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Belief in academic ability key factor in academic success for low-income...
A strong belief in their own academic ability can help children from low-income families defy the odds and achieve academic success, according to new research.
View ArticleNew AI can ID brain patterns related to specific behavior
Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. This work promises to improve brain-computer interfaces and aid with the discovery of new...
View ArticleEarly exposure to diverse faces helps babies overcome prejudices later in life
Babies who have more diverse social contacts in the first years of their life can get over their prejudices more easily by the age of 17, according to new research.
View ArticleUnaffordable food putting mums-to-be at risk
Pregnant women who have limited access to affordable, nutritious, and healthy foods have a higher chance of developing both physical and mental health problems and their baby's weight is at risk.
View ArticleRisky play exercises an ancestral need to push limits
Since their invention in the 1920s, jungle gyms and monkey bars have become both fixtures of playgrounds and symbols of childhood injury that anxious caretakers want removed. Anthropologists mark 100...
View ArticleWildfire smoke exposure boost risk of mental illness in youth, study suggests
Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts risk of mental illness in youth a little more, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of...
View ArticleBabies born to women consuming a high fat, sugary diet at greater risk of...
Babies born to pregnant women with obesity are more likely to develop heart problems and diabetes as adults due to fetal damage caused by the high-fat, high-energy diet of their mother.
View ArticleWearable brain imaging device shines a light on how babies respond in...
A technology which uses harmless light waves to measure activity in babies' brains has provided the most complete picture to date of brain functions like hearing, vision and cognitive processing...
View ArticleVital language sites in brain act like connectors in a social network
When surgeons perform brain surgery on people with brain tumors or epilepsy, they need to remove the tumor or abnormal tissue while preserving parts of the brain that control language and movement. A...
View ArticleGetting autism right
Contrary to common perceptions and years of research that autistic people can't describe their emotions or often have muted emotional responses, a new study concludes that many autistic adults are in...
View ArticleResearchers test ChatGPT, other AI models against real-world students
An experiment tested six generative large language models against students in an online introductory biomedical and health informatics course. The models scored higher than as many as three quarters of...
View ArticleReducing the cultural bias of AI with one sentence
Cultural values and traditions differ across the globe, but large language models (LLMs), used in text-generating programs such as ChatGPT, have a tendency to reflect values from English-speaking and...
View ArticleLike humans, artificial minds can 'learn by thinking'
A new review shows that this process of thinking is not exclusive to humans. Artificial intelligence, too, is capable of self-correction and arriving at new conclusions through 'learning by thinking.'
View ArticleNonfatal opioid overdoses in youth spiked during pandemic
Drug overdose mortality has risen faster among adolescents than the general population in recent years, largely due to fentanyl, a potent opioid pain medication. A new study sheds light on trends in...
View ArticleMental health concerns are a huge part of primary care practice
An examination of millions of patient visits to primary care physicians shows that mental health concerns are second only to musculoskeletal complaints in everyday care. One in nine patients was...
View ArticlePlay it forward: Lasting effects of pretend play in early childhood
As the school year revs up, a renowned child developmental psychologist highlights the robust benefits of pretend play on cognitive, social, and emotional development in children and cautions how...
View ArticlePandemic-era babies do not have higher autism risk, finds study
Children born during the pandemic, including those exposed to COVID in utero, were no more likely to screen positive for autism than unexposed or pre-pandemic children.
View ArticleLengthened consonants mark the beginning of words
Speech consists of a continuous stream of acoustic signals, yet humans can segment words from each other with astonishing precision and speed. To find out how this is possible, a team of linguists has...
View ArticleSpecially designed video games may benefit mental health of children and...
Scientists conclude that some video games created as mental health interventions can be helpful -- if modest -- tools in improving the mental well-being of children and teens with anxiety, depression...
View ArticleAir pollution exposure during early life can have lasting effects on the...
Exposure to certain pollutants, like fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), during pregnancy and childhood is associated with differences in the microstructure of the brain s white matter,...
View ArticleWhen a child hurts, validating their pain may be the best first aid
Researchers say that parents and doctors should be mindful of how they talk to and treat children experiencing pain -- no matter how big or small the injury -- knowing that these foundational...
View ArticlePregnant women who sleep less than 7 hours a night may have children with...
Pregnant women who do not get enough sleep may be at higher risk of having children with neurodevelopmental delays, according to new research.
View ArticleAutomatic speech recognition learned to understand people with Parkinson's...
Listening to people with Parkinson's disease made an automatic speech recognizer 30-percent more accurate, according to a new study.
View ArticleFeet first: AI reveals how infants connect with their world
Researchers explored how infants act purposefully by attaching a colorful mobile to their foot and tracking movements with a Vicon 3D motion capture system. The study tested AI's ability to detect...
