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12 votes
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Root cause of Alzheimer's may be fat buildup in brain cells, research suggests
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How parents' trauma leaves biological traces in children
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Why depression after traumatic brain injury is distinct — and less likely to respond to standard treatment
Traumatic brain injury multiplies the risk of major depression eightfold. While the emotional trauma of whatever caused such deep damage may be understandable, from a blast in a war zone to a blow...
Traumatic brain injury multiplies the risk of major depression eightfold. While the emotional trauma of whatever caused such deep damage may be understandable, from a blast in a war zone to a blow on the playing field, there’s a physiological component, too, that neuroscientists have long suspected but have been unable to identify.
“As clinicians, a lot of us had a gut feeling that [TBI-associated depression] is a different disease,” said Shan Siddiqi, a Harvard Medical School assistant professor of psychiatry and a clinical neuropsychiatrist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “Why did nobody detect it before? I think the reason is because unlike other psychiatric disorders, TBI caused a sort of structural reorganization of the brain.”
https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/06/depression-after-traumatic-brain-injury/
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Bioluminescence helps researchers develop cancer drugs for brain
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What to do if your inner voice is cruel. The golden rule of self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness you treat others.
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Psychedelic renaissance: Could MDMA help with PTSD, depression and anxiety?
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How and why people 'microdose' tiny hits of psychedelic drugs (_includes results of Reddit group survey_)
11 votes