Dangerous Dishwashers, PTSD Prevention, Game Brain
Today we discuss how the rinse cycle in some commercial dishwashers might be negatively affecting your gut, how a groundbreaking new study might have found a solution to PTSD, and how video games have been proven to improve our executive functioning skills.\xa0
Dangerous Dishwashers\xa0
- \u201cCommercial dishwashers destroy protective layer in gut\u201d by University of Zurich
- \u201cIndustrial dishwashers may harm your gut\u2019s protective inner lining\u201d by Tibi Puiu
PTSD Prevention
- \u201cTaking hydrocortisone immediately after a traumatic event may help prevent PTSD\u201d by Vladimir Hedrih
- \u201cAccelerated forgetting of a trauma-like event in healthy men and women after a single dose of hydrocortisone\u201d by Vanessa E. Hennessy, Luzia Troebinger, Georges Iskandar, Ravi K. Das & Sunjeev K. Kamboj
Game Brain\xa0\xa0
- \u201cFor young adults, more time gaming may mean better executive functioning\u201d by Laura Staloch
- \u201cVideogaming Frequency and Executive Skills in Young Adults\u201d by Sara Peracchia, Giulia D\u2019Aurizio, and Giuseppe Curcio
- \u201cYoung Adults Who Frequently Play Video Games Have Improved Executive Functioning Compared to Casual Gamers, Research Suggests\u201d by Margaret Davis
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