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Possible Link Between Autism and Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy

SINGAPORE, 30 April 2019 Exposure to antidepressants in the womb leads to autistic-like behaviour in full-grown offspring in an animal model, according to a new study led by Duke-NUS Medical School. An international team led by Duke-NUS Medical School has found a potential link between autistic-like behaviour in adult ...

Study finds that increased mindfulness is associated with reduced levels of procrastination

April 28, 2019 A study which was recently published in Personality and Individual Differences sheds light on the relationship between mindfulness and procrastination. In order to understand the studys findings, its useful to first understand what mindfulness and procrastination are exactly: Mindfulness is the tendency ...

Researchers Have Investigated “Derailment” (Feeling Disconnected From Your Past Self) As A Cause

By Christian Jarrett We move house, change jobs, begin new relationships, yet most of the time, most of us still experience a thread of inner continuity a constant feeling of me-ness that transcends the various chapters of our lives. Indeed, theres evidence that having a stable, constant sense of self and identity is i...

Type A blood converted to universal donor blood with help from bacterial enzymes

By Elizabeth Pennisi Jun. 10, 2019 , 11:00 AM Gut bacteria provide a new way to increase the type O blood supply. ISTOCK.COM/ARINDAM GHOSH On any given day, hospitals across the United States burn through some 16,500 liters (35,000 pints) of donated blood for emergency surgeries, scheduled operations, and routine trans...

Parkinson's Disease-Causing Protein Hijacks Gut-Brain Axis

Parkinsons may start in the gut and travel up to the brain via the vagus nerve. Christopher Bergland | Jun 26, 2019 Experiments in mice at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest that the transmission of a toxic neuron-killing protein ( -syn ) associated with Parkinsons disease originates among cells in the gut and travels up t...