Thyroid levels may influence infant intelligence

Yahoshua · 05-08-07, 07:26 PM

The story is just titled all wrong, so the topic title would actually be more appropriate. I was skeptical until they started talking about thyroid levels, the months when the kids were conceived meant nothing to me.

However, my mother had lymphatic cancer that had infected her thyroids, so she has to take supplements all the time now. That's what drew my attention as both my sister and I are HORRIBLE at math, but we're both very skilled in learning new languages.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/...performance_dc

baggygreen · 05-08-07, 07:46 PM

Interesting find. Probably fairly accurate too..

My stong points are foreign languages. waek point maths. and apparently spelling

. I wonder which season i was born in.... or conceived in. can we tell?

probably not yet, but one day....

ASWnut101 · 05-08-07, 07:48 PM

Thyroid levels? WTH? (oops, I saw that you meant thyroid hormone levels)

Anyway, it makes sence, yet it dosen't. Conception month will mean nothing because the human zygote/fetus is carried for nine months. That's nine months of pure growing, meaning that the introduction of pesticides can occur at any level (date) of pregnancy and affect the growing zygote/fetus, regardless of the conception date.

They are probably right about the introduction of pesticides, though. The growing zygote/fetus needs nothing that the mother cannot provide naturally (ie. normal foods, ect), and the introduction of anything else so rapidly can cause problems.

Yahoshua · 05-08-07, 10:03 PM

I agree.

05-08-07, 07:26 PM	#1
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thyroid levels may influence infant intelligence The story is just titled all wrong, so the topic title would actually be more appropriate. I was skeptical until they started talking about thyroid levels, the months when the kids were conceived meant nothing to me. However, my mother had lymphatic cancer that had infected her thyroids, so she has to take supplements all the time now. That's what drew my attention as both my sister and I are HORRIBLE at math, but we're both very skilled in learning new languages. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/...performance_dc __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

05-08-07, 07:48 PM	#3
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thyroid levels? WTH? (oops, I saw that you meant thyroid hormone levels) Anyway, it makes sence, yet it dosen't. Conception month will mean nothing because the human zygote/fetus is carried for nine months. That's nine months of pure growing, meaning that the introduction of pesticides can occur at any level (date) of pregnancy and affect the growing zygote/fetus, regardless of the conception date. They are probably right about the introduction of pesticides, though. The growing zygote/fetus needs nothing that the mother cannot provide naturally (ie. normal foods, ect), and the introduction of anything else so rapidly can cause problems. __________________

05-08-07, 10:03 PM	#4
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I agree. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

05-08-07, 07:46 PM	#2
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Interesting find. Probably fairly accurate too.. My stong points are foreign languages. waek point maths. and apparently spelling . I wonder which season i was born in.... or conceived in. can we tell? probably not yet, but one day....