Health
Autism is not linked to eating fish in pregnacy
A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or autistic traits in their children.
May 21, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brains of young people with severe behavioral problems are 'wired differently'
Research published today has revealed new clues which might help explain why young people with the most severe forms of antisocial behaviour struggle to control and regulate their emotions, and might be more susceptible to ...
Apr 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychopathy linked to white-matter abnormalities in impulsive male offenders
Impulsive offenders with psychopathic traits have abnormal brain connections. The integrity of their so called 'white-matter' tracts between brain areas is decreased. Researchers from Radboud University and the Dutch Institute ...
Apr 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Axon guidance gene influences reward system
Individuals with a mutation in a gene involved in nervous system development have reduced connectivity between regions of the brain's reward system, finds a study of a four-generation Canadian family published in JNeurosci.
Apr 30, 2018
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Cardiology
Sickle cell trait not linked to stroke in African-Americans
(HealthDay)—For African-Americans, sickle cell trait (SCT) seems not to be associated with the incidence of ischemic stroke, according to a meta-analysis published online April 23 in JAMA Neurology.
Apr 27, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Research reveals autism and schizophrenia share common traits
New research at Swinburne has revealed a significant overlap in the traits associated with autism and schizophrenia.
Apr 24, 2018
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Autism spectrum disorders
Is autism a disorder, an identity or both?
Definitions of autism often evoke the language of disease or abnormality. This medicalized approach fails to represent the full diversity of views within the autism community, say U. of I. speech and hearing science professor ...
Apr 19, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile (Update)
So you want to have a baby.
Apr 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gender pay gap—personality affects income
Being high in 'neuroticism' and low in 'conscientiousness' can come at a cost in terms of income a new study has found. These effects were particularly strong for women, who benefited more than men for being conscientious ...
Apr 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Art is in the eye of the beholder
A researcher from James Cook University in Australia has found that a person's mental state affects how they look at art.
Apr 13, 2018
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