Sex Hormone Links to Impulsivity Depended on Cortisol and Anxiety
In 197 young adults, higher estradiol went with more impulsivity at low cortisol and less at high cortisol; anxiety also shifted estradiol and testosterone links.
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Multiple Sclerosis Found in 1 Patient With Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
A 2026 case report from Japan describes a woman in her 50s with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 31 years after her psychosis began. MS treatment s…
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Chronic Placental Inflammation Linked to Fetal Brain Connectivity Differences
In a fetal MRI study of 105 pregnancies, chronic placental inflammation was linked to differences in fetal brain connectivity; one weaker connection went with higher autism trait scores at a…
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Autism-Like Behaviors Took Different Forms in Male and Female Mice
In a 2026 study of BTBR mice, a lab strain used to model autism, males and females showed different autism-like changes. Female BTBR mice formed fewer habits and engaged less with other mice…
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EEG Machine Learning Identified Childhood ADHD With 81% Accuracy
Machine-learning models reading brain-wave recordings correctly sorted about 81% of children with and without ADHD in a 2026 study of 121 children ages about 7 to 12.1 The models were tested…
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Childhood White Matter Linked to Teen Depression, With or Without ADHD
Brain scans taken at ages 8 to 13 were linked to depression scores years later, in teens with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A 2026 study followed 76 children i…
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Autism With ADHD Linked to Weaker Brain Connectivity Than Autism Alone
Autistic young people who also have ADHD showed weaker resting brain connections than autistic peers without ADHD, according to a 2026 brain-imaging study of 69 people.1 Most autism-linked d…
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