Parental type 1 diabetes may affect children's cognitive development: Study
Children of mothers and fathers with type 1 diabetes had mean scores of 54.2 and 54.4 respectively, compared with mean scores of 56.4 in children from the background population.
Apr 27, 2022, 15:47 PM ISTWant to boost your children's brain? Start reading books to them regularly!
A new study has found that engaging with kids while reading books to them gives their brain a cognitive boost.
Jun 01, 2017, 19:37 PM ISTInterpersonal abuse in early life may affect cognitive skills
For the study, the team compared two groups of young: One had a history of early life abuse, while the other did not.
Apr 12, 2017, 00:18 AM ISTExposing children to lead may impact cognitive development: Researchers
The findings, published by JAMA, showed that children with more than 10 micrograms of lead per decilitre of blood at age 11 had 4.25 points lower intelligence quotients (IQ) at age 38.
Mar 29, 2017, 14:42 PM ISTConcussions may accelerate Alzheimer's disease: Study
Of particular note was that these brain abnormalities were found in a relatively young group, with the average age being 32 years old.
Jan 15, 2017, 17:46 PM ISTThe sooner babies get cochlear implants, the better
Infants with profound hearing loss, who received cochlear implants to improve their hearing, soon babbled as often as their hearing peers, allowing them to catch up developmentally.
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