How folic acid may protect a baby's developing brain and spinal cord
For more than 30 years, one piece of pregnancy advice has been remarkably consistent: Take folic acid.
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Protein secreted by immune cells may help drive brain aging
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Almost half of Finnish parents feel that their infants' sleep is abnormal. However, measuring sleep disturbances is complicated. In her doctoral thesis, University of Helsinki researcher Sofie de Sena investigated infant sleep using a smart wearable system called NAPPA (NAPping P
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The thyroid gland consists of two types of hormone-producing cells that regulate the body's metabolism and calcium balance. In mammals, these cell types merge into a single organ, whereas in other vertebrates, they develop into separate organs. How this fusion occurs has long rem
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More screen time in childhood associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence
In a study conducted at the Universities of Jyväskylä and Eastern Finland, more screen time since childhood was associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence. According to one of the researchers, we should not regard screen time solely as harmful. The most important