Folic Acid During Pregnancy Linked to Improved Emotional Intelligence and Resilience in Children Summary: A small study presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference reports that children whose mothers took folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy showed higher emotional intelligence and resilience at age seven compared with children whose mothers only supplemented during the first … Read more

Summary: How young people use social media matters more for their mental health than simply how long they spend on it. Researchers found that reducing harmful social comparisons and promoting meaningful online connections improves well-being, lowering loneliness, anxiety, and depression. Completely quitting social media can reduce anxiety and depression but may increase loneliness by severing … Read more

Summary: A new study shows that ischemic stroke can produce persistent damage to the blood-spinal cord barrier, creating a harmful environment in the spinal cord that may contribute to long-term motor problems and disease progression. Source: USF Health. Ischemic stroke causes lasting blood-spinal cord barrier damage that may worsen spinal cord health and motor function … Read more

Summary: A new study reports on the benefits of precision medicine for treating pediatric brain cancer. Source: Harvard Precision medicine—tailoring diagnosis and treatment to the genetic features of each tumor—can significantly improve care for children with brain tumors, according to a new study by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. “Although survival … Read more

Summary: New research from the University of Arizona finds that shared musical experiences between parents and children—especially during adolescence—are linked to stronger parent–child relationships in emerging adulthood. Source: University of Arizona If your teenager spends family trips with earbuds in, consider asking them to unplug and play something the whole family can enjoy. A recent … Read more

Summary: Neural patterns and the types of reading difficulties differ between children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds who struggle to read. Source: MIT Many children face challenges when learning to read, and research consistently shows that children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) households are at higher risk for reading difficulties … Read more

One-Third of U.S. Adults May Unknowingly Use Medications That Increase Depression Risk Summary: Researchers report that nearly one in three American adults use prescription medicines that can increase the risk of depression or suicidal thoughts—often without realizing it. Source: University of Illinois. Overview A new analysis by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago … Read more

Postmortem brain slices can be “read” to determine how a mouse was trained to behave in response to specific sounds. What once sounded like science fiction is now a demonstrated laboratory technique: researchers can cut a brain into thin slices and, by measuring properties of particular neurons and their synaptic connections, determine what an animal … Read more

Summary: Researchers have identified 29 distinct sources of potential bias that can affect artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) models used in medical imaging, spanning every stage from data collection to model deployment. The report outlines the limitations of current AI/ML approaches in medical imaging and offers practical mitigation strategies to help enable fairer, more … Read more

Summary: A new study explains how the brain anticipates what comes next during speech. Source: PLOS International team identifies conserved auditory-cortex mechanisms that predict upcoming speech Researchers from Newcastle University (UK) and the University of Iowa (USA) report new evidence about how the auditory cortex supports prediction during speech processing. Published in PLOS Biology, the … Read more