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Results from a new study, published in the August issue of Pediatrics, suggests that mothers who smoke during pregnancy may increase the risk for behavioral disorders in their newborns. According to the researchers, the fetus of a smoking mother is exposed to relatively high concentrations of nicotine which alter dopamine receptors essential for brain development. The Danish study compared the backgrounds of 170 children with hyperkinetic disorder and 3,765 …
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