STUDY SHOWS HOW BODY DISSATISFACTION CAN LEAD TO EATING DISORDERS. Just being unhappy with their bodies is not enough to lead most women into eating disorders -- it takes additional factors, according to a new study. Women are more likely to have eating disorders when their body dissatisfaction is accompanied by other issues -- most importantly, a tendency to obse... [Science Blog - Science News Stories]0000009:53:50 AMcomment []


Cannabis can trigger transient schizophrenia-like symptoms. The principal active ingredient in marijuana causes transient schizophrenia-like symptoms ranging from suspiciousness and delusions to impairments in memory and attention, according to a Yale research study. Lead author D. Cyril D'Souza, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medi... [Science Blog - Science News Stories]0000009:51:38 AMcomment []


Being bilingual protects against some age-related cognitive changes. Most will agree that two heads are better than one in solving problems. The same logic may be true for language and retaining cognitive processes as we age. Being fluent in two languages seems to prevent some of the cognitive decline seen in same-age monolingual speaking persons, according to the fi... [Science Blog - Science News Stories]0000009:50:47 AMcomment []