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Language skills are essential to a child’s ability to communicate and develop. These skills enable children to engage with other people and learn from their surroundings and in the classroom.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan offers added benefit for patients with HER2-low breast cancer

The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan is approved for various therapeutic indications. Since March 2023, it can also be used as monotherapy for the treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy at this disease stage or developed disease recurrence early after adjuvant chemotherapy.

31 Oct 2023

New digital atlas reveals detailed stages of human fetal brain maturation

A comprehensive digital atlas of fetal brain maturation from a large cohort.

31 Oct 2023

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

The Genomic Pre-trained Network (GPN), a multispecies model developed to learn genome-wide variant effects.

31 Oct 2023

Scientists investigate the semantics of selfies

People have used self-portraits to communicate information about themselves for centuries - and digital cameras make it easier to share a self-portrait than ever before.

30 Oct 2023

Decoding how the brain understands sentences in real-time

Researchers examine how the brain processes language by using intracranial recordings in epilepsy patients during reading tasks, revealing the neural networks responsible for semantic integration and distinguishing between semantic coherence and task-based referentiality. The study pinpoints specific brain regions activated during sentence processing and offers new insights into the spatiotemporal dynamics of language understanding.

29 Oct 2023

Current jargon on antibiotic resistance fails to stick or scare, study finds

Researchers find that current terminology related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) fails to effectively communicate the risks to the public. The study reveals that terms like "AMR" and "antimicrobial resistance" are poorly remembered and do not evoke sufficient risk perception, highlighting the need for improved public health messaging.

29 Oct 2023

From education to politics: a pan-European analysis of COVID-19 conspiracy theory influences

People’s belief in COVID-19-related conspiracy theories (CTs) In Europe.

27 Oct 2023

Fluoride exposure in drinking water linked to cognitive deficits in children

Long-term consumption of water with fluoride levels far above established drinking water standards may be linked to cognitive impairments in children, according to a new pilot study from Tulane University.

26 Oct 2023

Autistic people less likely to be affected by bystander effect in workplace, study finds

A well-established psychological theory states that most of us are less likely to intervene in a bad situation if other people are present, and this 'bystander effect' also applies to workplace settings.

26 Oct 2023

Boosting brain health with iron and manganese: A dietary defense against cognitive decline

The recent study published in Nutrients explores the link between dietary mineral intake and cognitive impairment in elderly Spanish individuals, finding that increased consumption of iron and manganese significantly reduced cognitive impairment risk in women but showed no effect in men.

25 Oct 2023

Older adults with higher levels of triglycerides may have lower dementia risk

Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to new research published in the October 25, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Oct 2023

Study challenges link between low birth weight and childhood neurodevelopmental issues

A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry used Mendelian Randomization to examine the link between low birth weight and neurodevelopmental issues in children. The research found no causal relationship between maternal genetic factors affecting birth weight and offspring neurodevelopment, although some evidence suggested that fetal genetic variants may play a limited role.

25 Oct 2023

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Trastuzumab deruxtecan offers added benefit for patients with HER2-low breast cancer

New digital atlas reveals detailed stages of human fetal brain maturation

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

Scientists investigate the semantics of selfies

Decoding how the brain understands sentences in real-time

Current jargon on antibiotic resistance fails to stick or scare, study finds

From education to politics: a pan-European analysis of COVID-19 conspiracy theory influences

Fluoride exposure in drinking water linked to cognitive deficits in children

Autistic people less likely to be affected by bystander effect in workplace, study finds

Boosting brain health with iron and manganese: A dietary defense against cognitive decline

Older adults with higher levels of triglycerides may have lower dementia risk

Study challenges link between low birth weight and childhood neurodevelopmental issues

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