Hunting ways to protect babies when mom drinks

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 06/22/2009 - 14:11

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do.

Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage....


 

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