Sleep and brain development | Racial segregation and lead exposure

Childrens sleep linked to brain development; racial segregation makes consequences of lead exposure worse; measuring placental health

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August 30, 2022 Edition

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Childrens sleep linked to brain development

Pre-teens who slept less than nine hours daily had differences in brain structure and more problems with mood and thinking compared to those who got sufficient sleep.

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Racial segregation makes consequences of lead exposure worse

Racial segregation and lead exposure amplified each others detrimental effects on reading scores in children.

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Measuring placental health noninvasively

An experimental system used laser light and ultrasound to measure changes in oxygen levels in the placenta.

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August 30, 2022 Edition

Childrens sleep linked to brain development

Racial segregation makes consequences of lead exposure worse

Measuring placental health noninvasively

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