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A new mother’s immune status varies with her feeding strategy

In one of the first studies of its kind, UC Santa Barbara researchers have found that the immune status of postpartum mothers shifts with how she feeds her baby. Certain inflammatory proteins — substances that are secreted as part of an immune response — peak at different times of day, correlating with whether the mothers […]

Published on May 7, 2024

Two Copies of This Gene May Cause Alzheimer’s

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease – in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. Scientists have long known a gene called APOE4 is one of many things that can increase people’s risk for Alzheimer’s,… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on May 7, 2024

Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school

A new study among ninth-graders attending lower secondary school in Swedish-speaking areas of Finland identified four perfectionistic profiles with varying associations with students’ psychological well-being. 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 […]

Published on May 6, 2024