Tag: brain

Study finds evidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND in brains of young people exposed to dirty air

From the Lancaster University press release: Researchers looking at the brainstems of children and young adults exposed lifelong to air pollution in Mexico City have discovered disturbing evidence of harm…. Read more »

Study suggests distracted learning is a big problem among students

From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau press release: Scanning social media while listening to a lecture. Watching a favorite television series while studying. Today’s young people frequently… Read more »

Study suggests cognitive behavioral therapy normalizes brain abnormality in OCD patients

From the UCLA press release: FINDINGS UCLA scientists and colleagues studying the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) discovered an abnormality in the brains of people with obsessive compulsive disorder… Read more »

Study suggests automatic decision-making prevents us harming others

From the University of Birmingham press release: The processes our brains use to avoid harming other people are automatic and reflexive — and quite different from those used when avoiding… Read more »

Study uncovers a specific brain circuit damaged by social isolation during childhood

From the Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine press release: Loneliness is recognized as a serious threat to mental health. Even as our world becomes increasingly connected… Read more »

Study suggests new clues about the link between stress and depression

From the Karolinska Institutet press release: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance… Read more »