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• The ‘staggering’ rise in childhood anxiety is not a mental health crisis | Letters

  03-09-2024 17:17
  
  Pathologising young people is less effective than tackling the social causes of their worries, suggest clinical psychologists Dr Lucy Johnstone and Dr Helen Care. Plus, letters from a concerned grandparent and Linda KarlsenThe “staggering” rise in anxiety among children (NHS referrals for anxiety in children more than double pre-Covid levels, 27 August) deserves a more sophisticated response than installing counsellors in every school, useful though that may be in some cases, and I s
  
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• Ozempic Doesn't Raise Risk of Depression or Suicide, Study Finds

  03-09-2024 14:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: United Press International - Health NewsThe popularity of the weight-loss drug semaglutide has prompted increasing concerns about potential side effects from taking Ozempic or Wegovy. But a new study, published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, casts doubt on at least one possible problem: the drug does not appear to raise a person's risk of depression or suicide. The study—funded by Novo Nordisk, maker of Ozempic and Wegovy—reviewed data from more than 3,500 people across f
  
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• California Lawmakers Approve Bills to Ban Deepfakes and Regulate AI

  03-09-2024 14:35 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportCalifornia lawmakers approved a host of proposals this week to regulate artificial intelligence, combat deepfakes, and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology. Governor Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to sign the bills, veto them, or let them become law without signature. In July, he signaled support for a proposal to crack down on election deepfakes, but he has also warned that overregulation could hurt the AI...
  
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• This metabolic brain boost revives memory in Alzheimer’s mice

  03-09-2024 03:02 via npr.org
  
  An experimental cancer drug appeared to re-energize the brains of mice that had a form of Alzheimer’s — and even restore their ability to learn and remember.
  
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