Cannabis use is associated with reduced brain volumes in a region involved in facial emotion processing, according to a new study in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging.
“There is a high rate of overlap between regular (at least weekly) cannabis use and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety,” said study author Kristin E. Maple, a doctoral candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
“People with depression and anxiety often have differences in brain structure in regions that process facial emotions. The current study was designed to investigate whether cannabis users (without mood or other psychiatric disorders) have similar differences in brain structure, and whether those abnormalities are related to problems processing facial emotions.”
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Moral Outrage: Why We Attack Each Other
Outrage culture satisfies our urge for social solidarity.
Groups have social incentives to be outraged– expressing anger shows your commitment to the values of your community. And media companies have financial incentives to rile people up– playing on your anger means more clicks and shares.
NPR: A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited Babies
A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely.
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: The USA Versus the World
How liberals and conservatives psychologically define their ingroups
When a large-scale disagreement takes place, this is usually a signal that people are seeing things in radically different ways from one another. If you are paying attention at all to modern political situations, then you know full well that large-scale disagreements are all over the map.
WREG: Testimony over Mississippi’s mental health system continues
JACKSON, Miss. — A county sheriff says he holds mentally ill people in jail because a community mental health center can’t respond in time. A woman says her cousin would like to live closer to his hometown in the Mississippi Delta but hasn’t been able to find a place. A father says his daughter has spent 12 years in mental hospitals because the state didn’t create community housing that could accommodate until last year.
UPI: Trump announces expansion of Health Reimbursement Accounts
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a new government rule allowing businesses an alternative to providing workers with a company-administered health insurance plan.
Business Insider: Now more than ever, you shouldn’t be eating raw cookie dough
The CDC recently saw backlash after warning people not to eat raw cookie dough.
Medical News Today: Hundreds of current medical practices may be ineffective
Medical News Today: A new meta-analysis of over 3,000 studies finds that almost 400 medical practices are currently being used despite being ineffective.
MedicineNet: Drug ODs, Suicides Soaring Among Millennials: Report
So-called “deaths of despair” are skyrocketing among millennials, with thousands of 18- to 34-year-olds losing their lives to drugs, alcohol and suicide each year, a new report says.
During the past decade, drug-related deaths among that age group increased by 108%, alcohol-induced deaths by 69%, and suicides by 35%, according to the report from the Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust.
Business Insider: How the Beyond Burger and the Impossible Burger actually compare when it comes to calories, sodium, and more
As plant-based “meat” takes America by storm, many people may be wondering what they are actually eating.
The two top makers of plant-based meat alternatives in the US are Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat. And, many customers might find themselves wondering which of the rivals best fits their nutritional needs.
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