New Discoveries about the Immune System Impacts the Brain

New Discoveries about the Immune System Impacts the Brain

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From Scientific American Mind.

Depression, autism and Alzheimer’s disease are all painfully prevalent brain disorders, but they have something else in common: they have been linked to inflammation in the brain. This essential immune response that helps us fight infections sometimes backfires—when prolonged, the action can damage tissue and negatively affect our mood and cognitive abilities. Think about the last time you had a cold: That lousy, drowsy feeling can be attributed to this effect. Continue reading

It’s not just our pockets that hurt with cup exits!

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So unless you’ve been in a cave, desert island, or even living under a rock, you would have seen how our beloved England rugby team didn’t even make it past the pool stage in the World Cup after two hugely disappointing defeats at the hands of our commonwealth friends! But there was definitely no common wealth to be spread after this match as it’s been estimated that the nation is set to lose 3.5 billion in revenue due to our early exit. Continue reading

Top swimmer using hypnosis for Rio 2016

Top swimmer using hypnosis for Rio 2016

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Edited from original article in German via swimswam.com

Last month, German newspaper Darmstädter Tagblatt published an interview with one of Germany’s best swimmers, breaststroke champion Marco Koch. Koch is a 2013 silver medalist at the World Championships in Barcelona and the 2014 European Champion – both in the 200 m breaststroke.  The 25 year old Koch ranked 3rd in world this year in the 200 m breaststroke with a 2:08,57. Continue reading