Urban living may shield against stroke, longitudinal study finds

While urban life is often associated with stress and pollution, living in more intensely developed neighborhoods may actually ...
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Tobacco Smoking Not Tied to Altered Brain Networks in Risk for Psychosis

Tobacco smoking is not associated with functional connectivity alterations in large-scale brain networks among individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis.
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Brain lesions in Down syndrome show unexpected reversible changes

The study analyzed the evolution of white matter hyperintensities (WMH), lesions typically associated with cerebral vascular ...

Limited jobs block social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas, study shows

Social mobility opportunities for young people in coastal and rural areas are constrained by the lack of jobs available, a ...
Healio

Psychosocial symptoms as bothersome as motor issues in early Parkinson’s disease

Fatigue, cognitive changes and sleep disturbances were as important to patients with early Parkinson’s disease as symptoms ...
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Higher skin carotenoid levels in toddlers predict better motor and language development

A new longitudinal study reveals that toddlers with higher levels of plant-based pigments in their skin at 12 to 18 months of ...
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Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging: A Workshop

The Committee on National Statistics will host a 2-day public virtual workshop, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, to discuss methods to improve response and retention and to enhance ...