http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in cognitive, memory and verbal areas. Mercury is a contaminant found especially in oily fish and canned fish and to a lesser extent in white fish. http://www.physorg.com/news177248618.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:02 EST news177248618 In a large population-based study published online today, researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute report that after adjusting for a number of factors, typically developing children and children with autism have similar levels of mercury in their blood streams. Mercury is a heavy metal found in other studies to adversely affect the developing nervous system. http://www.physorg.com/news175190186.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:58:01 EST news175190186 It appears that eating more fish has no effect on the health of the large intestine. Neither was there any difference between eating salmon and cod. In other words, there are no additional indications that fish consumption can help to lower the risk of developing cancer of the large intestine; whereas previous research did seem to indicate this. http://www.physorg.com/news174242066.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:35:02 EST news174242066 Recommendations to increase fish consumption because of health benefits may not be environmentally sustainable and more research is needed to clarify the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, write Dr. David Jenkins of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and coauthors in an analysis in CMAJ. http://www.physorg.com/news156443085.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:25:13 EST news156443085 Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate it less frequently, according to a study of nearly 4,000 teenagers published in the March issue of Acta Paediatrica. http://www.physorg.com/news155810958.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:49:36 EST news155810958 Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers and infants from Denmark. Maternal fish consumption and longer breastfeeding were independently beneficial. http://www.physorg.com/news140203600.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:26:40 EST news140203600