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Grandmother hypothesis

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·November 17, 2021·6 min read

How Grandmothers’ Brains React to the Sight of Their Grandchildren

Brain scans of grandmothers taken when viewing photos of their grandchildren revealed greater activation in brain areas associated with emotional empathy, suggesting grandmothers are geared towards feeling what their grandchild is feeling when interacting with them. By contrast, when viewing images of their adult children, brain areas associated with cognitive empathy become activated.

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·January 15, 2020·4 min read

Having less sex linked to earlier menopause

Women who are sexually active on at least a monthly basis have a lower risk of early menopause than women who have sex less frequently, a new study reports.

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