Testosterone levels in the womb linked to language problems
New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that boys who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development.
The research has been published in the latest edition of the international Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
The study, led by Associate Professor Andrew Whitehouse, used umbilical cord blood to explore the presence of testosterone when the language-related regions of a fetus’ brain are undergoing a critical period of growth.
Dr Whitehouse said the finding is significant in that it gives a biological explanation for why boys language development differs to that in girls.
“An estimated 12% of toddlers experience significant delays in their language development,” Dr Whitehouse said.
“While language development varies beftween individuals, boys tend to develop later and at a slower rate than girls.”
Dr Whitehouse said the research team wanted to test whether this could be due to prenatal exposure to sex-steroids such as testosterone.
Male foetuses are known to have 10 times the circulating levels of testosterone compared to females.
Cheddar Potato Soup Recipe
Nothing warms body and soul in January more than a simmering pot of soup. No wonder it has been dubbed National Soup Month.
Making a pot of soup involves more than haphazardly throwing a bunch of ingredients into a pot of water and hoping for the best. I carefully choose each ingredient. Texture and color matter. Taste and smell matter. Everything matters. My soup is art.
Soup begins with a quality stock—never out of a jar, can, or box; and certainly not water with bouillon cubes added. To get healthy stock, you must simmer bones, with a little apple cider vinegar added, for several hours. T
Model Makeover–Blonde Addiction
Sarah writes:
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I cant seem to find the right hair color that suits me!! I currently wear hair extensions because I used to be platinum blonde and ruined my hair so I have a lot of breakage. I then died my hair dark brown and felt so self conscious and ugly it really didn’t suit me, my natural skin color without the suns help is olive! My eye color is green and My natural hair color and eye brows are a mousey brown ( I have bleached eyebrows in the attached photos as Im currently a honey blonde) I like being blonde but Im looking for a naturally looking color as I do like blonde on myself but I need it to be more natural for my modelling and besides growing my hair out to get it back to its dark blonde mousey brown color I don’t know what to do for the meantime? Wha
How to Really Lose Weight
Everybody is concerned about weight loss, and emerging from amidst the popular garbage, is a guide that will really tell you how.
Losing weight is not easy. But putting it on can be (apart from those of us with mega metabolisms). There are many factors that contribute to the gaining of weight. Two are beyond our control; our genetic predisposition to retaining or burning fat; and our age – as we grow older our metabolism slows, particularly past 30. However, the rest are well within our ability to manage; and if theyre managed well, their effect will outweigh that of the previous two factors.
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Gluten Intolerance Is A Big Problem
Taking gluten-free nutritional health supplements may be a good way to sidestep inflammation reactions to wheat and other grains. After all, gluten intolerance appears to be a growing problem.
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases estimates that one in 133 Americans has an intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. The condition is hereditary, meaning that if a member of your family has been diagnosed with it, you are about six times more likely to have it too.
Gluten intolerance is no small problem.