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·February 26, 2020·5 min read

Wildness in urban parks important for human well-being

Experiencing wilderness and natural wildlife in urban parks improves both physical and mental wellbeing.

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·February 4, 2020·5 min read

Altruistic babies? Study shows infants are willing to give up food and help others

As early as 19 months of age, children start to show altruistic behaviors. The study reports even when a small child is hungry, they will give their snack to a stranger in need. Findings reveal not only do young children engage in altruistic behavior, but early social experiences can also help shape future altruistic behaviors.

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·February 3, 2020·5 min read

Parentese helps parents, babies make ‘conversation’ and boosts language development

Parents who speak to their infant in parentese, or baby-talk, help increase their child's language acquisition skills.

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·October 17, 2019·4 min read

Skin keeps time independent of the brain

Neuropsin is expressed in the hair follicles of mice and synchronizes the skin's circadian clock, independent of the brain or eyes.

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·October 11, 2019·4 min read

New genetic link found for some forms of SIDS

Researchers tie some cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with a genetic mutation that causes an inability to process milk, leaving the child vulnerable to sudden heart failure. Future studies will explore if a drug called Elamipretide can help reduce cardiac events in children with the mutation.

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·August 5, 2019·4 min read

Scientists can now manipulate brain cells using smartphone

A soft neural implant that can be controlled by a smartphone is capable of drug delivery and optogenetics. The technology could speed up efforts to uncover the causes of neurological and psychological disorders.

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·July 22, 2019·4 min read

Offspring of pregnant women exposed to high level of pollutants may have lower IQs

Maternal exposure to higher levels of air pollution is associated with lower IQ scores in their children. For those whose mothers were in the highest 10% of exposure had IQ score that were, on average, 2.5 points lower than those whose mothers were in the lowest 10%. However, higher maternal folate levels appear to neurtralize the effect of high pollution exposure on offspring.

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·July 18, 2019·6 min read

Scientists discover how mosquito brains integrate diverse sensory cues to find a host

An asymmetric coupling between the peripheral visual and olfactory sensory systems allows for enhanced steering response to discrete objects in mosquitos.

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·July 1, 2019·7 min read

How you and your friends can play a video game together using only your minds

BrainNet, a new system that uses a brain-to-brain interface, allows three people to play a video game using 'telepathic' communication.

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·June 19, 2019·6 min read

‘Alexa, monitor my heart’: Researchers develop first contactless cardiac arrest AI system for smart speakers

A new skill artificial intelligence app for smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo can detect the gasping sounds of agonal breathing and call for help. The AI can detect breathing events with 97% accuracy from up to 20 meters away.

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·June 7, 2019·5 min read

Early-life challenges affect how children focus and face the day

Experiencing early life adversities leads to disruptions in multiple systems of self-control and cortisol levels, which continues through childhood.

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·May 19, 2019·5 min read

Children describe technology that gives them a sense of ambiguity as ‘creepy’

Children consider technologies that pose an ambiguous threat as 'creepy'. Researchers pinpoint five aspects of technology that contribute to the feeling of ambiguity, examples of which are lack of control, ominous physical appearance and mimicry.