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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303220106.htm) Don't let this stress you out
Mar 3rd 2025, 22:01

Having one traumatic experience is bad enough. If you've constantly experienced stress since before birth, you may be in for an especially tough time. Our emotions may be influenced by infections experienced in the mother's womb. This can result from two-hit stress, where an infection during pregnancy is followed by social stress during postpartum development. A team of researchers recently set out to understand the mechanisms behind which two-hit stress contributes to brain dysfunction and mental disorders.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303191253.htm) A third of children worldwide forecast to be obese or overweight by 2050
Mar 3rd 2025, 19:12

Obesity rates are set to skyrocket, with one in six children and adolescents worldwide forecast to be obese by 2050, according to a new study. But with significant increases predicted within the next five years, the researchers stress urgent action now could turn the tide on the public health crisis.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141830.htm) Chronic diseases misdiagnosed as psychosomatic can lead to long term damage to physical and mental wellbeing, study finds
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:18

A 'chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication' is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as psychiatric or psychosomatic conditions, with a profound and lasting impact on patients, researchers have found. A study involving over 3,000 participants -- both patients and clinicians -- found that these misdiagnoses (sometimes termed 'in your head' by patients) were often associated with long term impacts on patients' physical health and wellbeing and damaged trust in healthcare services.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141708.htm) It's not just what you say -- it's also how you say it
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:17

First study to reveal the brain encodes pitch accents separately from the sounds that make up words. Heschl's gyrus region of the brain, an earlier stage of auditory processing, plays a much larger role than previously thought. Findings could transform speech therapy, AI-driven voice recognition and our understanding of what makes human communication unique.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141706.htm) Sleep patterns may reveal comatose patients with hidden consciousness
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:17

Overnight bursts of brain waves seen in normal sleep can help doctors predict which unresponsive patients hospitalized with acute severe brain injuries will awaken and eventually recover.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141645.htm) ChatGPT on the couch? How to calm a stressed-out AI
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:16

Distressing news and traumatic stories can cause stress and anxiety -- not only in humans, but these stories can also affect AI language models, such as ChatGPT. Researchers have now shown that these models, like humans, respond to therapy: an elevated 'anxiety level' in GPT-4 can be 'calmed down' using mindfulness-based relaxation techniques.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141158.htm) Novel research shows brain connections can predict future substance use in adolescents
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:11

Adolescent substance use is a significant predictor of future addiction and related disorders. Understanding neural mechanisms underlying substance use initiation and frequency during adolescence is critical for early prevention and intervention. A novel study shows that by tracking year-to-year changes in brain connectivity underlying cognitive control, the ability to flexibly use goals to guide behavior and overcome habitual responses, data can predict when an adolescent is at high risk of starting to use substances, an important message for early prevention.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141109.htm) Innovative animal model for studying limb spasticity
Mar 3rd 2025, 14:11

Researchers have made a significant advancement in the field of spinal cord injury research, developing a novel optogenetic mouse model that could lead to improved treatments for limb spasticity.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250228133035.htm) Kicking yourself: Going against one's better judgment amplifies self-blame
Feb 28th 2025, 13:30

When people go along with opinions that go against their own, they feel more culpable for the decision if things go wrong than if they hadn't received another opinion, researchers have found.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226125010.htm) Researchers identify potential link between retinal changes, Alzheimer's disease
Feb 26th 2025, 12:50

A team of scientists has identified that an eye condition affecting the retina, the light-sensing tissue in the back of the eye, may serve as an early indicator for Alzheimer's disease.

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Michael Reeder LCPC
Baltimore, MD

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