Links This Week
Health and Wellness: Women under the influence
…One of the worst parts of her year-long addiction, she says, was thinking she was mentally ill. “I knew I had a drinking problem, but I thought I was crazy,” Tanis says. “Come to find out, take away the drink and your life comes back together.” Read more…
Scientists Read Brain’s Magnetic Fields to Spot PTSD
For the first time, researchers have been able to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by reading patterns of magnetic fields created by brain cells. The discovery, made by researchers at the University of Minnesota, provides a biological marker for the condition and could help in both diagnosing and treating PTSD, which is triggered by trauma and characterized by symptoms such as flashbacks and uncontrollable rage. Read more…
Teen Drinkers Suffer Nerve Damage in Brain, Sutdy Finds
California researchers who compared the brains of teen drinkers to non-drinkers found that young alcohol users suffered damage to nerve tissues that could cause attention deficits among boys and faulty visual information processing among girls. Read more…
