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Craving a substance to calm one down or get one high, whether it's legal or not, can be termed an addiction. Drug and alcohol addiction, also called Substance Use Disorder, is an over-dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication. Bear in mind that alcohol and nicotine, though legal substances, also are considered drugs. One can be addicted to prescription drugs ... Continue Reading
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Autism refers to a range of developmental disorders that hinder normal developmental milestones. There are no real explanations as to why autism develops in children, and there is very little scientific evidence to pinpoint specific environmental factors that cause autism in developing fetuses. Since you only can take so much preemptive action, the onus shifts to detecting in ... Continue Reading
We know that both aerobic exercise and meditation help treat depression. But what happens when these interventions are combined? Get the answer in this post from Big Think! We know that exercise helps alleviate depression, especially aerobic movement. There is plenty of evidence that meditation helps lift one out of the doldrums as well. A new study published ... Continue Reading
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Before memory loss and other symptoms start to appear, the body starts exhibiting signs of dementia suggests a recent study by Washington University in St. Louis. Contrary to popular belief that dementia initially affects the brain while physical changes follow later, researchers at Washington University claim that a person's weight loss rate actually doubles in the early ... Continue Reading
Scientists are looking to gut bacteria to improve mental health, mood and cognition. This article from Huffington Post explains how targeting the gut could create a new class of psychiatric treatments. Researchers have long known that the bacteria living in your gut can “talk” to your brain. Gut microbes, which collectively make up what’s called the gut microbiome, can have a ... Continue Reading
