Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Study Finds Toxic Metals in All Rice Samples

A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. The report – released by Healthy Babies, Bright Futures – found arsenic in 100% of rice samples tested from stores in 20 metro areas, including New York… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on May 16, 2025

What Shortness of Breath Could Mean for Your Health

Feeling short of breath can be scary. It’s the uncomfortable feeling that you are running out of air or not able to breathe deeply enough and feel “air hungry,” says the American Lung Association. The medical term is dyspnea, and it can occur while walking, climbing stairs,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. […]

Published on May 16, 2025

Social odor as a source of learning in human infants

Maternal odor has recently emerged as an important but ill-understood factor in sociocognitive learning in early human development. We propose that social odor plays its unique role in the first year of life through dissociable affective and perceptual mechanisms. These mechanisms yield distinct predictions for future studies of social odor. Read Full Article (External Site) […]

Published on May 16, 2025