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05/29/2020 / By Arsenio Toledo

Long coronavirus lockdowns causing people’s mental health to rapidly DETERIORATE

Both adults and children are experiencing mental health problems for the first time as a result of being cooped up inside due to the COVID-19 lockdowns. Fears and worries over job insecurity, bereavement over COVID-19 deaths, the breakdown of relationships and the long periods of isolation are causing people to have psychotic episodes, mania, anxiety […]

09/02/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Children with very low birth weight have increased risk of cognitive, emotional, behavioral problems throughout life

A new study found that newborns with a very low birth weight are more likely to have cognitive, emotional, behavioral problems all through their lives. The study was carried out by a group of scientists from Norway who looked at the brain activities of a total of 64 individuals who were born from 1986 to […]

04/16/2018 / By Tracey Watson

BPA, found in plastic water bottles, linked to abnormal brain development in fetuses … Mothers BEWARE

For some time now, mothers have been made aware of the dangers of Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many types of containers, including baby bottles. BPA is used to harden plastics, prevent contamination of foods, and stop cans from rusting. In recent years, several studies have confirmed that BPA affects endocrine function (hormonal […]

02/22/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Low birth weight found to affect brain development

A new study published in the journal NeuroImage has found that individuals with extremely low birth weights are more likely to develop cognitive, emotional, and behavioral problems all through their lives. The researchers of the study looked at the negative effects of very low birth weights on cognitive development. Thirty-two individuals with extremely low birth […]

01/30/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

ADHD: A cognitive issue or behavioral problem? A look at how public schools push false diagnoses

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is highly controversial, with some believing it’s a cognitive issue and others insisting it is a behavioral problem. In fact, its very existence as a legitimate illness is questionable, given the fact that diagnosing a person with ADHD does not involve any sort of scientific testing. Even those in […]

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