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·May 17, 2023·7 min read

The Power of Friendship Counters Early Life Stress

A new study, based on 36 years of data from nearly 200 baboons, indicates that strong social bonds formed in adulthood can counteract the negative effects of adversity experienced early in life. These hardships, similar to human experiences of growing up in a tumultuous environment, can shorten their lifespan.

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·April 18, 2023·5 min read

Revealing the Entire Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail: Brain Images Just Got 64 Million Times Sharper

Researchers dramatically improved the resolution of MRI imaging technology, leading to the sharpest images ever generated of the mouse brain.

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·April 10, 2023·5 min read

Kids Judge Alexa Smarter Than Roomba, but Say Both Deserve Kindness

Children aged between 4-11 judge Alexa to have more human-like thoughts and emotions than other AI robotics like the Roomba vacuum cleaner, but believe neither device should be yelled at or harmed. These feelings dwindle as children reach their teenage years.

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·February 3, 2023·2 min read

Medication Abortion TikTok Videos Tend to Be Accurate and Reliable

Researchers say Tik Tok videos that highlight ways to obtain medical abortions and information about procedures are accurate and informative.

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·January 17, 2023·4 min read

Broken Promises: Children as Young as 3 Can Detect Bad Excuses

When it comes to broken promises, children between the ages of 3 to 5 can detect whether the excuse is good or bad.

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·December 14, 2022·3 min read

Four Genes Identified as Heightening Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Actions

Researchers have identified four genes, ESR1, DCC, DRD2, and TRAF3, that are associated with an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions.

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·December 1, 2022·4 min read

Parents Talk More to Toddlers Who Talk Back

Regardless of a child's gender, parents talk more to toddlers who already verbally communicate well.

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·November 29, 2022·5 min read

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

Single neurons conveying visual information about two separate objects in line of sight do so by alternating signals about one object or the other. However, when the two objects overlap, brain cells detect them as a single entity.

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·November 28, 2022·6 min read

Mom’s Dietary Fat Rewires Male and Female Brains Differently

Excess fat from a mother's high-fat diet triggers immune cells to over-consume serotonin in the brains of developing males, leading to depression-like behaviors in the offspring.

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·November 14, 2022·5 min read

Feeling Lonely? What We Want From Our Relationships Can Change With Age

Expectations of what a person expects from an interpersonal relationship change significantly as we age. Researchers say that many people still feel lonely, even when they don't spend too much time alone.

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·September 29, 2022·5 min read

How Long Older Adults Will Live Comes Down to 17 Often Surprising Factors

Researchers have designed a new model of life expectancy that's based less on disease diagnosis, and more on other factors including cholesterol levels and lifestyle.

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·August 3, 2022·6 min read

Air Pollution and Stress Alter Brain Development and Social Behavior

Air pollution along with housing insecurity and stress during pregnancy leads to an increased risk of autism-like social behaviors and differences in neural anatomy in male mice offspring. Researchers believe the changes could be due to the immune system.

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Revealing the Entire Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail: Brain Images Just Got 64 Million Times Sharper

Kids Judge Alexa Smarter Than Roomba, but Say Both Deserve Kindness

Broken Promises: Children as Young as 3 Can Detect Bad Excuses

Four Genes Identified as Heightening Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Actions

Parents Talk More to Toddlers Who Talk Back

Brain Cells Use a ‘Telephone Trick’ to Report What They See

Mom’s Dietary Fat Rewires Male and Female Brains Differently

How Long Older Adults Will Live Comes Down to 17 Often Surprising Factors

Shaping Young Minds: Neurodevelopment Interventions for Psychiatric Disorders

Ultra-Processed Foods: AI’s New Contribution to Nutrition Science

Aging Myelin: A New Perspective in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Promising Phase 2 Trial Results for Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Brain Cancer

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