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·May 20, 2021·4 min read

Independent of IQ, “Decision Acuity” Predicts Broad Range of Decision-Making Abilities

Independent of IQ, decision acuity predicted performance in decision-making tasks. This factored higher in older adults and increased in light of parental education.

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·May 19, 2021·8 min read

Novel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism and Predicts Patient IQ

A new computational model can identify genes linked to autism and predict the level of intellectual disability in people with ASD by only using rare mutations in genes already associated with the condition.

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·February 10, 2021·5 min read

Diabetes Complications in Young Children Target the Brain

Verbal IQ, overall IQ, and brain volume are lower in children with type 1 diabetes than in their peers without the disorder. Researchers believe the cognitive and brain development differences are associated with hyperglycemia.

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·January 28, 2021·3 min read

Frequent Cannabis Use by Young People Linked to Decline in IQ

Frequent cannabis use was associated with a two point decline in IQ. The decline was primarily related to verbal IQ.

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·December 11, 2020·5 min read

Young People With Autism Show Cognitive Gains From Childhood to Early Adult Life

Children with autism show a significant increase in IQ scores between the ages of 12 and 23. Those with the greatest increases in IQ scores had early regressions in language and communication skills by the age of 12.

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·November 2, 2020·5 min read

Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy Linked With Child IQ

Higher levels of vitamin D during pregnancy were linked to increased IQ in children.

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·September 22, 2020·5 min read

Complications From Diabetes Linked to Worse Memory and IQ in Children

Study links diabetic ketoacidosis to lower IQ scores and worse memory in children with type 1 diabetes.

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·May 22, 2020·4 min read

Study links severe childhood deprivation to neuropsychological difficulties in adulthood

Severe adversity experienced in childhood increases the risk of being diagnosed with ADHD later in life.

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·March 26, 2020·3 min read

How cognitive intelligence is a whole brain phenomenon

Efficient connection pathways across the entire brain provide a neural network that supports general cognitive function and ability. Higher fractional anisotropy is associated with higher IQ.

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·January 14, 2020·5 min read

Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss

Exposure to flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a million cases of intellectual disability in children between 2001 and 2016. However, adverse outcomes from exposure to mercury and lead fell significantly during the same period.

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·January 6, 2020·6 min read

Severe childhood deprivation has longstanding impacts on brain size in adulthood

Young adults who faced extreme deprivation as children had, on average, an 8.6% smaller brain size than their peers who did not suffer from deprivation. The deprivation related changes in brain volume were associated with lower IQ and increased ADHD symptoms.

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·December 20, 2019·5 min read

Obesity in pregnant moms linked to lag in their sons’ development and IQ

Obesity during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ among boys, but not girls, at age 7. The findings suggest maternal obesity has long=term implications for early cognitive development.

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IQ

Independent of IQ, “Decision Acuity” Predicts Broad Range of Decision-Making Abilities

Novel Approach Identifies Genes Linked to Autism and Predicts Patient IQ

Diabetes Complications in Young Children Target the Brain

Frequent Cannabis Use by Young People Linked to Decline in IQ

Young People With Autism Show Cognitive Gains From Childhood to Early Adult Life

Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy Linked With Child IQ

Complications From Diabetes Linked to Worse Memory and IQ in Children

Study links severe childhood deprivation to neuropsychological difficulties in adulthood

How cognitive intelligence is a whole brain phenomenon

Flame retardants and pesticides overtake heavy metals as biggest contributors to IQ loss

Severe childhood deprivation has longstanding impacts on brain size in adulthood

Obesity in pregnant moms linked to lag in their sons’ development and IQ

Blurry Beginnings Shape Brain’s Visual Pathways

Human Brains Keep Making Memory Neurons in Adulthood

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Those with Deafness

Forever Chemicals May Disrupt Brain Development

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