Researchers from the University of Sydney are conducting a world-first study on newborn babies to investigate whether it is possible to predict whether a child will stutter even before they can talk. Sydney University's Australian Stuttering Research Centre are conducting the study in an attempt to discover the cause of stuttering, using 20 babies with a family history of the disorder and 20 without. 17-week old Levi Crellin was the first baby to take part in the study, after his older sister Zoe suffered from a debilitating stutter from the time she was two years old. 17-week old Levi Crellin was the first baby to take part in the study on the causes of stuttering
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Levi Crellin is the first baby to take part in a study on stuttering
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His grandfather and older sister both suffered from stuttering
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His mother said that she didn't want him to go through the trauma
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The study is being conducted by the University of Sydney
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Newborn babies will undergo MRI scans over six years
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Researchers are hoping to discover the causes of stuttering
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