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Promised it will not go hostile by taking its offer directly to astra-zenecas shareholders. in health headlines this morning americas pediatricians are recommending expectant moms to take a supplement containing iodide. the iodide is needed to make the thyroid hormones required for childrens healthy brain development before and after birth. experts recommend pregnant and breast-feeding women get 290 micrograms of iodide per day. one more thing that a pregnant woman needs to take. my goodness, ...

Get more iodide in their diets to safeguard fetal brain development. those are some of the top stories on this tuesday, may 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." all right. you know, im so awake and fresh. i hope you are out there, too. >> just give it a couple of seconds. welcome to the overnight. it is an adrenaline-filled moment and then you walk off the set and it all kind of seeps out of you but were so happy that you are here. >> im glad to be here. >> lets get a l...

Brauner. >> still sdasdark out there. a look at new york city there. a major wake up call for those who think smoking pot casually. even casually it greatly impacts your brain. we are looking at the details of this study. >> good morning. this could be very serving especially to those who are considering using pot or are already using it. the their reaction with brain development could be a significant problem. thats what hans rider reports about the casual use of marijuana and the effect on the...

Smokers showed areas of the brain affected in decision making. it shows marijuana could lead to serious problems in brain development. we have a doctor here and i said her name perfectly before going on the air. she is an assistant professor at nyu school of medicine. welcome. this is in the middle of washington and colorado making recreational marijuana use legal and you can purchase it anywhere across those states and we are finding out it could damage the brain even if used occasionally. >> p...

Strains of marijuana do have a profound effect on the brains of users under the age of 25. >> 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 li...

>> 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 early. >> 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, hav...

Asperbergs and may be increasing for reasons we havent figured out. >> i have got a child on the spectrum. >> me too. >> he has asbergers and the question is whether 30 years ago when we were all in school were there those awkward kids that did really well in school but didnt fit in. they just went undiagnosed? >> yes. >> which might ask the for these numbers as much as anything. >> i say they were pocket protectors and went on to become je geneuss in high tech country. there is that spectrum on...

But we are talking about children, young children. and thats going to understandably raise concerns. 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 16. 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 medicati...

Highways that help the brain communicate from one point to another are impaired in those who start smoking early. >> 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 early. >> 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...

>> grubers brain scans show the white matter, those are the highways that help the brain communicate from one point to another are impaired in those who start smoking early. >> 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 early. >> thats what we see. >> perhaps not surprising given what we know about the young developing brain. >> that...