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·July 10, 2022·6 min read

Head Injuries in Children Linked to Reduced Brain Size and Learning Difficulties

In children, traumatic brain injury can lead to reduced brain size and cognitive impairments that affect learning, researchers report.

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·July 10, 2022·8 min read

Turnaway Study Shows Impact of Abortion Access on Well-Being

Study reveals striking differences in well being between women who were allowed to terminate pregnancies and those who were denied abortions. Women denied terminations were more likely to live in economic hardship, remain in abusive relationships, raise children without external assistance, face more life-threatening complications during pregnancy, such as pre-eclampsia, and experience chronic pain following birth compared to women who were able to seek an abortion. Women who had abortions, by contrast, experienced better emotional outcomes overall, were more economically stable, were better able to raise children in a stable environment, were more likely to want children later, and expressed the decision to terminate a pregnancy was the correct decision for them 5 years after the termination took place.

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·July 10, 2022·4 min read

Gestures Can Improve Understanding in Language Disorders

When people with language disorders such as aphasia speak, their communication partners are more likely to pay attention to the speaker's hand movements and gestures. Gestures, researchers say, may help supplement understanding of what is being verbally communicated.

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·July 10, 2022·4 min read

Retinal Circuits for Circadian Rhythm and Pupillary Light Response Decoded

In mice, photoreceptor cells drive vision and non-vision functions using distinct circuits in the eye.

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·July 10, 2022·4 min read

Social Interactions Tied to Sense of Purpose for Older Adults

Older adults who experience more positive social interactions report feeling a higher sense of purposefulness, especially after retirement.

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·July 9, 2022·6 min read

Humans Are Aggressive, Sometimes Too Much – Could ‘Moral Enhancement’ Technologies Offer a Solution?

Researchers assess whether using modern technologies such as neuromodulation and gene editing could provide "moral enhancement" and curb aggressive behaviors.

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·July 9, 2022·4 min read

It’s Easier to Forgive When You Are Under Chronic Stress

People who experience chronic stress are more forgiving toward others than those who experience everyday stresses.

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·July 9, 2022·4 min read

Study Examines Memory in Birdwatchers, Finds Having Expert Knowledge Helps Us Memorize New Information

Having expert knowledge in a subject helps us better memorize new information, a new study finds.

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·July 9, 2022·5 min read

Spot the Difference: Brain Changes That Enable Fine Visual Discrimination Learning

Study uncovers the neural changes that occur during learning to improve discrimination of closely related visual objects.

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·July 8, 2022·3 min read

Antibiotic Treatments May Make Us More Susceptible to Negative Emotions

Recent antibiotic use impacts the way in which people pay attention to negative facial expressions. Findings shed light on how antibiotic use can increase the risks of depression.

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·July 8, 2022·5 min read

Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating It From the Self

Mindfulness meditation interrupted communication between brain areas involved in processing pain sensations and areas that produce the sense of self. This resulted in reduced pain as individuals lost ownership of the sensation.

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·July 8, 2022·4 min read

Brain Regions Vulnerable to Disease May Lack Adequate Energy From Blood Supply

Researchers say brain areas associated with neurodegenerative diseases tend to have less dense vascular networks which supply the brain with energy via the blood. The findings shed light on how the neurovascular system plays a role in the development of neurodegeneration.