Monday, 08 December 2025

Severe childhood deprivation has longstanding impacts on brain size in adulthood

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 188 views | 0 comments

Researchers have shown that the brains of young adult Romanian adoptees who were institutionalized as children are around 8.6% smaller than the brains of English adoptees who have not suffered this form of deprivation.

Tags: Children , Romania

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Artificial intelligence boosts MRI detection of ADHD

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 201 views | 0 comments

Deep learning, a type of artificial intelligence, can boost the power of MRI in predicting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new study. Researchers said the approach could also have applications for other neurological conditions.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Autism and ADHD share genes

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 201 views | 0 comments

Researchers have found that autism and ADHD share changes in the same genes. The new knowledge relates directly to the biological causes of the two child psychiatric disorders.

Tags: Autism , Genes

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Cycles of reward: New insight into ADHD treatment

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 188 views | 0 comments

Researchers have investigated the actions of the drug in rats. Using dopamine cell recordings, electrochemical monitoring and computer modeling, they discovered a type of feedback loop that modulates dopamine levels in the rats' brains in response to the drug. This regulatory process may shed light on methylphenidate's therapeutic properties in ADHD.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 192 views | 0 comments

Young mothers have a greater chance of having a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research. Exploring the genetic relationship between female reproductive traits and key psychiatric disorders, it found that the genetic risk of ADHD in children was strongly associated with early maternal age at first birth, particular for women younger than 20.

Tags: Children , Fire , Genes , Kids , Women

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Interactive avatar boosts performance of children with ADHD

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 200 views | 0 comments

A new study has shown that an interactive avatar, which gives both instructions and feedback on the attention of the learner, can improve the performance of ADHD children on a complex problem-solving task.

Tags: Avatar , Children

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 195 views | 0 comments

A large study has shown that children of mothers who are anxious during pregnancy and in the first few years of the child's life have twice the risk of having hyperactivity symptoms at age 16.

Tags: Children , Fire , Pregnancy

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Stable home lives improve prospects for preemies

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 191 views | 0 comments

Researchers have found that as premature babies grow, their mental health may be related less to the medical challenges they face after birth than to the environment the babies enter once they leave the neonatal intensive care unit.

Tags: Babies , Mel B.

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice

Added: 07.11.2021 20:34 | 197 views | 0 comments

A de novo gene mutation that encodes a brain protein in a child with autism has been placed into the brains of mice. These mice then showed severe alterations of specific behaviors that closely resemble those seen in human autism spectrum disorder, or ASD.

Tags: Autism , Beer , Genes

Source: www.sciencedaily.com

The Surprising Reason Why I No Longer Get Angry About My Daughter’s Messy Room

Added: 05.11.2021 21:14 | 210 views | 0 comments