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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·August 7, 2026·7 min read

Early Stress Heightens Adult Anxiety

Early-life stress elevates the enzyme SETD7 in dopamine neurons, uncoiling DNA and creating a physical scar that heightens adult stress vulnerability.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 5, 2026·9 min read

Neural Stem Cells Branch Earlier Than Expected

Cortical neural stem cells branch early into parallel lineages, overturning traditional views on how brain cell types form.

Neuroscience

·August 4, 2026·10 min read

Social Bonds and Recognition Reduce Teen Suicide Risk

A new study shows that strong family, school, and community bonds significantly lower suicide risk, with family attachment reducing risk by one-third.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·August 4, 2026·11 min read

“Cell Village” Platform Uncovers Genetic Drivers of Brain Growth

Scientists developed a "cell village" culture method and the Townlet statistical model to track neural stem cell growth and neurotoxin vulnerability across genetically diverse donors, linking 16p11.2 deletion to autism-related head overgrowth.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 4, 2026·9 min read

Autism Spectrum May Be Too Broad

A new study argues argues the autism spectrum has become an overly broad catch-all, risking overdiagnosis and calling for precise subgrouping.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 31, 2026·10 min read

AI Models Analyze Children’s Speech to Predict Future Mental Health

NLP models analyzing the speech style of children aged 9 to 13 predict future mental health disorders six years later better than human expert panels.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·July 28, 2026·10 min read

Eye Contact Syncs Infant Brains for Language Learning

Eye contact between infants and adult speakers synchronizes their brainwaves to enable language acquisition.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 28, 2026·8 min read

Home Visits Boost Growth and Brain Development in Babies

Integrated home-visit intervention package providing health, nutrition, early stimulation, and maternal support significantly reduces anemia and stunting while boosting neurodevelopment in small-for-gestational-age infants.

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Neuroscience

·July 24, 2026·9 min read

High Social Media Use Linked to Youth Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation

A new study links six or more hours of daily social media use to a two-fold increase in anxiety and a three-fold increase in suicidal ideation among youth.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·8 min read

Study Shows Rapid Reversal of Autism Traits

Asingle dose of the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin rapidly reverses autism-like behaviors and abnormal brain connectivity in adult mice exposed to maternal inflammation during development.