How Fathers’ Mental Health Impacts Child Development
Summary: Health experts call for routine screening of new fathers for mental distress, pointing to growing evidence that a father’s mental health…
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How Your Brain Erases Unwanted Memories
Summary: New research shows that people can intentionally remove specific details from working memory by reducing the activity of the very brain…
Mitochondrial Dysfunction Linked to Cerebellar Decline in MS
Summary: A new study identifies mitochondrial dysfunction as a central factor in the loss of Purkinje neurons in the cerebellum, a process…
Why We Treat Animals Like Humans: Social Roots
Summary: Anthropomorphism—the tendency to see animals as having human-like thoughts, emotions, or intentions—has long shaped public interest and funding for conservation. A…
How the Brain Rapidly Rewires After Neuronal Loss
Summary: New research reveals that the cerebral cortex can reorganize quickly after the loss of neurons, with other nerve cells compensating to…
Study Links Prenatal Air Pollution to Fetal Brain Changes
Summary: A new prospective study finds that prenatal exposure to common urban air pollutants—nitrogen dioxide (NO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and black…
Multiple Autism Genes Converge on Shared Brain Signature
Summary: New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School finds that different genetic forms of autism can produce a common pattern…
Why Generations Strive to Preserve Cultural Heritage
Summary: A recent paper introduces the cultural continuity hypothesis, proposing that people everywhere are motivated to preserve core elements of their culture…
ECT Reduces Suicide Risk by 34% in Severe Depression
Summary: A large new meta-analysis finds that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) substantially lowers the risk of suicide and overall mortality in people with…
New Study: Preterm Siblings Not Linked to Behavioral Problems
Summary: A large European analysis finds no evidence that having a sibling born preterm increases behavioral problems in children born at term.…
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