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·August 30, 2022·5 min read

Pregnant Women Are Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Dishware, Hair Coloring, Plastics, and Pesticides

Exposure to chemicals such as melamine, cyanuric acid, and aromatic amines from household products, hair dyes, and pesticides can cause cancer and lead to child developmental issues, researchers report. The study found the majority of pregnant women have levels of the toxic chemicals in urine samples.

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·August 29, 2022·5 min read

41% Of Teenagers Can’t Tell the Difference Between True and Fake Online Health Messages

41% of teenagers have a tough time discerning between real and fake health-related news, a new study reports.

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·August 28, 2022·5 min read

Does a Sibling’s Gender Influence Our Own Personality?

New findings put theories about personality associated with a sibling's gender under the microscope, reporting a sibling's gender may not be as influential on the development of personality traits as previously believed.

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·August 27, 2022·12 min read

‘Synthetic’ Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart Grown From Stem Cells

Researchers created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a beating heart, a brain, and the foundation for other organs. The new model provides a novel way for future researchers to create and research the earliest stages of development.

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·August 27, 2022·4 min read

Nature via Nurture: How Parents’ Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills Influence Their Children’s Education

Parents' genes linked to both cognitive and non-cognitive skills affect their child's educational outcomes, a new study reports.

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·August 24, 2022·7 min read

Psychotic Symptoms in Children May Have a Genetic Cause

Findings implicate copy number variants (CNVs) in the development of childhood psychosis. Researchers recommend chromosomal array testing for children with psychosis.

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·August 23, 2022·4 min read

Gene Therapy for Completely Color Blind Children Partly Restores Cone Function

Researchers partially restored the function of cone receptors in the retinas of children born completely blind by using gene therapy.

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·August 23, 2022·5 min read

Caffeine Metabolite May Slow Progression of Short-Sight In Children

7-MX, a caffeine metabolite, may help to slow the progression of myopia or short-sightedness in children.

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·August 22, 2022·4 min read

Brains Cells Born Together Wire and Fire Together for Life

Neurons that were "born" at the same time show distinct connectivity and activity throughout the life of an animal.

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·August 22, 2022·4 min read

Eye Test Could Screen Children for Autism

Measuring the pupillary light reflex could be used to screen for ASD in children, a new study reports.

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·August 18, 2022·4 min read

Touch and Sight Are Linked Before Birth

During the embryonic stage, tactile information simultaneously activated the tactile and visual neural pathways. After birth, the pathways separate and reorganize to allow for individual processing of visual and tactile information.