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Edwina Orchard’s new paper out now in PNAS! “Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid- to late-life”

Holmes lab paper was just published in PNAS by lab alum Dr Edwina Orchard! This paper investigates how parenthood impacts a person’s brain networks over a lifetime. She finds that parenthood has protective impacts on the brain and can help slow age-related decline.

Read the paper here: tinyurl.com/parentalbrain

Holmes lab paper on brain-protective impacts of parenthood covered by New York Post, Rutgers Health, Science Daily and more!

Some great coverage of Winnie Orchard’s new Holmes Lab paper, recently published in PNAS! New York Post: https://nypost.com/2025/02/28/health/having-kids-can-fight-brain-aging-the-more-children-the-better/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=referral 
 Rutgers News www.rutgers.edu/news/how-par… Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226141927.htm

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