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Babies can think before they can speak

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From the NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY media release: Infants are capable of understanding relations like “same” and “different” Analogical learning processes are present in prelinguistic human infants Two pennies can be considered the same — both are… 

Friendships start better with a smile

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From the SPRINGER media release: If you want to strike up a new relationship, simply smile. It works because people are much more attuned to positive emotions when forming new bonds than they are to… 

Special fats proven essential for brain growth

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From the DUKE-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore media release: Research led by a Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) scientist has proved that certain special fats found in blood are essential for human brain growth… 

Subconscious learning shapes pain responses

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From the Karolinska Institutet media release: In a new study led from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, researchers report that people can be conditioned to associate images with particular pain responses — such as improved tolerance to… 

Kids with ADHD must squirm to learn, study says

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From the University of Central Florida media release: For decades, frustrated parents and teachers have barked at fidgety children with ADHD to “Sit still and concentrate!” But new research shows that if you want ADHD… 

Nurses cut stress 40% with relaxation steps at work

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From the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center media release: Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have found that training employees how to better manage high-pressure situations can lower stress levels considerably… 

Tango dancing benefits Parkinson’s patients

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From the McGill University media release: Dancing the Argentine tango could have potential benefits for people at certain stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to findings in a new study by researchers…