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·December 6, 2022·5 min read

Chronological Age, Biological Age and Gender Affect the Shrinkage of Different Brain Areas

Functional brain networks and brain shrinkage are affected in different ways by age, gender, and blood immune factors.

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·October 17, 2022·3 min read

Children Born to Younger or Older Parents Have an Increased Risk of Bipolar Disorder

Children born to parents who are under 20, or those born to mothers over 35 and fathers over 45 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder later in life. Older men, researchers report, are at greater risk of having a child with bipolar disorder.

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·July 20, 2022·4 min read

Higher Voice Pitch Lets Female Faces Appear Younger

Higher pitched voices in women influence how their faces are evaluated, researchers report. The faces of women with higher-pitched voices were perceived as being younger. However, researchers found no evidence of a link between vocal pitch or perceptions of facial attractiveness, health, or femininity.

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·May 15, 2022·6 min read

AI Predicts Infant Age and Gender Based on Temperament

Before the 48-week mark of life, it is easier for an AI algorithm to determine the exact age of a baby, but not its gender based on temperament data. After 48 weeks, gender classification improved for all algorithms, suggesting gender differences in infancy become more accentuated at this point in life.

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·March 14, 2018·4 min read

Study Links Physical Characteristics and Brain Health in Psychosis

A new study reports on a link between age, body mass index and brain integrity in psychosis. Researchers discovered higher age, BMI and severity of psychotic symptoms were negatively associated with cortical thickness and brain activity when patients were asked to perform cognitive tasks.