Columbus, OH

Panic attacks are intense periods of fear or discomfort that can occur suddenly and without warning. Understanding the common reasons people experience panic attacks can help manage and potentially prevent them. Here are seven common reasons people have panic attacks. Stress and anxiety. Stress and anxiety are leading causes of...

7 common reasons people have panic attacks

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Dementia is a condition that affects cognitive abilities, but memory is not the first thing to go, and there are symptoms that appear before memory loss

Five early dementia symptoms you'll notice before memory loss

The Healthy 

In a July 2023 Gallup survey, 62% of US adults reported drinking alcohol, while just under 20% of that group reported sometimes drinking more than they should. The link between alcohol consumption and brain health is a growing concern, especially considering projections that dementia rates could triple by 2050. Is alcohol part of the growing dementia problem—and if so, is the damage to your brain too far gone to try to correct?

Alcohol and Dementia: Can You Reverse Drinking’s Damage to Your Brain? Here’s an Expert Neurology Doctor’s Answer

Overemphasis on a single symptom, such as eye contact, can lead to misdiagnoses of neurological conditions. The absence of a particular symptom does not necessarily rule out a condition. A missed autism diagnosis can prevent a child from receiving critical early interventions. A pediatrician colleague of mine noticed some developmental...

The Limitations of Symptom-Based Diagnoses

Researchers at Korea’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have developed a groundbreaking remote mind control device capable of manipulating the human brain using magnetic fields. Tested on mice, the device induced maternal instincts and reduced appetite, leading to significant weight loss. Professor Cheon Jinwoo, leading the project, envisions its...

South Korean scientists develop the first-ever remote device that can control human mind

Around 10% of individuals with major depression may experience psychotic features. Major depressive disorder with psychotic features is associated with a high risk of suicide. Early identification and treatment of major depression with psychotic features is imperative. Psychosis is a rainbow of experiences involving changes in how we perceive the...

A Forgotten Diagnosis: The Most Severe Depressive Disorder

San Francisco, CA

Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco are claiming to have discovered a novel autoimmune disorder that keeps precious vitamin B12 from reaching our brains. The condition seems to explain some people’s previously unexplained neurological symptoms such as tremors and difficulty speaking. There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the disorder, including how commonly it actually sickens people.

Newly Discovered Autoimmune Disorder Saps Vitamin B From Your Brain

Though anxiety is a component of OCD, there are important differences between the two. OCD has unique characteristics and manifestations that are essential to understand. Treating OCD like you would typical anxiety may be counterproductive. The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually....

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Is Often Misunderstood

Research shows there may be a link between long COVID and long-term mental health conditions, such as anxiety. Long COVID defines a long-term condition that occurs after a person has had the COVID-19 infection and still has symptoms after a period of at least 3 months. The condition can present...

Is there a connection between long COVID and anxiety?

Virginia State

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History Facts lists eight names US parents no longer give their newborns, which you may no longer hear in Virginia. The girls' names are Doris, Gertrude, Mildred, and Judith. I know or have known women with all four names, but they are either baby boomers or boomer parents' ages and someone's grandma or great aunt. Consider the ages of females in Virginia you know with these names.

Eight names parents in Virginia may no longer be giving to their newborns

Having experiences that feel as if one is interacting with a deceased person are common. These experiences tend to be positive and may even be experienced as therapeutic. Research finds that these after-death communication experiences can occur outside of grief. We don't know for sure what happens after death, but...

What We Know About After-Death Communication Experiences

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Portland, OR

Caregiving varies by disease. Normalcy is a lofty but attainable goal. Team harmony and humor matter. Recently I visited friends in Portland at the Ronald McDonald House where they were staying for the month because their 8-year-old son required treatments at nearby Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. His cancer—precariously close to remission—had returned. My lengthy journey with my husband’s Parkinson’s disease felt tiny by comparison. Young onset Parkinson's is an endurance contest requiring resilience, patience, and grace but cancer requires so much more. Fighting is the metaphor most used and beating cancer is the imperative. And yet when the combatant is a bright athletic child, battling feels all wrong. Superhero images caught my attention in the waiting room, inspiring kids—and their parents—to invoke their own superpowers. I wondered how my little friend could remain a child when asked also to be a warrior? And what about his parents?

Seeking Normalcy

You might hear people say they had a panic attack — and this very well could be the case. But there's also a chance that what they're really referring to is an anxiety attack. The terms are often used interchangeably, but there are marked differences that may be useful for accuracy, clarity, and proper mental health care. To help you distinguish between the two, we asked mental health professionals how to tell a panic attack apart from an anxiety attack (and what to do about both). If you're unsure if you had (or are having) a panic attack or an anxiety attack, see their advice below.

How to Tell Between a Panic Attack and an Anxiety Attack, According to Experts

In a few months, this blog will turn 15 years of age. How time flies when one is thinking about consciousness and the brain! I think the 15-year mark is a good point at which to write a series of posts that synthesize many of the conclusions (including new ideas) that we have discussed regarding consciousness and the brain. I have concluded that a useful way in which to divide up the conclusions is to present them in terms of three stages of processing in the brain: Stage 1: Unconscious processes preceding, and giving rise to, the construction of the “conscious field”; Stage 2: The conscious field; and Stage 3: Unconscious processes following, and reacting to, the conscious field. These three stages are qualitatively different from each other, and each has unique properties and principles of operation.

Consciousness and Its Three Stages of Processing

There is a strong correlation between depression and impaired sense of smell. It is unclear whether loss of smell triggers depression or vice versa, or if the relationship is reciprocal. Despite unclear causality, these findings do suggest new ways to diagnose and treat depression. When mental health professionals look for...

A Surprising Early Warning Sign of Depression

Relationship endings are part of a complex process involving the feelings and perceptions of both partners. Research using a dyadic model suggests we're generally well-attuned to a partner's intentions to stay or go. Knowledge about your partner’s intentions can help you decide on the best path forward for both of...

Will You Know When Your Partner Is Ready to Leave You?

Kindness is a powerful force that can brighten someone's day. Telling someone, "You make a difference," affirms their value and impact on the world around them. "I appreciate you" is a heartfelt acknowledgment of someone's presence and contributions to your life. Do you ever feel like you've deprived yourself and...

The 3 Kindest Things You Can Say to Someone

LETM and AQP4-IgG seropositivity were strong predictors of spinal movement disorders, while MOG-IgG and African American race are protective factors. Recently published data from a prospective observational study revealed that spinal-generated movement disorders are highly prevalent in non-multiple sclerosis (MS) demyelinating disorders of the spinal cord and their prevalence rates were much higher than the rates reported in MS. Overall, the prevalence was highest in aquaporin-4-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4+ NMOSD) and lowest in myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disorder (MOGAD).

Spinal Movement Disorders Prevalent in Non-MS Demyelinating Disorders of Spinal Cord

Graves’ disease occurs when the thyroid overproduces thyroid hormones, causing hyperthyroidism. Hashimoto’s disease includes an underactive thyroid that does not produce enough thyroid hormones, causing hypothyroidism. These are two different types of thyroid disease. Graves’ disease and Hashimoto’s disease are both autoimmune conditions that affect the thyroid gland....

Graves' disease vs. Hashimoto's disease: What to know

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Why This Depression Is Different

Psychiatric disorders are commonly associated with traumatic brain injury. TBI-related depression differs from idiopathic depression in important ways. Commonly used treatment modalities may be less effective...

Why This Depression Is Different

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