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Clinical trial shows ingredient that could improve infant formula

Infants receiving formula with added bovine MFGM and bovine lactoferrin had higher parent-reported developmental scores from 4 to 9 months of age, an accelerated neurodevelopmental profile at 1 year of age, improved sustained attention at 1 year and some improved language outcomes at 18 months. Credit: Dirk (Beeki) Sch...

Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums

Kristin Samuelson | November 11, 2019 Toddler speech delays and temper tantrums have long been assumed to go hand in hand, but no large-scale research had successfully backed up that assumption with data. Until now. A new, 2,000-participant study from Northwestern University found that toddlers with fewer spoken words ...

Just 10 minutes of mindfulness meditation can improve verbal learning and memory processes, study fin

Eric W. Dolan | December 3, 2019 Photo credit: Yakobchuk Olena New scientific research published in the journal Memory Cognition provides evidence that a brief mindfulness meditation exercise can enhance verbal learning. A number of studies have shown that mindfulness can improve cognitive abilities, including certain ...