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·April 26, 2022·3 min read

Parental Type 1 Diabetes Can Affect Children’s Cognitive Development

Type 1 diabetes in either parent was associated with an increased risk of cognitive development problems and lower academic performance in children.

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·April 23, 2022·4 min read

Antidepressants Are Not Associated With Improved Quality of Life in the Long Run

Overall, people who used antidepressants to manage depression long-term did not have a better quality of physical or mental health than those with depression who did not use prescription medication to manage their symptoms.

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·April 19, 2022·5 min read

Mental Illness Associated With Increased Death From Cardiovascular Disease

People with severe mental health conditions have a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other cardiovascular events than those without mental health disorders. Researchers say the association between mental illness and cardiovascular-related death has become stronger over recent decades.

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·April 13, 2022·5 min read

High Cardiovascular Risk Is Associated With Symptoms of Depression

Depression and cardiovascular disease appear to be closely related due to their links to inflammation and oxidative stress. Researchers say lowering the risks of cardiovascular disease can improve symptoms of depression.

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·April 13, 2022·3 min read

Family Structure Associated With Delinquency for Adolescents

Adolescents who live with single parents or in households with step-parents are more likely to embark on delinquent behaviors, researchers say.

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·April 5, 2022·3 min read

How Left Brain Asymmetry Is Related to Reading Ability

Greater left-brain asymmetry can predict both better and average performance on a foundational level of reading ability.

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·March 24, 2022·3 min read

Distant Regions of the Human Brain Are Wired Together by Surprisingly Few Connections

Study reveals axon density is lower than previously believed between distant regions of the brain.

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·March 19, 2022·3 min read

Lighting the Way to Healthier Daily Rhythms

Study reveals how the optimum amount of artificial bright light required during the day and evening to support healthy sleep, daytime alertness, and healthy bodily rhythms.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

Hugging a ‘Breathing’ Cushion to Ease Anxiety

Hugging a novel cushion that mechanically mimics breathing helps reduce anxiety.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

Music Combined With Auditory Beat Stimulation May Reduce Anxiety

Combining music with audio beat stimulation helps reduce anxiety in some people more effectively than listening to music alone.

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·March 3, 2022·3 min read

Changing Your Mind Based on Information, or Simply to Conform? Brain Activity Differentiates Between Types of Social Influence

Study reveals how the brain distinguishes between different types of social conformity when revising opinions.

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·February 11, 2022·4 min read

Incorporating Sexual Pleasure in Educational Sexual Health Programs Can Improve Safe Sex Behaviors

A meta-analysis study reports interventions targeting STI/HIV infection risk education could benefit from including a focus on sexual pleasure and desire.