Sentences with phrase «drugs on brain development»

The district responded by revamping the drug abuse component of its life skills curriculum, emphasizing the impact of drugs on brain development.

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Dr. Perry's research includes: the effects of prenatal drug exposure on brain development, the neurobiology of human neuropsychiatric disorders, the neurophysiology of traumatic life events, and long - term cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social and physiological effects of neglect and trauma in children, adolescents and adults.

Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37

The development of drugs to treat anxiety in the past 50 years, however, caused a shift back towards physical causes in the brain, and a growing emphasis on medicalising anxiety — to the great benefit of the pharmaceutical industry.

Drug development efforts based on harmine will need to grapple with its known psychoactive effects on the brain, which may explain its traditional use in spiritual ceremonies and as medicine.

«We wanted to explore the effects of this stimulant drug on the brain, behavior and development on non-ADHD subjects.»

Thanos hopes that studying the effects of methylphenidate on those without ADHD may lead to a greater understanding of how the drug works on the brain and behavior, and can help researchers understand the impact of the drug on young people throughout development.

«Sophisticated «mini-brains» add to evidence of Zika's toll on fetal cortex: Novel tool expected to speed research on brain and drug development.»

The lab focuses on clarifying the mechanisms of brain plasticity, gene expression, and responses of cellular elements to different psychotropic drugs, and have identified several novel brain sites and pathways that constitute attractive targets for new drug development.

Patients with Alzheimer's disease, Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and autism are particularly susceptible to seizures, 12 and the focus of much research at the Waisman Center of Developmental Disabilities has been on the myriad ways drugs, diet and genetic manipulation can affect amyloid beta levels, seizure threshold and behavioral phenotypes.13 In an editorial entitled «Concocting the Right Diet for Brain Health» published December 2011 in Translational Medicine, Dr. Westmark expressed concern about the risks of soy: «The prevailing view is soy is healthy, but much remains to be learned regarding its effects on brain development and function.&rBrain Health» published December 2011 in Translational Medicine, Dr. Westmark expressed concern about the risks of soy: «The prevailing view is soy is healthy, but much remains to be learned regarding its effects on brain development and function.&rbrain development and function.»

From the point of view of the children of separating families, the costs of conflict can include: impaired brain development; higher incidences of truancy and delinquency, alcohol and drug use and other maladaptive behaviours; higher levels of stress and psychological disorder; and, in their lives as adults, problems forming stable, trusting relationships and dispute resolution strategies modelled on their parents» approaches.

Focusing on the prevention of drugs, reckless sexuality, and violence; teen brain development; and the use of communication and problem solving skills