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Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:40:08 EDT

Higher levels of key steroid hormones—combined with elevated stress and body mass index (BMI)—are associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Many studies describe declining trends in the age at puberty, but until now few studies have examined how stress and BMI interact with a girl's hormonal biology. This paper is among the first to integrate these three factors using a comprehensive steroid metabolome approach. The findings are published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:30:02 EDT

Challenging the classic view, two cognitive scientists argue in a new review that categorization is not a late, specialized stage of sensory processing. Instead, it is a core function operating at every level, anticipating bodily needs and motor plans. Categories are thus not fixed prototypes stored in "higher" areas of the cortex, but dynamically constructed from prior experience throughout all of sensory processing.

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:20:05 EDT

Neuroscientists from Monash University, the University of Melbourne and University College London are calling for clinical studies to understand the causes of brain fog in menopause and find effective treatments.