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news.northeastern.edu > 02/19/2026 > inflammatory-foods-preference-early-life-stress

Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (717+ words) Northeastern University research finds a correlation between acute stress in infancy and an increased preference for inflammatory foods in subjects" late teens and 20s. How does your childhood impact the food you crave or choose to eat? Beyond the effect of…...

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news.northeastern.edu > 12/15/2025 > infant-brain-development-eeg-research

What can babies teach us about brain development?

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (639+ words) New technology allowed Northeastern researchers to get a glimpse of how this organ develops. A lot of brain development happens early in life, but researchers don't have a strong understanding of how a baby's brain develops while they're awake. New…...

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news.northeastern.edu > 09/23/2025 > tylenol-during-pregnancy-safety-rfk-jr

Use of Tylenol during pregnancy does not cause autism, experts say

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (790+ words) National obstetric guidance reaffirms that acetaminophen, or Tylenol, is the safest option for treating fever and pain during pregnancy and finds research showing an increased risk of autism or ADHD "inconclusive." The occasional use of acetaminophen during pregnancy to treat…...

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news.northeastern.edu > 08/07/2025 > infant-anesthesia-baby-brain-development-research

Northeastern research finds infant anesthesia may speed up brain development.

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (649+ words) Early exposure to general anesthetics accelerates learning in infants, according to Northeastern University research, a finding that raises questions about the use of such drugs during critical periods of brain development." The research " published in the Proceedings of the National…...