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·August 17, 2022·4 min read

Preschoolers With Larger Vocabulary Before They Begin Education, Perform Better in Class

Pre-school-aged children with better vocabulary and attention skills before they begin school are more likely to perform better in an educational setting than their peers with less well-developed vocabulary and attention skills.

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·September 3, 2021·3 min read

Epilepsy Brain Implant Does Not Transform Patients’ Sense of Self or Personality

Researchers report self-perception does not diminish nor does an individual's personality change as a result of closed-loop brain stimulation brain implants for the treatment of epilepsy.

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·June 11, 2021·4 min read

Earliest Memories Can Start From the Age of Two-and-a-Half

A new study reveals people are able to recall memories from events that occurred when they were two and a half years old. The findings counter previous research, which reported the earliest memories usually form after the age of three and a half.

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·January 18, 2021·5 min read

How and Why Some People Report “Hearing the Dead”

Spiritualist mediums, those who believe they can hear and communicate with the dead, are more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences in early life.

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·July 29, 2019·3 min read

Nearly three-quarters of traumatic brain injuries in under-19s caused by consumer products

A new study identifies specific consumer products related to non-fatal brain injuries in children between the ages of 0 to 19. For infants, the leading cause of head injury is falling from beds, while in the teenage group, sporting equipment was the leading cause of TBI.

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·July 6, 2019·5 min read

Top global public health scientists launch new challenge to anti-vaxxers

Recently, the WHO declared vaccine hesitancy one of the top ten international public health problems. They report the crisis is man-made, unnecessary and dangerous. Researchers are calling on search engines and social media organizations to do more to stem anti-vaccine rhetoric, and stop the spread of disinformation surrounding vaccinations. They also call for governments to better support mandatory immunization programs.