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April 19, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence Beats Doctors in Accurately Assessing Eye Problems

Apr. 17, 2024 — A study has found that the AI model GPT-4 significantly exceeds the ability of non-specialist doctors to assess eye problems and provide ...

No Link Between Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability, Says Large Sibling Study

Apr. 9, 2024 — In the largest study to date on the subject, researchers found no evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD and intellectual ...

Following Cellular Lineage

Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have advanced the understanding of how the cerebral cortex develops by tracing the lineage of certain brain ...

Family and Media Pressure to Lose Weight in Adolescence Linked to How People Value Themselves Almost Two Decades Later

Apr. 15, 2024 — People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of ...

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More Synchrony Between Parents and Children Not Always Better

Apr. 9, 2024 — More synchrony between parents and children may not always be better, new research has revealed. For the first time a new study looked at behavioral and brain-to-brain synchrony in 140 families with ...

Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood

Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and ...

AI Model Can Accurately Assess PTSD in Postpartum Women

Apr. 11, 2024 — By analyzing the narratives of women who experienced traumatic childbirth and women with non-complicated childbirth, researchers created an AI model that can accurately identify those at risk of ...

Economic Burden of Childhood Verbal Abuse by Adults Estimated at $300 Billion Globally

Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion a year globally, show recent ...

Everyday Social Interactions Predict Language Development in Infants

Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of ...

Large Language Models Respond Differently Based on User's Motivation

Apr. 3, 2024 — A new study reveals how large language models (LLMs) respond to different motivational states. In their evaluation of three LLM-based generative conversational agents (GAs)--ChatGPT, Google Bard, and ...

Even Moderate Alcohol Usage During Pregnancy Linked to Birth Abnormalities

Apr. 2, 2024 — Researchers have found that even low to moderate alcohol use by pregnant patients may contribute to subtle changes in their babies' prenatal development, including lower birth length and a shorter ...

Early Detection of Language Disorders Helps Children Obtain Right Interventions

Apr. 2, 2024 — New screening tools in child health care are effective in identifying early language and communication difficulties in children. This is shown by two ...

New Initiative Improves Detection, Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Apr. 1, 2024 — Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in ...

A Decade of Aphantasia Research: What We've Learned About People Who Can't Visualize

Mar. 27, 2024 — People who can't visualize an image in their mind's eye are less likely to remember the details of important past personal events or to recognize ...

New Data Identifies Trends in Accidental Opioid Overdoses in Children

Apr. 17, 2024 — The US saw a 22% decline in rates of prescription-opioid overdose related emergency department (ED) visits in children 17 and younger between 2008 and 2019, but an uptick in the early part of the ...

Gender Stereotypes in Schools Impact on Girls and Boys With Mental Health Difficulties, Study Finds

Apr. 17, 2024 — Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen as likely to mask their emotional distress through silence or disruptive ...

New Study Sheds Light on the Mechanisms Underlying the Development of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors

Apr. 15, 2024 — A new study revealed how aberrant epigenetic regulation contributes to the development of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid (AT/RT) tumors, which are aggressive brain tumors that mainly affect young ...

Disparities in Sleep Health and Insomnia May Begin at a Young Age

Apr. 8, 2024 — Children and teens from racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by persistent insomnia symptoms that begin in childhood and continue through young adulthood, according to a ...

Last Chance to Record Archaic Greek Language 'Heading for Extinction'

Apr. 2, 2024 — A new data crowdsourcing platform aims to preserve the sound of Romeyka, an endangered millennia-old variety of Greek. Experts consider the language to be a linguistic goldmine and a living bridge to ...

Parental Avoidance of Toxic Exposures Could Help Prevent Autism, ADHD in Children, New Study Shows

Mar. 28, 2024 — Researchers have found that parents with chemical intolerance are more likely to report children with autism and ...

Could AI Play a Role in Locating Damage to the Brain After Stroke?

Mar. 27, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) may serve as a future tool for neurologists to help locate where in the brain a stroke occurred. In a new study, AI processed text from health histories and neurologic ...

ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults, Study Finds

Mar. 27, 2024 — Young adults who were prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were significantly more likely to develop cardiomyopathy (weakened heart muscle) compared ...

Want to Feel Young? Protect Your Sleep

Mar. 27, 2024 — Do you ever find yourself longing for the energy and vitality of your younger years? Feeling young is not just a matter of perception it is actually related to objective health outcomes. Previous ...

Developmental Psychology: Concern for Others Emerges During Second Year of Life

Mar. 27, 2024 — An empirical longitudinal study tracked the emergence of empathic concern in ...

The Serious Side of Kid and Canine Play

Mar. 27, 2024 — With two-thirds of children in the U.S. failing to meet national physical activity guidelines, kinesiologistshave been looking at the impact of the family dog on the exercise habits of kids. Could ...

Research Identifies Characteristics of Cities That Would Support Young People's Mental Health

Mar. 25, 2024 — As cities around the world continue to draw young people for work, education, and social opportunities, a new study identifies characteristics that would support young urban dwellers' mental ...

2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades

Mar. 25, 2024 — Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 1 in 5 who say they're open to allowing a child to take a mental health ...

Researchers Propose a New Way to Identify When Babies Become Conscious

Mar. 22, 2024 — Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human ...

Brain Recordings in People Before Surgery Reveal How All Minds Plan What to Say Prior to Speaking

Mar. 19, 2024 — A new study in people undergoing surgery to treat seizures related to epilepsy shows that pauses in speech reveal information about how people's brains plan and produce ...

Is the Secret to Anxiety in Young Women Hidden in Our Brain Chemistry?

Mar. 19, 2024 — The development of anxiety in girls and young women may stem from an imbalance between two crucial brain chemicals, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate, according to a new study. This ...

Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives

Mar. 18, 2024 — Researchers make the case that five 'Thrive Factors' are a key element of healthy human brain, behavioral and cognitive ...

Study Eases Concern at Antipsychotics Use in Pregnancy

Mar. 18, 2024 — The use of antipsychotics during pregnancy isn't linked to childhood neurodevelopmental disorders or learning difficulties, study suggests -- giving assurance to those concerned about continuing ...

Abnormal Brain Structure Identified in Children With Developmental Language Problems

Mar. 15, 2024 — A rigorous analysis of numerous studies concludes that a part of the brain traditionally associated with movement is abnormal in children with developmental language impairments. The discovery has ...

First Recognition of Self in the Mirror Is Spurred by Touch

Mar. 13, 2024 — Most babies begin recognizing themselves in mirrors when they are about a-year-and-a-half old. This kind of self-recognition is an important developmental milestone, and now scientists have ...