How the Early Microbiome Can Alter Neurodevelopmental Risk
Summary: Early development is shaped not only by genetics but also by interactions between newborn epigenetic marks and the emerging gut microbiome…
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Early Screening to Predict Childhood Literacy Challenges
Brain’s ability to process consonants in noisy environments may predict a child’s future literacy A simple, short biological test could identify preschool…
How Household Size Influences Child Language Development
Summary: Researchers examined how household size and the ratio of adults to children influence children’s language development, offering new perspectives that challenge…
New Study Reveals Delayed Brain Connectivity in ADHD
Brain networks that manage internal and external tasks mature more slowly in ADHD Analysis of brain scans from more than 750 children…
How the Brain Filters Distractions to Stay Focused
Summary: A mouse study pinpoints a specific cortical location where distracting sensory signals are blocked, allowing focused processing of task-relevant stimuli. The…
Study Finds Autism Genes Are Widespread in the Population
International research teams have clarified how genetic risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) relates to autism-like traits across the general population, according…
How Aging Spreads Through the Bloodstream
Summary: New research shows that aging is not only a local, cell-autonomous process but can propagate throughout the body via the bloodstream.…
Nanoparticles Clear Amyloid-Beta Plaques in Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers have found that ultra-small, bowl-shaped nanoparticles—called nanobowls—can bind to amyloid beta aggregates that form the characteristic plaques of Alzheimer’s disease.…
How Much of Anxiety Is Genetic? Research Explained
Summary: A large study of related rhesus monkeys finds that individual differences in functional connectivity between brain regions linked to fear and…
Low-Level Laser Therapy for Tinnitus Relief: New Evidence
Summary: Researchers from the Optics and Photonics Research Center (CEPOF) in Brazil report that low-level laser therapy (LLLT), also called photobiomodulation, produced…
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