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Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis

Mother, Julie with Son, Alex, in full skiing gear on a snowy mountain

Just living a normal life was the biggest hope, now Alex will take on the world on the slopes.

A mental process that leads to putting off an unpleasant task

Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to delay tackling the task at hand.

Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition

Are genetic factors underlying children's language development linked to later-life outcomes? In a genome-wide analysis, an international research team found genetic associations between children's early vocabulary size and later-life ADHD, literacy, and general cognition. These associations changed dynamically across the first three years of life. Both producing more words in infancy and understanding fewer words in toddlerhood were associated with a higher risk of ADHD.

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Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis

A mental process that leads to putting off an unpleasant task

More schooling is linked to slowed aging and increased longevity

Early vocabulary size is genetically linked to ADHD, literacy, and cognition

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