But even given that there's a wide range of
normal when it comes to the rate
at which kids blossom from tiny newborns to strapping teenagers, it's possible to predict with some degree of certainty where a child will be
at a
particular age and stage.
But some of the babies did not show this
normal decrease in vagal tone during distressing periods; the researchers found that these infants who lacked an effective response
at ages three and six months shared a
particular variant of the DRD2 gene, which regulates receptors for the neurotransmitter dopamine.
In
particular, the savvy scientists
at the renowned Buck Institute for Research on
Aging are devoted to geroscience, studying the mechanisms of aging and the connection between normal aging and chronic disease, in the institute's Novato
Aging are devoted to geroscience, studying the mechanisms of
aging and the connection between normal aging and chronic disease, in the institute's Novato
aging and the connection between
normal aging and chronic disease, in the institute's Novato
aging and chronic disease, in the institute's Novato labs.