![Shyness in Early Childhood](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/boyhuggingteddybear-1440_1.jpg?itok=Ro7ginM3)
Social reticence—a personality trait characterized by shy, withdrawn behavior—early in life may lead to poor social functioning in the long-term. While this has been long understood, researchers are…
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![Doubt is Cast on the Contribution of Older Fathers’ Gene Mutations to Increased Mental Illness Risk in Their Children](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/smilingfatherplayingwithbabysonathome-1440.jpg?itok=X5eL2UbB)
Children born to older fathers have a higher risk of developing mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. Now, a new study suggests that age-related genetic mutations…
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A new method of capturing and analyzing images of the brain, described June 16 in the journal Cell, lets scientists see exactly which neurons fire throughout the brain of a mouse at a given time. The…
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A new method of capturing and analyzing images of the brain, described June 16 in the journal Cell, lets scientists see exactly which neurons fire throughout the brain of a mouse at a given time. The…
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![Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Illicit Drug Use](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/vagueyoungwomanagainstbrickwall-1440_4.jpg?itok=WQID6Vih)
American adolescents with a history of childhood trauma have a higher risk of illicit drug use than their peers, according to a population-based study of U.S. teens. The report was published online…
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