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·July 22, 2019·4 min read

Exosomes may hold the answer to treating and diagnosing developmental brain disorders

Exosomes carry signaling information required to regulate neural circuit development.

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·July 22, 2019·4 min read

Offspring of pregnant women exposed to high level of pollutants may have lower IQs

Maternal exposure to higher levels of air pollution is associated with lower IQ scores in their children. For those whose mothers were in the highest 10% of exposure had IQ score that were, on average, 2.5 points lower than those whose mothers were in the lowest 10%. However, higher maternal folate levels appear to neurtralize the effect of high pollution exposure on offspring.

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·July 19, 2019·3 min read

Relationship between type of delivery and twins’ psychological development

The delivery method of twins may play a role in their neuropsychological development. A correlation has been discovered between twins born by cesarean section and poor cognitive development compared to twins born via virginal delivery.

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·July 17, 2019·4 min read

Marijuana use may not make parents more ‘chill’

Parents who use marijuana and alcohol are more likely to use both non-violent and violent discipline on their children than those who do not use substances. The annual frequency of physical abuse was 0.5 times higher in those parents who had used alcohol and marijuana in the past year.

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·July 16, 2019·3 min read

Non-binary link to autism

Non-binary and transgender people have a higher risk of autism, a new study reports. The risk is significantly higher for those who were assigned the female gender at birth.

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·July 15, 2019·2 min read

Can videogames promote emotional intelligence in teenagers?

Study finds video games can be helpful to promote emotional intelligence in adolescents.

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·July 12, 2019·3 min read

Researchers write ABCs of language disorder

Researchers publish a paper aimed at children to explain developmental language disorder (DLD). Those with DLD struggle to learn and comprehend oral and written communication, despite being of normal or above normal intellectual ability.

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·July 10, 2019·2 min read

How does playing with other children affect toddlers’ language learning?

Toddlers who had more exposure to other children were better at associating new words to objects than those who had more exposure to adults alone.

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·July 9, 2019·4 min read

New technique developed to detect autism in children

Children with autism scan the faces of other people differently to neurotypical children. A new eye-tracking technique that uses facial areas of interest could help with the early detection of ASD.

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·July 6, 2019·4 min read

To cure brain diseases, neuroscientists must collaborate: That’s why I’m giving my data away

Open sharing of scientific data and standard methods will allow researchers to collaborate on projects and accelerate understanding of neurodegenerative diseases.

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·July 6, 2019·3 min read

Sister, neighbor, friend: Awareness of multiple roles boosts kids’ performance

Simply reminding children of the multiple roles they play in life, from a friend to sibling, can help improve flexible thinking and problem-solving abilities.

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·July 6, 2019·6 min read

Supervised fun and exercise both provide psychosocial benefit to children with obesity

While exercise alone may improve health and reduce weight in children at risk of obesity, it does not always improve psychosocial health. Overweight children who participated in regular supervised sedentary activities, such as playing board games or painting, showed improvements in depressive symptoms and anger reduction. Combining exercise with sedentary activities could help improve mood and combat obesity.