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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241015141351.htm) Older adults appear less emotionally affected by heat
Oct 15th 2024, 14:13

When the outside temperatures rise, people tend to lose their cool. That connection is well known, but a new study found that emotional responses to heat are highly individualized and only one factor moderated it -- age. Overall, researchers found that the actual temperature at which the majority of people felt uncomfortable during a hot summer depended on the individual. When they did feel discomfort, it often negatively affected their mood. The exception: older adults on average became more uncomfortable in high heat more quickly, but it did not affect their mood as much as it did younger adults.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241015141334.htm) Comprehensive efforts needed to develop health-promoting learning environments
Oct 15th 2024, 14:13

Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy. But more can and needs to be done at a structural or environmental level for higher education institutions to ensure learning and well-being among all students.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241015141326.htm) Large-scale study of children with genetic disorders finds huge benefit of diagnosis
Oct 15th 2024, 14:13

Genetic results from the Deciphering Developmental Disorders (DDD) study have enabled thousands of children with severe developmental disorders to receive better treatment.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241015141324.htm) How do you remember how to ride a bike? Thank your cerebellum
Oct 15th 2024, 14:13

Researchers have shown that, just like declarative memories, short-term and long-term memories for motor skills form in different regions of the brain, with the cerebellum being critical for the formation of long-term skill memories.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241015141019.htm) Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two phases
Oct 15th 2024, 14:10

Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools. According to researchers who discovered this new view, the first, early phase happens slowly and silently -- before people experience memory problems -- harming just a few vulnerable cell types. In contrast, the second, late phase causes damage that is more widely destructive and coincides with the appearance of symptoms and the rapid accumulation of plaques, tangles, and other Alzheimer's hallmarks.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241014210502.htm) Survey finds 25% of adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD
Oct 14th 2024, 21:05

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- also known as ADHD -- is typically thought of as a childhood condition. But more adults are realizing that their struggles with attention, focus and restlessness could in fact be undiagnosed ADHD, thanks in large part to trending social media videos racking up millions of views. A new national survey of 1,000 American adults finds that 25% of adults now suspect they may have undiagnosed ADHD. But what worries mental health experts is that only 13% of survey respondents have shared their suspicions with their doctor.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241014210334.htm) Study finds use of naloxone by Good Samaritans is up, but not nearly enough
Oct 14th 2024, 21:03

Use of a lifesaving drug to reverse opioid drug overdoses is growing, but not fast enough.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241014210332.htm) Smaller vial size for Alzheimer's drug could save Medicare hundreds of millions per year
Oct 14th 2024, 21:03

Medicare could save up to 74% of the money lost from discarded Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by the simple introduction of a new vial size that would reduce the amount of unused medication that is thrown away. As it is, nearly 6% of the medication is discarded, costing Medicare $1,600 per patient per year.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241011140934.htm) HDL quality, not quantity, contribute to the first sign of Alzheimer's disease in women
Oct 11th 2024, 14:09

Higher levels of HDL-C -- known as the 'good cholesterol' -- have been shown to correlate with heightened risk for Alzheimer's disease. A new study might explain why.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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