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FeaturedPsychology·March 21, 2017·4 min readOlder Mothers Are Better MothersChildren of older mothers tend to experience fewer behavioral, emotional and social problems at the ages of 7 and 11, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 20, 2017·7 min readNew Method Predicts Who Will Respond to Lithium TherapyA new method is up to 92% accurate in predicting which patients with bipolar disorder will respond to lithium.Read More
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