It is not uncommon for people to hold familiar myths as fact. Many people regard old proverbs about partying and alcohol as tried and true. Most often, they’re not. Here are five myths – and the real facts: Myth #1: Eating after a night of heavy drinking will reduce your hangover The general belief is… Continue reading Five Myths about Alcohol
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Physicians’ Group Calls for Policies that Better Support Women’s Health
The American College of Physicians (ACP) is calling for health-care policies that better support the challenges women face in the U.S. health care system. The organization’s position paper, “Women’s Health Policy,” is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. According to a news release from the ACP and the Annals of Internal Medicine, the paper addresses a… Continue reading Physicians’ Group Calls for Policies that Better Support Women’s Health
Alzheimer’s Disease and Decision Making: Do I Know You?
The heartbreak associated with losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease is indescribable. One day, an adult child holds the hand of a parent; the parent asks, “Do I know you?” and the child’s heart (no matter what age) breaks into thousands of tiny pieces never to be repaired. A spouse experiencing the same response… Continue reading Alzheimer’s Disease and Decision Making: Do I Know You?
Brain Circuits and Decision-Making
A discovery by scientists at MIT could point the way toward possible therapies for mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and depression, that are characterized by difficulty in decision-making. “In order to create a treatment for these types of disorders, we need to understand how the decision-making process is working,” said Alexander Friedman, a research scientist… Continue reading Brain Circuits and Decision-Making
Gene Variant Linked to Cognitive Skills
People with a gene variant linked to longevity also have also have a larger volume in a part of the brain involved in planning and decision-making, according to researchers. The finding, by researchers from the University of California San Francisco, builds on the team’s earlier discovery that middle-aged and older people who carry the variant,… Continue reading Gene Variant Linked to Cognitive Skills