May
2007
Babies’ brains0
7-May-2007 The time of year a baby is conceived can affect his or her future achievement, say researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Dr. Paul Winchester and colleagues found lower school test scores in children conceived in June through August. “The fetal brain begins developing soon after conception,” he said. “The pesticides we use to control pests in fields and our homes, and the nitrates we use to fertilize crops and even our lawns, are at their highest level in the summer.”
7-Nov-2006 Chemical pollution may have damaged the brains of millions of children worldwide, say researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Story and science teaching resources (US or UK English) posted at www.realscience.org.uk
