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An umbrella review of psychological capacity and mental health trajectories across the life course - Nature Mental Health
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1676+ words) Nature Mental Health (2026)Cite this article The aim of this umbrella review is to synthesize systematic reviews on the trajectories of psychological capacity across the life course to identify gaps and patterns in the evidence. 1The intercept most often, but not…...
Risk calculation circuit abnormalities plus psychosocial risk variables predict problematic substance use in youth with externalizing disorders - Neuropsychopharmacology
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (1687+ words) Inclusion required complete, high-quality neuroimaging data; the initial sample was reduced due to head motion, which is more common in individuals with ADHD [46, 47] (Fig.S1). Additional sample and methodological details have been previously published [8, 44, 45]. All procedures were conducted according to and…...
Health effects linger 20 generations after rats are exposed to fungicide
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (554+ words) Rachel Fieldhouse is a reporter for Nature in Sydney, Australia. Rats that had ancestors who had been exposed to a fungicide experienced health problems. Credit: Kseniia Glazkova/Alamy Exposure to a fungicide induced changes to gene expression in rats that…...
Social media bans for teens lack evidence - Nature Health
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (142+ words) Nature Health (2026)Cite this article Online harms are an urgent societal challenge, but governments should prepare teenagers to responsibly use digital technology. Burnell, K., Meter, D. J., Andrade, F. C., Slocum, A. N. & George, M. J. SSM Ment. Health 7, 100459 (2025). Ansari, S., Iqbal, N., Azeem, A. & Danyal, K. Cyberpsychol. Behav. Soc. Netw. 27, 753770 (2024). Orben, A., Meier,…...
Patient-derived brain organoids reveal divergent neuronal activity across subpopulations of autism spectrum disorder - Translational Psychiatry
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1071+ words) scRNA sequencing data generated in this study is provided as Supplementary Data files accompanying this manuscript. These authors contributed equally: Nisim Perets, Liya Kerem. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem,…...
Maternal sexuality in high- and low-risk pregnancies: a cross-sectional comparison - International Journal of Impotence Research
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (956+ words) Compared to women with low-risk pregnancies, women with high-risk pregnancies reported lower levels of sexual satisfaction, increased dyspareunia, and more negative perceptions of their sexual selves. [7] Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), in particular, have been reported to have…...
How big is the ‘motherhood penalty’? In Denmark, it adds up to $120,000
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (602+ words) Sarah Wild is a freelance journalist in Canterbury, UK. Women with children tend to have lower salaries and less chance of promotion than do women without children.Credit: Ulf Svane/Washington Post/Getty The financial losses that women sustain as…...
Daily briefing: What we know about autism and ageing — and what we don’t
1+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) Researchers studying how bees regulate their body temperatures while they hover hope to understand how the insects might withstand a changing climate. (J.R. Glass et al./Proc. R. Soc. B (CC BY 4.0)) Reference: Proceedings of the Royal Society B paper Send us…...
Regulation of allergies across the body by microbial metabolites - Experimental & Molecular Medicine
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1747+ words) The skin, lungs and intestines possess unique immune systems tailored to their specific needs and microbial exposures. These organs have unique combinations of tissue and immune cells and develop general as well as tissue-specific immune responses, which may lead to…...
How do autistic people age — and what does it mean for their health?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1470+ words) Miryam Naddaf is a reporter for Nature in London. Sondra Williams is no stranger to medical diagnoses and treatments. As a teenager and young adult, she spent a decade in and out of mental-health facilities, medicated for conditions including schizophrenia…...