Genetic Mutations Overwhelm Women’s Protective Autism Shield
Summary: Researchers have produced the first direct experimental evidence that the severity of a genetic mutation can change sex-based vulnerability to autism…
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New Real-Time Memory Test Detects Alcohol-Induced Blackouts
Summary: Researchers have developed the first objective, real-time method to detect alcohol-induced blackouts while a person is still drinking. This breakthrough addresses…
Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Tied to Rapid ALS Progression
Summary: New neurogenetics research shows that the APOE ε4 genetic variant—best known for increasing Alzheimer’s disease risk—also shapes how pathology spreads in…
Breakthrough AI Passes the Turing Test for the First Time
Summary: A landmark cognitive science study provides the first rigorous empirical evidence that a modern artificial intelligence can pass the Turing test.…
Can Handwriting Speed Predict Early Cognitive Decline?
Summary: The timing and structure of a person’s handwriting can provide an objective, non-invasive marker of cognitive decline. Researchers in Portugal measured…
Peripheral White Blood Cells Linked to Schizophrenia
Summary: A new Stanford study reveals a surprising link between schizophrenia and the peripheral immune system. Researchers found that neutrophils—the most numerous…
Why Parental Disapproval Ruins Childhood Friendships
Summary: A new longitudinal study provides the first empirical evidence that parental disapproval—particularly from mothers—can break up close friendships. Researchers followed the…
Neuroplex Tracks Nine Distinct Brain Circuits in Real Time
Summary: A major technological advance removes a long-standing barrier in behavioral neuroimaging. Researchers introduced Neuroplex, an imaging pipeline that can simultaneously identify…
Arthritis Drug Reverses Treatment-Resistant Depression
Summary: A pilot randomized controlled clinical trial provides the first targeted clinical evidence that immunotherapy may offer a new treatment avenue for…
Forebrain Circuit Controls Speech Gene to Shape Voice
Summary: A new study shows how early brain activity actively shapes the circuits that support vocal communication by regulating the gene Foxp2,…
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