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• Genetic tests offer new clues to autism

  02-09-2015 20:54
  
  A pair of genetic tests could help parents and doctors better understand the numerous challenges that a child newly diagnosed with autism might face throughout life.
  
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• Why men get tongue-tied

  02-09-2015 20:49
  
  Testosterone may finally be an explanation for why men are often less verbally adept than women at expressing themselves.
  
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• How protein tangles accumulate in brain, cause neurological disorders

  02-09-2015 19:49
  The appoptosin protein initiates a path that leads to the accumulation of tau, a key component of brain lesions, scientists report. The findings create new opportunities to target this key protein that leads to the brain lesions found in patients with impaired motor functions and dementia.
  
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• Scientists see motor neurons 'walking' in real time

  02-09-2015 18:36
  A new research approach shows how cells in the spinal cord synchronize many neurons at once to allow complex movements, which could have implications for treating spinal cord injuries and diseases.
  
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• Tracking down the causes of Alzheimer's

  02-09-2015 18:34
  Genes are not only important for regular memory performance, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers have now identified a specific group of genes that plays a central role in both processes. This group of molecules controls the concentration of calcium ions inside the cell.
  
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• Gene may predict severity of post-traumatic stress disorder

  02-09-2015 16:00
  
  A gene linked in previous research, appears to predict more severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as a thinner cortex in regions of the brain critical for regulating strong...
  
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• Forgiving others protects women from depression, but not men

  02-09-2015 16:00
  
  Forgiveness is a complex process, one often fraught with difficulty and angst.
  
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• Underlying cause of unhealthy brain aging explained

  02-09-2015 15:35
  Building on scientific evidence implicating disturbed calcium regulation in brain aging accumulated during the past 30 years, a research team has found a connection between unhealthy brain aging and a protein responsible for regulating calcium at the molecular level, FKBP1b.
  
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• Risk of cognitive impairment in children born prematurely may be predicted using MRI after birth

  02-09-2015 15:13
  School age children who are born prematurely are more likely to have low mathematical achievement, thought to be associated with reduced working memory and number skills, according to a new study.
  
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• Maths skills count for premature babies

  02-09-2015 15:00
  
  A new study conducted by the University of Warwick links being born premature with low wages.
  
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• To email or not to email? For those in love, it's better than leaving a voice message

  02-09-2015 13:00
  
  In her hit single, Carly Rae Jepsen may have sung, "Here's my number, so call me maybe.
  
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• Penn and German researchers help identify neural basis of multitasking

  02-09-2015 13:00
  
  What makes someone better at switching between different tasks? Looking for the mechanisms behind cognitive flexibility, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Germany's Central...
  
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• Why does music give us chills? You asked Google – here’s the answer | David Shariatmadari

  02-09-2015 09:00
  
  Every day, millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries Scroll down to find out what gives Little Boots, Holly Johnson, James Rhodes, Sonya Aurora Madan, Fuse ODG, Caroline Sullivan and John Harris the chillsI was going to start this article with Verdi. Until a week or so ago, my most recent experience of music-induced shivers down my spine, goosebumps, feelings of exhilaration – we’ll cal
  
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• The bucolic noble savage – alive in my head?

  02-09-2015 06:29
  
  Wenlock Edge, Shropshire The thrush’s gaze was defiant, proud – but I wondered if I read into it what I wanted to seeThe thrush held its prize in its beak, a worm plucked from the hedge, like a dog with a stick in its mouth. To me its gaze was defiant, ferocious and proud, but then I wondered if I was just reading into it what I wanted to see.I had spent the day talking to writers wandering in Rectory Wood, in Church Stretton. The wood contains remnants of plantings influenced by Cap
  
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• Alcohol education should begin at age 9

  02-09-2015 05:16
  
  One in 9 eighth graders reports being drunk at least once, new research finds.
  
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• Religion rarely part of ICU conversation

  02-09-2015 04:54
  
  In less than 20 percent of family meetings in the intensive care unit do doctors and other health care providers discuss religion or spirituality, a new study finds.
  
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• Japan's worst day for teen suicides

  02-09-2015 04:54
  
  More Japanese school pupils commit suicide on September 1 each year than on any other date, according to research.
  
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