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Study reveals novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Health outcomes vary greatly among the approximately 1.5 million Americans who survive a traumatic brain injury each year. Not only can these injuries cause loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulties concentrating, but they also increase the risk of getting dementia in
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Common herbicide is detrimental to adolescent brain function: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The researchers reported measuring metabolite concentrations of two commonly used herbicides -- glyphosate and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) -- as well as the insect-repellent DEET in urine samples collected in 2016 from 519 adolescents aged 11 to 17, living in the agricultural coun
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Study finds childhood deprivation related to impulsive behaviour as adults
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers from the School of Psychology at Aston University found a link between deprivation in childhood and impulsive behaviour - leading to addictions later in life. The findings, which are a culmination of six years of research, also found a further link between impulsivity, obesity an
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Study: Behavioural disorders can be cured by targeting impulsivity in earl
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): The complicated chain linking impulsivity, alcohol use, and antisocial behaviour has been described in a new study based on data following hundreds of Philadelphia children over the course of more than half a dozen years.
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Later life behavioural disorders can be prevented by targeting impulsivity
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): A new study based on data tracking hundreds of Philadelphia youth over more than a half-dozen years has detailed the complex pathway connecting impulsivity, alcohol use, and antisocial behaviour.
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Mental health experts tell how to manage stress
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): We all go through stress in our lives, no matter how hard we try to avoid it. Now, a few mental health experts have given advice on how to manage stress amid the pandemic.
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Researchers predict if impulsivity is pathological
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
California [US], December 7 (ANI): The researchers from the University of California have developed a way to better determine when acting on one's worst impulses verges on pathological.
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Cellphone use while driving tied to other risky road behaviours in young a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): Parents, take note! A new study found that 18 to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in other risky driving behaviours associated with "acting-without-thinking," a form of impulsivity.
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Study links emotional, behavioural issues in preschoolers to extensive ele
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 18 (ANI): Preschoolers' extensive use of electronic media, including game consoles, mobile phones, and tablets, is linked to a heightened risk of emotional and behavioural problems by the age of 5, finds new research.
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Early behavioural problems predict adolescent mental health difficulties:
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge [England], February 13 (ANI): A new study indicated that a substantial proportion of adolescent mental health and behavioural difficulties can be predicted years before they arise.
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Researchers have found brain circuit linked to food impulsivity
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 13 (ANI): Saying no to delicious food could be hard, but irresistible craving can land us in a dangerous situation. However, researchers have now found the brain circuit linked to over-eating which could put the problem under control.
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Here's the answer to your binge eating habits!
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 13 (ANI): You're on diet but the aroma of food makes you cheat and the result - a crash of the diet program. To get to the root of this impulsive decision a team of researchers has identified a specific circuit in the brain that alters food impulsivity, creating th
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