Month: August 2020

No safe level of caffeine consumption for pregnant women and would-be mothers

Women who are pregnant or trying to conceive should be advised to avoid caffeine because the evidence suggests that maternal caffeine consumption is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes and that there is no safe level of consumption, finds an analysis of observational studies. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Published on August 26, 2020

Who could benefit from exercise and behavioral treatment?

Aerobic exercise clearly benefits young adults with major depression, and a study suggests it may be possible to predict those who would benefit from behavioral therapy with exercise. Unique to this precision medicine study is an assessment of cognitive control and reward-related brain activity, two facets of brain function that are impaired in people with […]

Published on August 26, 2020

Why we distort probability

A team of scientists has concluded that our cognitive limitations lead to probability distortions and to subsequent errors in decision-making. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the […]

Published on August 25, 2020