美发现超声波能够影响胎鼠大脑发育

 
一项对妊娠小鼠的研究显示，妊娠小鼠暴露于超声超过30分钟能够对胎鼠大脑发育产生负面影响。

耶鲁大学医学院(New Haven, CT, USA)的科研人员发现，叫做神经元的特殊神经细胞并没有出现在发育大脑的合适区域。研究人员在2006年8月7日美国科学院进展上报道了这些研究结果。
 
Ultrasound May Affect Fetal Brain Development
 
Studies on pregnant mice revealed that exposing the pregnant mice to ultrasound for over 30 minutes can adversely affect fetal brain development.

Scientists from Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT, USA) discovered that specific nerve cells called neurons did not find their way to their appropriate areas of the developing brain. The researchers revealed their findings in the August 7, 2006, issue of the journal Proceedings of the [U.S.] National Academy of Sciences.