Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed behavior. Executive function has been linked to positive outcomes across multiple domains of development. ...
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In 2023, 259,000 people died from meningitis and 2.5 million people were infected with the disease globally, suggests a study published in The Lancet Neurology. Although death and infection rates have declined significantly ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Over the past decades, computer scientists have introduced numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems designed to emulate the organization and functioning of networks of neurons in the brain. Recently, some of these models ...
What happens in the brain when someone witnesses toxic behavior in the workplace? Researchers at Rutgers Business School, in a first-time collaboration with the Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research at the Rutgers ...
Mar 26, 2026
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Calls to poison centers about kratom, a drug widely available in vape shops and gas stations, increased more than 1,200% between 2015 and 2025, with a corresponding rise in hospitalizations, an alarming new UVA Health analysis ...
Mar 26, 2026
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Like their emotions and self-esteem, teenagers' sense of purpose fluctuates day to day, and those who experience it steadily—not just intensely—may benefit most, new Cornell research finds. Studying the phenomenon in adolescents ...
Mar 28, 2026
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Prostate cancer affects one in five Australian men, making it the most common cancer in the country. Now, researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have produced the world's most detailed cellular "atlas" of ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Runners, cyclists and gym-goers with wearable fitness trackers are no doubt familiar with the five "heart rate" zones. Ranging from low to very high intensity, these zones are calculated as percentages of a person's maximum ...
Mar 27, 2026
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Alzheimer's disease is most commonly associated with memory impairment, disorientation, and irreversible neurodegenerative changes in the brain. We rarely think of it in the context of… a toothbrush. Meanwhile, an increasing ...
Mar 26, 2026
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Tumors contain many different types of cells organized in complex spatial patterns that can influence how the disease progresses. Because of this, it is hard to predict how a tumor will develop and respond to treatment. Researchers ...
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