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The number of teeth you have in your mouth can impact your cognition and the way in which you think.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00784-021-04318-4

The impact of tooth loss on cognitive function - Clinical Oral Investigations Objective To investigate if there is epidemiological evidence of an association between edentulism and cognitive decline beside that currently available from limited sample-sized case series and cross-sectional studies considering limited co-variables. Materials and methods Data from two USA nationa...

9/11 World Trade Center-affected individuals have increased risk risk of neurocognitive and motor dysfunction
(typical features of neurodegenerative diseases), as well as the presence of cortical atrophy.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41582-021-00576-8

Cognitive impairment and World Trade Centre-related exposures - Nature Reviews Neurology Here, the authors summarize the evidence concerning the neurological health of individuals affected by the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks and present the outcome of a meeting convened by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health that aimed to generate recommendations for futu...

Persistent Post-Concussive Syndrome (PPCS) is underdiagnosed in the pediatric population and 25% of children admitted to the emergency department due to mTBI may suffer from PPCS. Additionally, motor vehicle accidents and adolescence were found to be the greatest risk factors for PPCS

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-08302-0

Persistent post-concussive syndrome in children after mild traumatic brain injury is prevalent and vastly underdiagnosed - Scientific Reports Data on epidemiology and prognosticators of persistent post-concussion syndrome (PPCS) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the pediatric population is scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of PPCS in children after mTBI and to identify clinical variables in children wh...

It has been estimated that the number of women who have experienced brain injury secondary to domestic violence is 11–12 times greater than the number of brain injuries experienced by military personnel and athletes combined.

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/1/122

Update on Domestic Violence and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review Research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of domestic violence has greatly increased in the past decade, with publications addressing the prevalence, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment. Although TBI due to domestic violence has recently been found to occur quite frequently, it was not w...

Brain stimulation (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation) are not only effective in treating treatment-resistant depression, but also, it may be effective in treating substance use disorder.

https://www.scielo.br/j/rbp/a/6shZQ3XNsT9tSRBzFgspGmK/?lang=en

The potential of brain stimulation techniques for substance use disorder treatment Current treatments for substance use disorders (SUDs) are far from ideal, with no U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacotherapies to treat stimulant and other use disorders. New approaches are urgently needed to combat the increasing prevalence of SUDs and overdose deaths. It is widely....

A chaotic home environment may contribute to a child's genetic risk for ADHD.

https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpp.13659

Mother's and children's ADHD genetic risk, household chaos and children's ADHD symptoms: A gene–environment correlation study Background Chaotic home environments may contribute to children's attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. However, ADHD genetic risk may also influence household chaos. This study ...

Digital Tech is GOOD & BAD for your brain! Consistent tech use may cause attention problems, poor emotional and social intellect, tech addiction, social isolation, and poor sleep. However for older adults, consistent tech use may lead to increases in neural activity.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2020.22.2/gsmall

Brain health consequences of digital technology use Emerging scientific evidence indicates that frequent digital technology use has a significant impact—both negative and positive—on brain function and behavior. Potential harmful effects of extensiv...

Brains look different for people that meditate! Studies found strengthened connections primarily in the left hemisphere of the brain of those that meditate vs. those that do not meditate.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00429-022-02496-9

Meditation-induced effects on whole-brain structural and effective connectivity - Brain Structure and Function In the past decades, there has been a growing scientific interest in characterizing neural correlates of meditation training. Nonetheless, the mechanisms underlying meditation remain elusive. In the present work, we investigated meditation-related changes in functional dynamics and structural connec...

Creatine supplements may have a positive and mitigating impact on concussion symptoms, brain injury, and some neurodegenerative disorders.

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/5/921?fbclid=IwAR0s5pjO9zBdL5YN0sy5WFPN-7aBNzHquK6qOxcFzmNeDyJg3Sw-dumjk0M

Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Brain Function and Health While the vast majority of research involving creatine supplementation has focused on skeletal muscle, there is a small body of accumulating research that has focused on creatine and the brain. Preliminary studies indicate that creatine supplementation (and guanidinoacetic acid; GAA) has the ability...

Although Progesterone is typically prescribed for healthy pregnancy, it may also protect damaged cells in the central and peripheral nervous system. This may significantly help those suffering from brain injury.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2011.13.2/dstein

Is progesterone a worthy candidate as a novel therapy for traumatic brain injury? Although progesterone is critical to a healthy pregnancy, it is now known to have other important functions as well. Recent research demonstrates that this hormone is also a potent neurosteroid tha...

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease is now available through the use of biomarkers via MRI, PET, and cerebrospinal fluid analyses. These markers make it possible to identify Alzheimer's disease with high accuracy, even in the early stages of the disease.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2009.11.2/bdubois?src=recsys

Early detection of Alzheimer's disease: new diagnostic criteria There has been unprecedented growth of scientific knowledge about Alzheimer's disease (AD), The description of distinctive and reliable biomarkers that are now available through structural brain im...

Traumatic stress is associated with changes in certain brain areas (hippocampus, amygdala, anterior cingulate), as well as increased neuro chemical responses (cortisol and norepinephrine). However, specialized treatments show neuronal growth, as well as improved memory and increased hippocampal volume.

Traumatic stress: effects on the brain Brain areas implicated in the stress response include the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. Traumatic stress can be associated with lasting changes in these brain areas. Traumatic stres...