Study shows COVID-19 disrupted young children's executive function development

Executive function skills are a set of inter-related processes that support attention, self-control, and goal-directed ...
Phys.org

Study questions whether executive function assessments measure universal abilities or school-based skills

Executive function—top-down processes by which the human mind controls behavior, regulating thoughts and actions—have long been studied using a standard set of tools, with these assessments being ...

Largest genomic study of kidney function in Africa reveals new genetic risk factors

An international research collaboration led by Queen Mary University of London and University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in ...

A built-in epigenetic clock controls when neurons mature, study suggests

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Different parts of the brain perform a variety of functions, all of ...
News Medical

New study provides definitive evidence of executive function maturity in late adolescence

At what age does an adolescent start thinking as an adult? A new study published this week in Nature Communications presents some of the first definitive evidence that executive function - a set of ...
The Conversation

Gain‑of‑function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research

Seema Lakdawala receives funding from National Institutes of Health and the Flu Lab. Anice Lowen receives research funding from the National Institutes of Health and Flu Lab. The term “gain of ...
New Atlas

Younger cannabis users have reduced brain function, finds largest study yet

The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce brain function during cognitive tests. The findings will help people to make ...