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Close relationships with parents promote healthier brain development in high-risk teens, buffer against alcohol use disorder – Neuroscience News
Summary: Close and supportive parental relationships can help mitigate the genetic and environmental risk of developing alcohol use disorder in at-risk adolescents. Source: State University
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Why people who are congenitally blind show activity in visual processing areas of the brain – Neuroscience News
Summary: The study reveals structural changes in the connectivity of the thalamus to other brain areas in people with congenital blindness, providing evidence for brain
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Technology-assisted communication may alter brain development – Neuroscience News
Summary: Face-to-face interactions elicited nine significant interbrain connections between the frontal and temporal areas of the brain, while remote communications elicited only one. Source: Montreal
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Sees Monkeys as Possible Models – Neuroscience News
Summary: The study builds on growing evidence that suggests rhesus monkeys could be a good model for studying the social deficits associated with autism spectrum
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Fast food consumption linked to life-threatening liver disease, new study finds
If you needed another reason to kick that late-night fast food habit, a revealing new study on the negative impact of fast food might provide
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Why chocolate is so good: It’s all about lubrication – Neuroscience News
Summary: Researchers have decoded the sensory processing mechanisms that make the feeling of eating chocolate so irresistible to most people. Source: University of Leeds Scientists
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Sitting too much is bad for your health, but the impact is easy to offset, study finds
The scientific community has known for decades that sitting can increase the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancers.
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Support from others in times of stress may lessen the impact of genetic depression risk – Neuroscience News
Summary: Social support during times of stress helps reduce the risk of people with genetic predispositions to depression developing symptoms. Source: University of Michigan Reaching
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Free symptom quiz can help tell if a child has autism – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new, freely available questionnaire on autism symptom measures can help screen for ASDs and monitor symptoms over time. Source: Wiley Researchers have developed
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