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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826182932.htm) Public trust in drinking water safety is low globally
Aug 26th 2024, 18:29

A new study finds more than half of adults surveyed worldwide expect to be seriously harmed by their water within the next two years. The study sought to understand public perceptions of drinking water safety. Because perceptions shape attitudes and behaviors, distrust in water quality has a negative impact on people's health, nutrition, psychological and economic well-being -- even when the water meets safety standards.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826131239.htm) Knowing you have a brain aneurysm may raise anxiety risk, other mental health conditions
Aug 26th 2024, 13:12

Even if the risk is small, the potential of a debilitating brain vessel rupture may be a psychological burden, finds new study.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826131233.htm) Finding love: Study reveals where love lives in the brain
Aug 26th 2024, 13:12

We use the word 'love' in a bewildering range of contexts -- from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826131216.htm) Short-duration, light-intensity exercises improve cerebral blood flow in children
Aug 26th 2024, 13:12

Enhancing prefrontal cortex (PFC) cognitive functions requires identifying suitable exercises that increase cerebral blood flow. A recent study using functional near-infrared spectroscopy found that short-duration, low-intensity physical exercises, except static stretching with monotonous movements, increased oxygenated hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) levels, thereby activating the PFC and enhancing blood flow in children. This study marks a significant step toward improving both the physical and mental health of children.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826131209.htm) Why children can't pay attention to the task at hand
Aug 26th 2024, 13:12

Scientists have learned that children find it hard to focus on a task, and often take in information that won't help them complete their assignment. But the question is, why? In a new study, researchers found that this 'distributed attention' wasn't because children's brains weren't mature enough to understand the task or pay attention, and it wasn't because they were easily distracted and lacked the control to focus. It now appears that kids distribute their attention broadly either out of simple curiosity or because their working memory isn't developed enough to complete a task without 'over exploring.'

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240826131203.htm) Looking for clues about your biological age? Your grandparents' education may offer some insight.
Aug 26th 2024, 13:12

Eating well, exercising and attending regular doctor appointments can support a long healthy life, but a new study identified one possible factor beyond our control: whether you had a grandparent who went to college.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240823120106.htm) Bonobos and ancient origin of the 'common enemy effect'
Aug 23rd 2024, 12:01

A link between outgroup threats and ingroup cohesion has been considered since the time of Darwin to be an adaptation for group-based competition. During the years since, studies of all sorts -- from chimpanzees to cichlid fish to mongooses -- have found evidence supporting this view, but a crucial question has remained unanswered: what about species without strong inter-group competition?

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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