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·February 8, 2023·1 min read

Therapeutic Targeting of the Microbiome for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Researchers investigate how the gut microbiome may impact brain development and contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders including ASD and ADHD.

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·February 8, 2023·4 min read

Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities

Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports.

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·February 8, 2023·3 min read

Toddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Speech May Be Used to Diagnose Autism

Toddlers on the autism spectrum who pay less attention to "motherese", or baby-talk, exhibited weaker social and language skills in later tests.

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·February 8, 2023·4 min read

Brain Structural Differences Observed in Children With Conduct Disorder With and Without Childhood Maltreatment

Children with conduct disorders who were exposed to maltreatment showed far more extensive changes in brain structure compared to children with conduct disorders who were not mistreated.

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·February 6, 2023·5 min read

Exercise Intensity Linked to Attentional Control in Late-Adolescent Girls

Teenage girls between the ages of 15 and 18 who perform frequent moderate to vigorous exercise have better attentional control, a new study reports.

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·February 6, 2023·6 min read

Children of Overprotective Parents Tend to Live Less

Males who had overprotective fathers have a 12% higher risk of dying before the age of 80. Women with overprotective fathers are 22% more likely to die before they reach 80 years of age. For males raised by single parents, their risk of death before the age of 80 was 179% higher than those raised by two parents.

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·February 3, 2023·7 min read

Time Is Not What It Used to Be: Children and Adults Shown to Experience Time Differently

A switch of perceived ratio duration changes at age 7. Researchers say the concept of heuristics can help to explain differences in time perception in relation to a person's age.

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·February 1, 2023·3 min read

Babies Remember Faces Despite Face Masks

6 to 9-month-old babies can form memories of masked faces and recognize the faces when the mask is removed.

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·January 31, 2023·7 min read

Infants Exposed to Excessive Screen Time Show Differences in Brain Function Beyond Eight Years of Age

Greater exposure to screen time during infancy was linked to poor self-regulation and brain immaturity at age eight.

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·January 31, 2023·3 min read

Can a Computer Teach Babies to Count?

Study offers promising insight into how technology can aid in early math skills and can be used to close gaps in early childhood learning.

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·January 30, 2023·3 min read

Coercive Control Takes Significant Toll on Children

When it comes to coercive control in parental relationships, the children aren't just passive witnesses. Children exposed to coercive control experience problems with social-emotional and physical development, and broader family functioning outcomes such as strained relationships with their parents or experiencing harsher parenting. Children also often exhibit behavioral and psychological challenges.