View Article'Who's a good boy?' Humans use dog-specific voices for better canine...
Humans slow their own speech when talking to their dogs, and this slower tempo matches their pets' receptive abilities, allowing the dogs to better understand their commands, according to a new study.
View ArticleResearch in 4 continents links outdoor air pollution to differences in...
A research team systematically analyzed 40 empirical studies, the majority of which had found that outdoor air pollution is associated with differences in children's brains. These differences include...
View ArticleWhat happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia 'hears voices'?
Auditory hallucinations are likely the result of abnormalities in two brain processes: a 'broken' corollary discharge that fails to suppress self-generated sounds, and a 'noisy' efference copy that...
View ArticleFear of childbirth is associated with shorter duration of breastfeeding
The duration of breastfeeding is shorter than average among mothers with a fear of childbirth -- regardless of the mode of delivery, a new study from Finland shows.
View ArticleMental health app could help prevent depression in young people at high risk
A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public...
View ArticleToddlers show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around...
Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active may soon need to look no further than an inexpensive robotic buddy for their kids, a new study suggests.
View ArticleCoffee during pregnancy safe for baby's brain development, study suggests
A new study has failed to find any strong links between drinking coffee during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental difficulties in children.
View ArticleNeurons look different in children with autism, research finds
There is new evidence that the cells responsible for communication in the brain may be structured differently in children with autism. Researchers discovered that in some areas of the brain neuron...
View ArticleTo make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation --...
Researcherers say a pair of experiments with children ages 4 to 7 shows that, given children's natural skepticism and early exposure to the internet's boundless misinformation, it is crucial for adults...
View ArticleBilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a...
A new study from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill university, the University of Ottawa and the University of Zaragoza in Spain elaborates on bilingualism's role in...
View ArticleAsking a person to talk about their parents in therapy can distort memories...
New research suggests a person's feelings towards a parent can be significantly changed when they are asked to evaluate them during talking therapy, even when the question isn't suggestive.
View ArticleSurvey finds 25% of adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- also known as ADHD -- is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with attention, focus and...
View ArticleParenting programs help kids, but provide insufficient support for parents
Parenting programs that address both mental health and parenting skills can improve children's development, but often fall short when it comes to offering effective mental-health support for parents,...
View ArticleNew research identifies key mental health risk factors for children after trauma
A new study has shed light on why some children and adolescents develop mental health disorders like PTSD, anxiety, or depression after experiencing a traumatic event.
View ArticleGood physical fitness from childhood protects mental health
A recent study found that good physical fitness from childhood to adolescence is linked to better mental health in adolescence. These results are significant and timely, as mental health problems are...
View ArticleFolic acid may mitigate link between lead exposure during pregnancy and...
A new study has found that folate may weaken the link between blood-lead levels in pregnant women and autistic-like behaviors in their children.
View ArticleScreen-free bedtimes boost toddler sleep, new research shows
A world-first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep.
View ArticleBilingualism may maintain protection against Alzheimer's
In a study, researchers use neuroimaging methods to examine brain resilience in regions of the brain linked to language and aging. They found that the hippocampus in bilinguals with Alzheimer's disease...
View ArticleScanning, scrolling, and swiping: New research uncovers why our brains are...
A team of linguistics and psychology researchers has discovered that when a brief sentence is flashed, our brains detect its basic linguistic structure extremely quickly -- in roughly 150 milliseconds,...
View ArticleLet sleeping babies lie: Scientists highlight negative impacts of sleep...
Researchers show how sleep loss during early life impacts key aspects of brain development and how it can increase one's risk for developing autism spectrum disorder.
View ArticleCannabis use during pregnancy can impact thinking and learning skills,...
As cannabis is legalized and is more accessible in various forms across the country, there is increasing concern among health care providers about potential impact on children. Researchers have new...
View ArticleSimilarities in brain development between marmosets and humans
In common marmosets, the brain regions that process social interactions develop very slowly, extending until early adulthood, like in humans. During this time, all group members are involved in raising...
View ArticleSleeping for 2: Insomnia therapy reduces postpartum depression, study shows
CBT for insomnia significantly reduces postpartum depression symptoms, directly and indirectly, by improving mood and alleviating insomnia throughout treatment.
View ArticleStudy demonstrates efficacy of iron supplements for children living with HIV
A research team has found that giving iron supplements to children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa could be an important first step in optimizing brain development.
View ArticleA common steroid therapy may influence brain development in preterm infants
Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain...
View ArticleForeign accents protect people from being judged for bad grammar
Speaking with a foreign accent mitigates the impact of making grammatical errors, depending on the personality type of the listener, a new study has found.
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