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Historical redlining linked to premature births, lower birth weight babies, and perinatal mortality; Researchers estimate the rate of HPV vaccine usage among adolescents in the United States; The second born child may be more adversely affected cognitively than the first-born child in families with ...
States that were slow to implement stay-at-home orders saw a 5-to-6% increase in Covid-19 mortality risk for each day delayed; Seniors who retain their sensory function may have a lower risk of dementia; Experiences of racism are associated with lower subjective cognitive function among African Amer ...
Task functional MRI measurements—good for understanding the average human brain but may not be reliable for predicting individual differences; Exposure to neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage during childhood was associated with differential DNA methylation at age 18 years in genes involved in ...
More diversity in daily experiences may increase happiness and well-being; False memories may be the result of the brain updating poorly formed memories with incorrect information; Personal accounts of childhood abuse are more correlated with psychopathology than with official records
Evaluating the risk of school violence using natural language processing and machine learning; Children can “catch” their parents’ hidden emotions through synchronization of physiological responses; A risk-prediction model using patient electronic health records may help predict suicide risk i ...
Human mobility restrictions limited the spread of COVID-19 in China; Vaping can change the oral microbiome and promote infection; Researchers wake unconscious monkeys through brain stimulation
Environmental conditions during childhood impact gene transcription, resulting in health issues during adulthood; The opioid epidemic toll likely higher than originally reported; Patient age may bias cardiac health care
2-AG, a naturally occurring molecule produced by the brain activates endocannabinoid receptors, protecting against stress by reducing anxiety-producing connections between the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex; The brains of infants and adults synchronize during natural play; Leveraging mobile sens ...
The rate of increase in cannabis use has increased more rapidly among those with depression; More activity linked to lower risk for several cancer types; Computer game may help to predict reuse of opioids
Fetal lipid levels linked to future psychological health in children; An adolescent window of plasticity for recalibration of the HPA axis in humans; A polygenic risk score (PRS) based on data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) improves psychosis risk prediction in high-risk individuals wit ...
