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·April 12, 2025·5 min read

How Childhood Abuse Impacts Parental Empathy

A new study sheds light on how childhood maltreatment can lead to impaired empathy and increased risk of child abuse in adulthood. Researchers found that mothers who experienced abuse as children often struggle with emotional empathy and depressive symptoms, both of which negatively influence parenting.

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·April 12, 2025·5 min read

What Autistic Women Want You to Know About Motherhood

New research highlights the unique challenges and needs faced by autistic women during motherhood, including late diagnoses and a lack of professional understanding. Many participants were only diagnosed after their children, reflecting gaps in awareness and support from both family and healthcare providers.

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·April 12, 2025·4 min read

Six1 Protein May Unlock New Clues to Congenital Hearing Loss

Congenital deafness affects roughly one in 1,000 babies and is often linked to genetic mutations, many of which remain unidentified. Researchers have now pinpointed a new set of candidate genes regulated by the protein Six1, which plays a critical role in inner ear development.

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·April 11, 2025·5 min read

When AI Becomes a Lover: The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships

As AI technologies grow more human-like, some people are forming deep, long-term emotional bonds with them, even engaging in non-legally binding marriages. A recent opinion paper explores the ethical risks of such relationships, including their potential to undermine human-human connections and provide dangerous or manipulative advice.

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·April 11, 2025·4 min read

Children Show Fear Toward Peers Who Defy Gender Stereotypes

A new international study has revealed that children’s gender biases can be seen not only in what they say, but in how they express emotions on their faces. Researchers in Canada and Hong Kong studied over 600 children aged 4–9, analyzing facial expressions while they watched stories featuring gender-conforming and nonconforming peers.

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·April 11, 2025·6 min read

Hidden Neural Stem Cells May Hold Key to Brain Regeneration

Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of neural stem cell (pNSC) that exists outside the brain and spinal cord, overturning decades of neuroscience dogma. These peripheral neural stem cells, discovered in tissues like the lung and tail of mice, share key properties with brain-derived neural stem cells, including the ability to self-renew and differentiate into neurons.

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·April 11, 2025·8 min read

AI Rewrites Workouts for Children With Autism and ADHD

Researchers have adapted a children’s exercise program to better serve neurodivergent learners using AI-generated instructions. By leveraging ChatGPT, the team simplified and clarified movement directions in over 500 activities from the InPACT video series.

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·April 11, 2025·4 min read

Using Cannabis While Drinking May Lead to Riskier Behavior

Young adults often use alcohol and cannabis together, a behavior that may dull the perceived negative effects of drinking and increase the risk of alcohol-related harm. A recent study found that simultaneous use can reduce users’ awareness of alcohol’s effects, potentially leading to alcohol use disorder and dangerous behaviors like drunk driving.

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·April 11, 2025·4 min read

Vivid Visual Memory May Raise PTSD Risk

A new study shows that having a vivid imagination—especially for visual details—may increase a person’s risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after trauma. In contrast, strong spatial memory skills, such as understanding where objects are located in space, may protect against PTSD symptoms, particularly in men.

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·April 11, 2025·5 min read

Probiotics May Reduce Negative Feelings

A new study shows that daily probiotics can significantly reduce negative emotions such as anxiety, stress, and fatigue in healthy adults. Using a mix of mood tracking, emotion-processing tasks, and psychological questionnaires, researchers found that probiotics began improving mood after about two weeks.

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·April 10, 2025·4 min read

Exercise Depletes Brain Myelin, But It Recovers Fully

New research shows that running a marathon can cause a temporary reduction in brain myelin, the fatty substance that insulates neurons and supports efficient communication. This decrease, observed in regions related to motor coordination and sensory processing, appears to result from the body using myelin lipids as an energy reserve when other fuels are exhausted.

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·April 10, 2025·5 min read

Sleep Strengthens Memory for Life Events Over a Year Later

New research reveals that a single night of sleep can enhance memory for the order of real-world experiences—lasting for over a year. In a unique study, participants took an immersive art tour and were later tested on their memory of both object features and event sequences.

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How Childhood Abuse Impacts Parental Empathy

What Autistic Women Want You to Know About Motherhood

Six1 Protein May Unlock New Clues to Congenital Hearing Loss

When AI Becomes a Lover: The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships

Children Show Fear Toward Peers Who Defy Gender Stereotypes

Hidden Neural Stem Cells May Hold Key to Brain Regeneration

AI Rewrites Workouts for Children With Autism and ADHD

Using Cannabis While Drinking May Lead to Riskier Behavior

Vivid Visual Memory May Raise PTSD Risk

Probiotics May Reduce Negative Feelings

Exercise Depletes Brain Myelin, But It Recovers Fully

Sleep Strengthens Memory for Life Events Over a Year Later

LSD-Inspired Drug Reverses Psychosis Brain Damage Without Hallucinations

Digital Tech May Reduce Dementia Risk

Gut Imbalances in Autism Linked to Brain and Behavior Changes

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