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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241101183358.htm) Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children's learning and memory
Nov 1st 2024, 18:33

A new study involving 8,500 children from across the United States has revealed that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning and memory performance in 9- and 10-year-olds. The specific pollutant, ammonium nitrate, is also implicated in Alzheimer's and dementia risk in adults, suggesting that PM2.5 may cause neurocognitive harm across the lifespan.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241031130819.htm) Meta-learning of motor skills in the dorsal premotor cortex of the brain
Oct 31st 2024, 13:08

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this region has now been shown, through computational modeling and brain stimulation, to also facilitate the retention and forgetting of motor memories.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241031130805.htm) A common steroid therapy may influence brain development in preterm infants
Oct 31st 2024, 13:08

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain regions, the bilateral amygdalae and caudate nuclei, which are essential for emotion processing and motor control, respectively. The findings suggest that doctors should adjust ACS use to reduce potential risks to brain development.

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Baltimore, MD

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