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·June 25, 2018·4 min read

Striking Differences in Brain Morphology Between Wild and Domestic Rabbits

A new MRI study reveals how domestication has affected the brain morphology in rabbits, specifically in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala.

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·May 7, 2018·4 min read

Autistic Children React More Strongly to Sudden Changes in Light

Stronger pupillary light reflex in infants is linked to an increased risk of autism diagnosis later in life, researchers report. Additionally, the amount of pupil restriction in infancy is associated with the strength of autism symptoms by the age of 3.

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·January 31, 2018·3 min read

Pulling an All-Nighter Impairs Working Memory in Women

Sleep deprivation appears to be more detrimental to working memory in females, a new study reports.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

Reduced Attention to Audiovisual Synchrony in Infancy Predicts Autism Diagnosis

Infants who pay little attention to synchronous sights and sounds could have an elevated risk of being diagnosed with autism, researchers report.

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·October 3, 2017·5 min read

Expectations Influence Effectiveness of SSRIs

Study reveals people are three times more likely to report SSRIs are effective for their depression and anxiety when given the correct information about the medication.

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·May 31, 2017·4 min read

Tea Consumption Leads to Epigenetic Changes in Women

According to researchers, tea consumption leads to epigenetic changes in women, involving genes associated with cancer and estrogen metabolism.

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·May 4, 2017·3 min read

Study on Microplastic Particles to Be Retracted

A study into the consumption of microplastics by larval fish has been retracted from the journal Science following reports of misconduct in the research.