Readers Offer Solo Agers Support and Reflect on Ancestors

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Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. Solo Agers, Join the Crowd! Enjoyed

Heart rate activity influences when infants speak

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The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby’s first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are actually signs that the baby’s heart is working rhythmically in

Tracking other people’s minds in communication

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Language and social cognition are fundamental to human communication. But how do these capacities interact? In a review paper published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, researchers from the Max Planck

Genetic testing changes course of care in children with neurodevelopmental conditions

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Adding genetic testing to the evaluation of pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) resulted in more individualized care, including changes in medication, referrals to clinical trials or specialists, and surveillance

Study explores whether CBD can reduce scan-related anxiety in patients with advanced breast cancer

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The findings showed that CBD did not significantly change scan-related anxiety when compared to a placebo, but researchers did find that CBD was safe and resulted in significantly lower overall

Dyslexia genetics linked to brain structure

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Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale

AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests

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Getty Images AI can potentially spot much more from a blood test than currently possible This is the third feature in a six-part series that is looking at how AI

Researchers find way to ‘starve’ prostate cancer tumors at the cellular level

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New research by a team of Indiana University School of Medicine scientists and their collaborators has uncovered a novel vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of

Scientists develop scans that light-up aggressive cancer tumors for better treatment

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Researchers have used a chemical compound to light up treatment-resistant cancers on imaging scans, in a breakthrough that could help medical professionals better target and treat cancer. The authors at

Getting in sync: Wearables reveal happiest times to sleep

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Sleep schedules are often one of the first things that people choose to compromise in order to check everything off their to-do lists, especially with the end of the year