Family fighting was the best predictor of current symptoms in general psychopathology. Models trained on information about the family yielded the most accurate predictions of psychopathology, and these results were…
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Drug that stops tumors’ blood supply could help kids with bone cancer live longer
Credit: Huy Phan from Pexels Ewing sarcoma is one of the most common bone cancers seen in children, and if it spreads, it can be deadly. One study found that…
Mechanism that aggravates metabolic fatty liver disease discovered
Maider Apodaka and Patricia Aspichueta working in the laboratory. Credit: Laura López An international collaborative study has identified the E2F2 protein as a potential new therapeutic target to prevent metabolic…
Drug prevents congenital heart block recurrence in a high-risk pregnancy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Congenital heart block, sometimes referred to as cardiac neonatal lupus, is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition that affects babies born to mothers with specific autoantibodies—called…
School disengagement increased during pandemic years
School disengagement (SD) rates were higher during the pandemic years, especially for children with mental health conditions (MHCs), according to a study published online Oct. 15 in Pediatrics. Fiorella B.…
Infant brain patterns linked to future reading issues
A newborn infant during an EEG recording. Credit: Sergio Navarrete Arroyo Delays in language and reading development are common, and learning disorders such as dyslexia can significantly affect a child’s…
New blood test could streamline Alzheimer’s diagnosis and treatment access
Blood samples may offer a simpler, less invasive way to confirm amyloid plaque in the brain. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have identified simpler…
‘Holy grail’ blood test for more than 50 cancers brings ‘exciting’ results
Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels A blood test that screens for more than 50 cancers is correct in 62% of cases where it thinks people may have the disease, a…
Targeted immunotherapy combination offers hope to older adults with leukemia
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology have found that two targeted immunotherapy drugs lead to high remission rates and long survival with reasonable…
Grid cells create multiple local maps rather than single global system for spatial navigation, study finds
Path integration: our brain keeps track of our movement to estimate where we are in our environment. Credit: Peng et al. Grid cells are a class of specialized neurons in…
