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·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.

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·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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·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.

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·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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·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.

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·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.

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·July 22, 2026·6 min read

Sports Programs Improve Motor Skills in Autistic Children

A new study shows that organized sports interventions significantly enhance motor skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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·July 21, 2026·10 min read

Study Links Childhood Unpredictability to Mental Health

A new study establishes childhood unpredictability as a distinct risk factor for youth mental health.

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·July 20, 2026·10 min read

Monkeys and Kids Share Evolutionary Intuitions for Geometry

A new study reveals that non-human primates share a fundamental intuition for geometry with humans.

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·July 17, 2026·14 min read

Adolescent Brain Changes Temporarily Obscure Earlier Memories

Late adolescence triggers a temporary destabilization of contextual memory circuits due to the targeted remodeling of perineuronal nets (PNNs) in the retrosplenial cortex (RSP).

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·July 17, 2026·11 min read

Prenatal Acetaminophen Use Not Linked to Adverse Birth Outcomes

A new study evaluates 8,900 mother-infant pairs from the NIH ECHO program to prove that prenatal acetaminophen use carries no statistically significant association with adverse birth outcomes.

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·July 15, 2026·11 min read

Gene Therapy Reverses Severe Traits of Fragile X Syndrome

The therapy restored FMRP expression in crucial brain regions, resulting in reduced audiogenic seizure susceptibility, normalized sensory hyperactivity, and complete reversal of elevated low-gamma EEG power.