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·August 3, 2022·2 min read

Sharing Memories With Toddlers Helps Their Well-Being Into Adulthood

How a mother interacts and shared memories with her toddler has an impact on their offspring's well-being in adulthood.

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·August 3, 2022·4 min read

Cannabidiol Effective for Young People With Treatment-Resistant Anxiety

Cannabidiol treatment helped reduce anxiety severity by, on average, 42.6% in young adults with treatment-resistant anxiety, a new study reports.

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·August 3, 2022·6 min read

Air Pollution and Stress Alter Brain Development and Social Behavior

Air pollution along with housing insecurity and stress during pregnancy leads to an increased risk of autism-like social behaviors and differences in neural anatomy in male mice offspring. Researchers believe the changes could be due to the immune system.

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·July 31, 2022·6 min read

Children Who Lack Sleep May Experience Detrimental Impact on Brain and Cognitive Development That Persists Over Time

Children who sleep less than 9 hours per night have significant differences in brain regions associated with memory, intelligence, and well-being compared to their peers who sleep 9 or more hours per night. Less sleep in children was also associated with increased risks of depression, anxiety, and impulsive behaviors.

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·July 29, 2022·5 min read

Prenatal Opioid Exposure May Trigger Neurological and Behavioral Changes Later in Life

Opioids impact the gut microbiome of developing fetuses, altering metabolic pathways and increasing the risks of both neurological and behavioral differences later in life.

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·July 28, 2022·5 min read

Our Social Interactions Begin at a Young Age

Early social interactions allow children to learn quickly how to coordinate with each other's behavior.

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·July 26, 2022·5 min read

Study Finds No Evidence of Genetic Legacy in Children of UK’s Nuclear Test Veterans

Members of the British military who witnessed nuclear test programs in the 1950s and 60s are no more likely to pass on genetic alterations to their offspring and future generations than other members of the military, a new study reports.

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·July 25, 2022·5 min read

Study Links Insulin Resistance and Advanced Cell Aging With Childhood Poverty

Study found childhood poverty was associated with insulin resistance in adults in their late 20s. Immune cell aging was a mechanism through which poverty was linked to insulin resistance.

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·July 25, 2022·6 min read

Pre-teen Children Believe ‘Brilliance’ Is a Male Trait, and This Stereotype Increases in Strength up to the Age of Twelve

Children tend to believe that high intelligence is a male trait, and this view strengthens and grows until they reach the age of 12, a new study reports. The association was stronger in older children and in those whose parents upheld the stereotypical belief.

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·July 25, 2022·4 min read

MRI Study Shows Brain Changes and Differences in Children With ADHD

A new neuroimaging study found a significant decrease in neural flexibility at both whole brain and sub-network levels associated with cognitive flexibility in children with ADHD.

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·July 22, 2022·6 min read

A New Take on the ‘Marshmallow Test’: When It Comes to Resisting Temptation, a Child’s Cultural Upbringing Matters

Delayed gratification isn't all about genetics or brain development, it's also about habits supported by the culture in which a child is raised.

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·July 21, 2022·4 min read

Study Explores Infection Effect on Fetal Brain Development

Study explores how maternal infection can affect fetal brain development, leading to sensory processing disruptions associated with ASD and schizophrenia.