Pulse

The School of Hard Knocks

Parents, athletes, doctors, and coaches are learning to err on the side of caution when it comes to concussions.

Fostering Healthy Brains

Minnesota research on brain development in institutionalized orphans has helped change child-welfare policy in Romania as well as children’s lives.

Field Research

North Dakota researchers are exploring whether exposure to pesticides affects children’s learning and development.

Taking Teens to Task

A recent study suggesting teens are less proficient at multitasking struck a nerve with parents and kids.

The Brain-Boosting Benefits of Breastfeeding

Despite overwhelming evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding, fewer than one-third of new moms are doing so after six months.

Keeping a Cool Head

An experimental treatment offers a ray of hope for babies who suffer brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation at birth.

March 2006 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

Desperately Seeking Solutions

By Frank Clancy

Parents of children with autism have turned to the Internet for answers when their doctors have been unable to provide them.

Perspective

Betwixt and Between: A New View of the Adolescent Brain

By David Walsh, Ph.D.

Neuroimaging has shown the prefrontal cortex is not fully developed in teens.

Clinical and Health Affairs

The Effect of Maternal Diabetes during Pregnancy on the Neurodevelopment of Offspring

By Michael K. Georgieff, M.D.

 

Child Maltreatment and Brain Development

By David McCollum, M.D.

 

Quality Rounds

Assessment and Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder by Family Physicians

By Mary E. Daly, D.O., Norman H. Rasmussen, Ed.D., David C. Agerter, M.D., and Stephen S. Cha

 

Book Review

In the Blink of an Eye

By Carl Patow, M.D., M.P.H.

Malcolm Gladwell explores the power of first impressions. 

Editor's Note

The Brains of Babes

 

MMA Viewpoint

The Pursuit of Excellence

 

MMA News

Legislative Session Gets Underway
Translating Care on the Farm and in the City
Former MMA President Runs for AMA Council

 

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