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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.

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·February 8, 2022·5 min read

Changing Your Diet Could Add Up to a Decade to Life Expectancy

Young adults could add over a decade to their life expectancy by switching from a Western diet to one that includes more nuts, legumes, and whole grains, and by reducing red or processed meats.