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·September 24, 2022·6 min read

Monkeypox Linked to Neurological Complications in Some Patients

2-3% of patients with Monkeypox experience seizures and encephalitis, a new study reports. Researchers say almost half of people with Monkeypox infection also report mental health problems, including depression and anxiety, and other neurological symptoms like headaches as a result of the infection.

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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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·July 6, 2022·3 min read

Development of Psychosis Influenced by Neighborhood

Study revealed the place in which a person lived at the age of fifteen was a big influence on the risk of developing both affective psychosis (bipolar disorder) and non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia) later in life.

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·June 17, 2022·2 min read

Long COVID Risk Less During Omicron Compared to Delta

The odds of those infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 suffering long-COVID are 20-50% less than those infected during the Delta wave of COVID.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·June 4, 2022·2 min read

New Study To Evaluate Psilocybin’s Therapeutic Potential On Autistic Adults

A new study will explore how psilocybin affects different networks and serotonin function in the brains of autistic adults.

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·May 21, 2022·3 min read

Social Isolation in Childhood Is Associated With ADHD Symptoms and Loneliness in Young Adulthood

Young children who experience social isolation are at risk of being diagnosed with ADHD and face loneliness as adults, a new study reports.

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·May 16, 2022·3 min read

Hope for Treatments Against Hearing Loss as 10 Genes Identified

Researchers have identified ten novel genes and changes in the stria vascularis that appear to be associated with age-related hearing loss.

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·April 30, 2022·6 min read

Autism, ADHD and School Absence Are Risk Factors for Self-Harm

The risk of self-harm presenting to emergency rooms is three times higher for boys with ASD compared to those not on the autism spectrum. Additionally, researchers found a four-fold increase in self-harm behaviors for both males and females with ADHD. Children with less than 80% school attendance also had a three times higher risk of self-harming behaviors.

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·April 4, 2022·3 min read

Limited Trunk Movement a Factor in REM Behavior Disorder

People who suffer from REM behavioral disorder, a sleep disorder linked to an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease, exhibit limited movement of their trunk during dream re-enactment.