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Jennifer garner. a lot of the hollywood celebrities have come out in defense of, you know, some sort of a stalker act. >> the paparazzi, too, being a big issue. >> absolutely. coming up -- the benefits of baby talk. seems like all the momma and dadas add up to something when it comes to brain development. and a big night in minneapolis for major league baseball. the winners, losers and this years all-star game. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after...

Brain scanner, the study monitors 7 to 11 and 12-month-old babies listening to sill be si syllables such as da and ta. researchers noticed an activation in the part of the brain that coordinate speech production. >> hello. how are you? thats the kind of speech that we think allows babies to mirror what they ought to do. >> reporter: so in the interest of brain development. >> hi. >> reporter: i make sure my little guy gets an earful of parentese daily. >> hi, my precious. >> reporter: besides, w...

Researchers noticed an activation in the part of the brain that coordinate speech production. >> hello. how are you? thats the kind of speech that we think allows babies to mirror what they ought to do. >> reporter: so in the interest of brain development. >> hi. >> reporter: i make sure my little guy gets an earful of parentese daily. >> hi, my precious. >> reporter: besides, who could resist? linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> oh, that baby is so cute! so true how they tell you say dont talk...

The latest research shows some strains of marijuana do have a profound effect on the brains of users under the age of 25. >> thc in some good studies have been linked to psychiatric disorders, memory disorders in children under age 16. even though its low thc content, thc is more potent than cbd so there may be long-term side effects. >> what are you worried about the most in the long run? >> the fact that we dont understand the long-term effects of this medication in brain development. >> these...

>> thc in some good studies has been linked to psychiatric disorders, memory disorders in children under 16. even though its low thc content, there may be long-term side effects. >> what are you worried about the most in the long run? >> the fact that we dont understand the long-term effects of this medication in brain development. >> these are tough choices, made even tougher when you uproot your whole life for marijuana. >> i do a lot of fund-raising and get a lot of friends help to get us her...

>> maybe that theres underlying white matter connectivity differences. >> thats your concern, it sounds like, that those highways, those white matter highways, are just more disrupted in people who start smoking earlier. >> thats what we see. >> perhaps not surprising, given what we know about the young developing brain. >> thats a very delicate time in brain development, and thats not a good time to be taking any drugs. >> preliminary research shows that early onset smokers are slower at tasks,...

Children, young children, and thats going to understandably raise concerns. the latest research shows that some trains of marijuana do have a profound effect on the brains of users under the age of 25. >> thc in good studies is linked to psychiatric disorders, memory disorders in children under 16. even though its low thc, thc is more potent so there may be long-term side effects. >> what do you worry about? >> we dont understand the long-term effects in brain development. >> these are tough cho...

Some trains of marijuana do have a profound effect on the brains of users under the age of 25. >> thc in good studies is linked to psychiatric disorders, memory disorders in children under 16. even though its low thc, thc is more potent so there may be long-term side effects. >> what do you worry about? >> we dont understand the long-term effects in brain development. >> these are tough choices, made even tougher when you uproot your whole life for marijuana. >> i do a lot of fundraising to get ...

Pediatrics just issued new guidelines urging parents to read to their children often and to start as early as birth. research shows much development of the brain occurs in the first three years of a childs life. the group is also calling on doctors and policymakers to ease the burden on poor and working families, by distributing kids books for free to children in need. joining me now, one of the lead researchers in this field, psychology professor at stanford university. professor, welcome to yo...

Possible under massachusetts law, life in prison with no chance of ever getting out. for brodies family, the sentence meant healing could finally begin. >> i knew that he was going to pay for the crime. and that made me feel better. >> reporter: now almost 20 years later, a shocking reversal. >> its a slap in the face. we feel betrayed, betrayed by the justice system. >> reporter: on christmas eve 2013, massachusettss highest court ruled that putting juveniles in prison without the chance of par...