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Nutrient may fight against fetal alcohol syndrome

WASHINGTON -- Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm ababy's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Nowscientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient mightoffer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest forways to reverse the damage.

The only help today: intense behavioral or educational therapiesonce children with fetal alcohol-caused disabilities...

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