Dread of roses: Neurobehavioral effects found in children exposed to flower pesticides Researchers have found altered short-term neurological behaviors in children associated with a peak pesticide spraying season linked to the Mother’s Day flower harvest. This study examined children who did not work in agriculture but who lived in agricultural communities in Ecuador. Dread of…
To improve chronic pain, get more sleep (coffee helps too) New research shows that chronic sleep loss increases pain sensitivity. It suggests that chronic pain sufferers can get relief by getting more sleep, or, short of that, taking medications to promote wakefulness such as caffeine. To improve chronic pain, get more sleep (coffee helps too) …
How do you eat your chocolate bunny? Vast majority prefer to start with the ears New research carried out online has found that 59% of 28,113 respondents preferred to eat chocolate rabbits starting with the ears, 33% indicated that they had no starting point preference, and 4% indicated that they started with the tail or…
Abuse accelerates puberty in children While it has long been known that maltreatment can affect a child’s psychological development, new research indicates that the stress of abuse can impact the physical growth and maturation of adolescents as well. Abuse accelerates puberty in children Source: Science Daily Mind & Brain
Protein identified as potential druggable target for pancreatic cancer A protein known as arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) may be a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, and one of the most deadliest with a less than 10 percent, five-year survival rate. PRMT1 is involved in…
Elevating women’s status lowers dependence on solid fuels A new research paper finds that in countries where gender inequalities are most pronounced, women are much more likely to be exposed to solid fuel — including burning from wood, crop wastes, charcoal, and dung — and its negative consequences. Elevating women’s status lowers dependence on solid…
Lead exposure in childhood linked to lower IQ, lower status jobs, as adults A long-term study of 565 children who grew up in the era of leaded gasoline has shown that their exposure to the powerful neurotoxin may have led to a loss of intelligence and occupational standing by the time they reached age 38.…
Therapies that target dementia in early stages critical to success Targeting dementia in the earlier stages of the condition could be critical for the success of future therapies, say researchers who have found that the very earliest symptoms of dementia might be due to abnormal stability in brain cell connections rather than the death of…
Broad support exists for larger warnings on cigarette packs A new study has found broad support, even among smokers, for increasing the size of health warnings on cigarette packs. Broad support exists for larger warnings on cigarette packs Source: Science Daily Mind & Brain
Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems A new study finds that stimulating the cerebellum in rats with schizophrenia-like thinking problems normalizes brain activity in the frontal cortex and corrects the rats’ ability to estimate the passage of time — a cognitive deficit that is characteristic in people with schizophrenia. Brain stimulation improves schizophrenia-like cognitive problems …