Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) by trained professionals in children as young as 14 months are remarkably stable, suggesting that accurate screening and earlier […]
Growing up in poverty increases diagnoses of psychosis-spectrum mental illnesses: Study followed families for three decades
Growing up in impoverished urban neighborhoods more than doubles your chances over the average person of developing a psychosis-spectrum disorder by the time you reach […]
Cannabis during pregnancy bumps psychosis risk in offspring: With marijuana use rising among pregnant women, study raises new concerns
Pregnant women who use cannabis may slightly increase the risk their unborn child will develop psychosis later in life, suggests new research from Washington University […]
Consider women juggling research/childcare
Offering financial aid to cover childcare costs for female academics attending conferences is one of the suggestions offered by QUT researchers who surveyed Australian women […]
Want to increase staff loyalty? You’ll need to be seen as important, new research suggests
Offering praise and having a good working relationship isn’t always enough to engender loyalty from staff — employees also need to feel that the relationship […]
Daylight savings sees ‘sleepy consumers’ with a wider variety in their shopping carts
A recent study from the UBC Sauder School of Business found that sleepier consumers reach for more variety at their local stores to help them […]
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have discovered a mechanism that […]
Model to predict suicide risk in at-risk young adults
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. among those aged 15 to 34 years and yet, despite years of mental health […]
How young adults experience pain affects self-injury: Study shows that young adults may hurt themselves on purpose, specifically to feel physical pain
Teenagers and young adults who intentionally hurt themselves engage in such behavior based, in part, on how they experience pain and their emotional distress, according […]
How nerve fibers enter spinal cord during early development
New research into the way nerve fibers enter the wall of the spinal cord during early development in zebrafish could lead to regenerative therapies for […]
Positive thinking during pregnancy may help children’s ability in math and science
Using data from Bristol’s Children of the 90s study the research is one of a series from the University of Bristol, that examines a parental […]
Hearing and deaf infants process information differently
Differences in cognitive development between hearing and deaf children start in infancy, according to new research by The Ohio State University College of Medicine published […]
Interferon regulatory factor 6 mutations implicated in neural tube defects, including spina bifida: DNA variants in IRF6 linked to this common birth defect
Mutations in a gene known as interferon regulatory factor 6 (IRF6) that cause cleft lip and palate also are implicated in neural tube defects such […]
How words get an emotional meaning
Many objects and people in everyday life have an emotional meaning. A pair of wool socks, for example, has an emotional value if it was […]