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Baby’s stress can last decades

By Stephen Ornes / December 4, 2012

Scientists have found a connection between stress early in life and anxiety later on. Credit: iStockphoto

Early stress may impair adult behavior, especially in girls

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged adrenal gland, amygdala, anxiety, behavior, brain, brain scans, cortisol, Cory Burghy, getinvolved, hormone, infants, prefontal cortex, pregnancy, stress, teenage brain, teens, University of Wisconsin–Madison, worry

Of fish and brain health

By Stephen Ornes / October 26, 2012

People who eat sharks, like the mako shown here, face the risk of ingesting high levels of mercury, a toxic metal linked to health problems. Credit: NOAA

Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children

Posted in Body & Health | Tagged ADHD, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, brain, brain development, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, cognition, diet, dietary pollutants, fish, getinvolved, hair, health, human development, lead, mercury, methyl mercury, New Bedford, nutrition, Pollution, pregnancy, Susan Korrick, topstories