Sexual orientation
Overview Most of us are drawn to others. Our attractions maybe physical. They may be emotional or romantic. To describe the types of attractions we feel, we use the term
Mind and brain
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Obsessive compulsive disorder
OCD is an anxiety disorder, which can cause unwanted thoughts and behaviour that cannot be controlled, which can be worrying and even interfere with the person's life.
Gambling
Gambling is a serious social problem, very often hidden, but very pervasive. The results depend on chance and not on the gambler’s skill and can create real addictions.
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Isolating oneself, setting oneself apart, a new psychic pathology: Hikikomori
In recent years, a particular form of severe and prolonged social withdrawal, called hikikomori , has attracted attention mainly because of its impact on society. Hikikomori is a term of
Fibromyalgia, a real puzzle of modern medicine
Fibromyalgia syndrome, more commonly known as fibromyalgia, represents a real enigma, as recently pointed out by some authors (Häuser et al, 2019). Over the past three decades, the acceptance, although
Correlation between cold sores and Alzheimer’s disease
The herpes simplex virus 1 often alters the face, putting those who are unfortunately affected in an uncomfortable condition. There is a tendency to hide one’s mouth, especially if one
Alzheimer’s disease: beware of those drugs
Despite intense research, the causes of Alzheimer ‘s disease continue to be essentially unknown. It has long been believed that mainly two protein factors, ß-amyloid plaques and Tau protein, are
Female brain ages less than male brain
The aging of the human brain varies greatly from subject to subject: some individuals experience rapid cognitive decline, while others maintain their cognitive abilities intact even in old age. According
Alzheimer’s: a new blood test will allow diagnosis many years in advance
Among the many critical issues related to Alzheimer’s disease, one concerns the difficulty of diagnosing it in its early stages. Although research has not yet identified a viable therapeutic approach,
Stroke: here’s what to do
Stroke is a life-threatening emergency. It occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures or becomes obstructed, due to a blood clot. In this case, the brain does not
In hair a clue to schizophrenia, which will make early diagnoses of the condition possible
A newly identified biomarker in human hair appears to be related to a type of schizophrenia. In addition to providing new information about the condition , the discovery could help
Alzheimer’s disease: how to help those who help
Caring for a loved one with health problems always has
an ambivalent nature. On the one hand it makes you feel good because you have the
awareness of helping in
Is memory faltering? These are the most frequent causes
Decline
mild cognitive, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are so
widespread and feared that, by now, when it comes to memory disorders it is
immediately led to think
What damages the brain (and how to protect it)
Directing center of every physical and psychic function, the
Brain is the most complex and delicate organ in the entire human body. For
this is well enclosed and protected by
Visual dysfunction, a misrecognized symptom of Parkinson’s disease
“The idea that visual symptoms may be associated with Parkinson’s disease is not new, but this is the first time it has been reported at the population level,” he told
Insomnia, identified areas of the brain at risk
Insomnia is widespread, globally, in fact about 770 million people are affected by the problem. However, still little is known about the factors that may cause difficulty in falling asleep.
Parkinson’s disease, how Facebook founder proposes to treat it
Considering using an intercranial device (Wand) , wireless, capable of recording, stimulating and modifying a monkey’s movements in real time, which once implanted in a human brain could help treat
Objects held in the hand, for the brain, are body parts
We often say that the pen or even the smartphone are like extensions of our hand, and in fact the brain sees them just like that: it perceives each tool
Cognitive skills
Cognitive skills can be improved with experience through learning, processing, planning and adaptation. An individual’s degree of cognitive fitness enables him or her to cope with life’s challenges, make decisions,
Cognitive-emotional fitness
To promote and foster personal growth, it is necessary to enhance the effectiveness of the mind in the multiplicity of its functions. Cognitive-emotional fitness aims to help a person refine
Parents and children: the Coronavirus experience
Of course it is a new experience … never happened before … exceptional … unexpected but … On closer inspection it is all these things (new, outstanding,
unexpected, etc.) only
Memory in the work environment
The memorization process is the basis of the mind’s functionality; in fact, collecting data, sorting and associating them with each other, and then picking them up again at the right
An overview
Cognitive-emotional fitness addresses the need to foster the growth of cognitive and emotional processes, the basis of mature personality. If a functional lifestyle is not acquired, no exercise and no
The functions of the mind compared with reality
Safety and situational control can be sources of error; in fact, in the reality of work, it is not always easy to make correct assessments and appropriate choices. The physician
Emotional skills
The learning of emotional skills requires a different methodology, since it assumes adequate knowledge of one’s emotional world and the development of interpersonal skills. The role of emotions is very
Esketamine: the new depression drug approved in the U.S.
A new drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (Fda) a nasal spray, based on esketamine, a ketamine derivative, that appears to relieve symptoms of depression. Some
RMA: a right for all?
This article is and is intended to be a stone provocatively thrown into the sea of Medically Assisted Reproduction to raise doubts and questions. In this field there is an
