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Discrimination during pregnancy can affect infant's brain circuitry

Experiences of discrimination and acculturation are known to have a detrimental effect on a person's health. For pregnant women, these painful experiences can also affect the brain circuitry of their children, a new study finds. These effects, the researchers say, are separate from those caused by general stress and depression. The study was published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology.

Child care centers aren't a likely source of COVID-19 spread, study says

Parents who send their children to child care can breathe a little easier. New research shows that children in daycare were not significant spreaders of COVID-19.

Parents 'destroyed' after baby's death at Royal Sussex County Hospital

Katie Fowler in a hospital bed holding her daughter Abigail Fowler Miller with tubes attached to her

The mum and dad of a two-day-old girl who died want a national inquiry into maternity services.

Mixing heat with hair styling products may be bad for your health

Hair products often contain ingredients that easily evaporate, so users may inhale some of these chemicals, potentially posing health repercussions. Now, researchers have studied emissions of these volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including siloxanes, which shine and smooth hair. The scientists report that using these hair care products can change indoor air composition quickly, and common heat styling techniques -- straightening and curling -- increase VOC levels even more.

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Discrimination during pregnancy can affect infant's brain circuitry

Child care centers aren't a likely source of COVID-19 spread, study says

Parents 'destroyed' after baby's death at Royal Sussex County Hospital

Mixing heat with hair styling products may be bad for your health

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