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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122604.htm) Study helps solve mystery between repeated head impacts in sports and location of brain degeneration in CTE
Dec 9th 2024, 12:26

A new study is helping solve the mystery as to why the brain shrinks in a unique pattern, known as atrophy, in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). This research provides novel evidence that cumulative repetitive head impacts are driving the specific patterns of brain degeneration found at the base of the folds of the surface of the brain, known as the cortical sulcus.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122559.htm) Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults
Dec 9th 2024, 12:25

Loneliness and isolation among older Americans have mostly returned to pre-pandemic rates, but that still means more than one third of people age 50 to 80 feel lonely, and nearly as many feel isolated, a new national study shows.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122541.htm) Readers trust news less when AI is involved, even when they don't understand to what extent
Dec 9th 2024, 12:25

Researchers have published two studies in which they surveyed readers on their thoughts about AI in journalism. When provided a sample of bylines stating AI was involved in producing news in some way or not at all, readers regularly stated they trusted the credibility of the news less if AI had a role. Even when they didn't understand exactly what AI contributed, they reported less trust and that 'humanness' was an important factor in producing reliable news.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241208200140.htm) A healthy diet helps the weighty battle with chronic pain
Dec 8th 2024, 20:01

New research shows that adopting a healthy diet can reduce the severity of chronic pain, presenting an easy and accessible way for sufferers to better manage their condition.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241205142858.htm) A string of pearls: Study challenges long-held beliefs about shape, functioning of nerve cells
Dec 5th 2024, 14:28

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell -- and propose a new model for understanding how information is transmitted in the brain.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241205142850.htm) A blueprint for the brain's circadian clock
Dec 5th 2024, 14:28

Circadian clocks control physiological processes and behavior in virtually all living organisms. Now an international research team has created a detailed map of the internal clock in the brain of the fruit fly.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241205142528.htm) Antipsychotic medications don't always work the way they're supposed to
Dec 5th 2024, 14:25

A study analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022. It found that residents who were given antipsychotic medications showed a significant worsening of their behaviors. In fact, nearly 68 per cent of residents who used antipsychotics had more problems with their behavior during follow-up checks.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204145024.htm) Emoji use may depend on emotional intelligence and attachment style
Dec 4th 2024, 14:50

Higher emotional intelligence is linked to more emoji use with friends, while avoidant attachment is associated with less emoji use with friends and dating or romantic partners, according to a new study. This pattern of results varies across genders and relationship types, with women using emojis with friends and family more frequently than men.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202123701.htm) 'I don't feel your pain': How alcohol increases aggression
Dec 2nd 2024, 12:37

Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the less pain that study participants felt after drinking an alcoholic beverage, the more pain they were willing to inflict on someone else.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202123655.htm) Reducing risk of opioid addiction while alleviating pain
Dec 2nd 2024, 12:36

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, according to a new study. Endocannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors throughout the body that regulate activities, such as learning and memory, emotions, sleep, immune response and appetite.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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