large study of children has uncovered evidence that behavioral problems in children who snore may be associated with changes in the structure of their brain’s frontal lobe. The findings support early evaluation of children with habitual snoring (snoring three or more nights a week). The research, published in Nature Communications, was supported by the …
Sugar practically screams from the shelves of your grocery store, especially those products marketed to kids. Children are the highest consumers of added sugar, even as high-sugar diets have been linked to health effects like obesity and heart disease and even impaired memory function However, less is known about how high sugar consumption during childhood …
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered a new genetic disorder characterized by developmental delays and malformations of the brain, heart, and facial features. Named linkage-specific-deubiquitylation-deficiency-induced embryonic defects syndrome (LINKED), it is caused by a mutated version of the OTUD5 gene, which interferes with key molecular steps in embryo development. The findings indicate …
“Gene therapies have proven to deliver transformational benefit to patients who suffer from devastating diseases with significant, unmet medical need.” Lexeo Therapeutics is entering the market with $85 million, 18 gene therapy programs spanning from rare and more prevalent monogenic diseases, and an impressive team. Ronald Crystal, a gene therapy veteran founded Lexeo Therapeutic with …
Maintaining good nutrition is linked to good health as well as prevention and treatment of many health conditions. Ensuring that one is receiving the daily recommended vitamin and mineral is an important part of good nutrition, and the B vitamins are essential for preventive care. B vitamins help to promote a healthy metabolism and they …
It appears as if the popularity of anti-aging stocks is increasing as the global population continues to get older, thanks to advancements in technology and research on human aging and longevity. The continued desire to increase one’s life expectancy and quality of life is prompting some of the teams working within the leading top anti-aging …
The New York based startup Immunai is launching with $20 million in seed money, as it builds its team and platform the MedTech hopes that it can enable new methods of diagnosing and treating disease to improve patient outcomes. “All human diseases involve the immune system. We are on a mission to decode the immune …