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Mental Health Issues Slow Kids’ Concussion Recovery

Kids struggling with mental health problems have a tougher time recovering from a concussion, a new study finds. These troubled kids tend to have more emotional symptoms after concussion and take longer to fully recover, results show. In fact, the more mental health diagnoses… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on March 12, 2024

A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?

A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance policies. The lack of guidance could limit use of the […]

Published on March 12, 2024

For people who speak many languages, there’s something special about their native tongue

A study of polyglots found the brain’s language network responds more strongly when hearing languages a speaker is more proficient in — and much more weakly to the speaker’s native language. 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, […]

Published on March 11, 2024