LearningRx1 February, 2017 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

Autistic toddlers don’t avoid eye contact but do miss its significance...

Feb 5, 2017 by

A study of toddlers with autism has found that they don’t actively avoid eye contact, but rather look less at the eyes of others. It could be because they find it negative and stressful, or it could be because...

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Loneliness may be a sign of Alzheimer’s in older adults

Feb 3, 2017 by

Study participants with high levels of amyloid levels were 7.5 times more likely to feel lonely, compared to those with low cortical amyloid levels....

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Brain volume may help diagnose dementia with Lewy bodies

Feb 1, 2017 by

When measuring the volume of the hippocampus, researchers found that patients with no measurable shrinkage were actually 5.8 times more likely to develop dementia with Lewy bodies compared to those who did have shrinkage....

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