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Marijuana use is associated with impaired sleep quality

From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine media release: A new study suggests that marijuana use is associated with impaired sleep quality. Results show that any history of cannabis use was associated with an increased… 

Improving academic performance with physical fitness

From the Elsevier Health Sciences media release: Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is beneficial for both physical and mental health throughout life. However, a growing body of evidence suggests that it may also play… 

Haters spend more time … hating?

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From the University of Pennsylvania media release: We already know haters are predisposed to be that way. Now we see they also spend a lot of time at fewer activities than their non-hater counterparts. But… 

Ice Storm Project: Exploring maternal stress and autism

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From the Douglas Mental Health University Institute media release: A new study finds a link between prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) and the development of symptoms of asthma and autism in children. A team of scientists… 

Leptin also influences brain cells that control appetite

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From the Yale University media release: Twenty years after the hormone leptin was found to regulate metabolism, appetite, and weight through brain cells called neurons, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the hormone… 

Speaking 2 languages benefits the aging brain

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From the Wiley media release: New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology… 

Longer telomeres linked to risk of brain cancer

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From the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) media release: New genomic research led by UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists reveals that two common gene variants that lead to longer telomeres, the caps on chromosome…