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·July 7, 2025·6 min read

Why Your Baby Cries: It’s Largely Written in Their Genes

A new twin study reveals that how much an infant cries is strongly influenced by genetics, leaving parents with limited control over this behavior. Researchers found that at two months, genetics accounted for around 50% of crying duration, rising to 70% by five months.

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·June 24, 2025·5 min read

Older Motherhood Linked to Higher Birth Risks, Especially After 45

A study analyzing over 300,000 births in Sweden found that babies born to mothers over 40—especially those aged 45 and older—face higher risks of complications at birth. These include stillbirth, premature delivery, low birth weight for gestational age, and neonatal low blood sugar.

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·May 11, 2025·6 min read

Three Sleepless Nights May Harm Your Heart

A new study shows that even short-term sleep deprivation activates inflammatory proteins in the blood linked to cardiovascular disease. After just three nights of sleeping four hours per night, healthy young men showed increased levels of proteins associated with heart failure and coronary artery disease.

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·April 29, 2025·4 min read

AI Model Detects MS Progression Earlier

A new AI model can detect the transition from relapsing-remitting MS to secondary progressive MS much earlier than traditional clinical diagnosis. Using data from over 22,000 patients, the model analyzes routine healthcare information and even indicates its confidence level for each assessment.

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·April 25, 2025·5 min read

Infant Social Skills Thrive Despite Hardship

A large international study finds that babies living in insecure conditions, including as refugees, display key social skills on par with children raised in more stable environments. Using eye-tracking technology, researchers found that over 800 children from Sweden, Uganda, Bhutan, and Zimbabwe equally followed social cues like shared attention, regardless of poverty, trauma, or parental mental health.

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·November 6, 2023·5 min read

Discomfort Circuit Discovered in Brain’s Depths

Scientists have uncovered a brain circuit in the subthalamic nucleus that causes discomfort when activated, shedding new light on the neural roots of aversion. This finding has significant implications, as it demonstrates the subthalamus's potential role in depression and the side effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for Parkinson's.

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·June 13, 2023·6 min read

The Link Between Contraceptive Pills and Depression

A new study exploring the potential impacts of contraceptive pills on mental health reveals an alarming connection to depression, especially in teenage users. The research, which analyzed data from over a quarter of a million women from the UK Biobank, found that teens initiating contraceptive pill use had a 130% higher incidence of depression symptoms.

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·May 30, 2023·7 min read

Junk Food vs Sleep: New Study Reveals Impact of Diet on Sleep Quality

Researchers uncovered how an unhealthy diet affects deep sleep quality. The study revealed that consuming a diet high in sugars and saturated fats leads to deterioration in the quality of deep sleep.

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·April 24, 2023·4 min read

Males with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Face Higher Risk of Testicular Cancer

Men with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism or ADHD, have a slightly higher risk of developing testicular cancer than those without such disorders. The research is the first to provide a link between neurodevelopmental disorders and testicular cancer risk, although the absolute risk increase was less than 1%.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·April 2, 2023·5 min read

Autism May Be Linked to Different Perceptions of Movement in Infancy

At the age of five months, children who are later diagnosed with autism show different activity in the visual cortex when viewing certain types of movement. Findings reveal those with ASD experience differences in perceptions of their surroundings from a young age, and this may affect their learning and overall development.