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Study reveals possible target for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in t
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Throughout development and adolescence, the brain is constantly changing. Neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, frequently emerge in early adulthood. During this stage of development, the dopamine system, which is required for cognitive processing and decision-making, begins to
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Problems with 'pruning' brain connections linked to teenage mental health
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a new study, problems with the brain's ability to 'prune' itself of unneeded connections may be at the root of a wide spectrum of mental health illnesses that emerge throughout adolescence.
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Researchers discover brain developing sequence through adolescence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A recent Penn Medicine study found that brain development does not take place consistently throughout the entire brain. It follows a recently discovered developmental progression. Young people are susceptible to socioeconomic situations until adolescence because brain regions that support co
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Kids judge Alexa more human than Roomba: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Four- to eleven-year-olds judged Alexa to have more human-like thoughts and emotions than Roomba. But despite the perceived difference in intelligence, kids felt neither the Roomba nor the Alexa deserve to be yelled at or harmed. That feeling dwindled as kids advanced towards adolescence, ho
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New brain developing sequence which spans through adolescence identified:
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Researchers charted how developmental processes unfold across the human brain from the ages of 8 to 23 years old through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The findings indicate a new approach to understanding the order in which individual brain regions show reductions in plasticity during de
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Poor children have poorer health, educational outcomes in adolescence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A new investigation conducted by UCL academics indicates that Generation Z youngsters born into the lowest fifth of families in the UK are 12 times more likely to experience a slew of bad health and educational outcomes by the age of 17 than their more affluent classmates.
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Study discovers MRI create precise image of healthy adolescent heart
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create a precise image of the healthy adolescent heart. The research team was able to establish reference values for anatomical and functional heart characteristics
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Researchers reveal how depression, poor mental health connected with heart
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a recent study, researchers found that examined data from more than 500,000 people between the ages of 18 and 49, young adults who experience sadness or depression are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) and have poor heart health. The findings support a growing
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Study suggests lower grades in adolescence linked to premature birth
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A major research conducted on the Danish population indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.
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Premature birth is associated with lower grades in adolescence: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A major Danish population research published in The BMJ indicates that premature birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy is associated with lower performance in math and language exams as a teenager compared to those born at 40 weeks.
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Investments in early childhood, adolescence can be a powerful driver of in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The G20 vision of One Earth, One Family and One Future, should prioritise brain power or cognitive capacities of individuals and of nations. The world needs to advance cognitive development, which necessitates a new model for development. We know with India in the lead of G20, this new mode
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Birth weight could help identify children at higher risk of psychological
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that babies with larger birth weights tend to have fewer mental health and behavioural issues in childhood and adolescence.
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