Although observational findings linking breast milk to higher scores on cognitive tests may
be confounded by factors associated with mothers' choice to breastfeed, it has been …

Children born preterm and of very low birth weight have an increased incidence of learning
difficulties, but little is known about the specific nature of their cognitive deficits and the …

Early nutrition in animals affects both behavior and brain structure. In humans, randomized
trials show that early nutrition affects later cognition, notably in males. We hypothesized that …

Learning difficulties, including problems with numeracy, are common in Western
populations. Many children with learning difficulty are survivors of preterm birth. Although …

Children ranging from 7 to 15 were given memory span tests for both digits and blocks, each
consisting of forward and backward recall components. Both types of span showed …

Review of published clinical and neuropsychologic outcome studies reveals limited
information about intellectual functioning after childhood stroke. The extant data are …

Objective. We tested the hypothesis that balanced addition of long-chain polyunsaturated
fatty acid (LCPUFA) to preterm formula during the first weeks of life would confer long-term …

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that effects of early diet on cognition observed at age 8
years persist in adolescents born preterm at≤ 30 weeks gestational age. STUDY DESIGN …

Constructed to satisfy 17 known exact constraints for a semilocal density functional, the
strongly constrained and appropriately normed (SCAN) meta-generalized-gradient …

Nutrition is crucial to the initial development of the central nervous system (CNS), and then
to its maintenance, because both depend on dietary intake to supply the elements required …