Stress slows down brain activity

Representatives of the University of Southern California have found the factors affecting the development of depression and stress state of the fair sex. In their view, brain activity is directly linked to the emotional state. This news can be a real breakthrough in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of mental disorders.
Mental disorders can provoke a variety of factors. Much depends on the nature of women, especially the body and self-mastery in difficult emotional situations. Stress dramatically reduces the activity of the brain, and in addition, cause of reproductive character. Under the leadership of Davis, have been investigated branded women experiencing psychological stress.

It was found that the female body there is a gene responsible for the mental state of the ladies. In women with normal psyche the gene helps in the fight against depression, whereas women have irritable, this gene is not functional, so the ladies can not control his mental state. Scientifically this can be called over-expression, when a person is constantly in emotional arousal. According to experts, too frequent stressful situations make women vulnerable psyche and in the future lead to serious complications in the nervous system. Psychologists advise women with a weak psyche not to get involved in conflicts and, if possible, to avoid stress. Lift your mood and help calm the nerves of long walks in parks and gardens, quiet and healthy life.

Menthol cigarettes quickly addictive

The cooling flavor menthol cigarettes causes faster drug addiction. Doctors have found the body of smokers prefer menthol cigarettes with additives, and gets more nicotine and carbon monoxide.

Even if a person smokes fewer cigarettes per day, menthol contributes to the development thrust to "nicotine stick" because of what was expected of such a tobacco product is twice more difficult to refuse.

Because mentholated cigarettes are much harder to quit, and most quickly can become a chronic smoker. That menthol is not only enjoyable, refreshing and harmless ingredient in cigarettes: a substance masks the negative properties of nicotine and toxins, and develops a lethal addiction to tobacco products. Presumably, the "guilt" of menthol is in its aroma and taste.

Depression and smoking are related genetically:

Chromosome that carries the genes of depression, and were able to link depression to smoking. Analyzed 800 families from the United Kingdom, and the Americans have collected statistics for 91 Australian and 25 Finnish families. At least two close relatives of each family have suffered from periodic bouts of depression.

That depression in families, and attachment to nicotine is often go hand in hand. Smokers with this nervous disorder often try to quit, but they returned to smoking. That the third chromosome region, covering about 90 genes linked depression to smoking.

The plot of the chromosome known as the place of localization of glutamate receptor metabotropicheskogo. This type of membrane receptor, which in nerve cells react to the presence of the neurotransmitter glutamate in the synaptic cleft between neurons. It is believed that this receptor protein is involved in the formation of chronic depression.

Trust but verify

No pills to treat hyperactive children tablets only in extreme cases. One of the main problems of treatment - is the ease with which doctors prescribe antipsychotics or other psychotropic drugs, and how many parents meekly agrees.

Drug treatment - an extreme measure. If parents do not want their children to become guinea pigs, let them know what treat this disorder, If your child is prescribed a drug that is not in this document are not too lazy to even score in the Internet search engine's name.

Another problem - expensive drugs. In Ukraine, the treatment course of methylphenidate - first-line drugs for medical treatment of ADHD - cost about 1500-2000 USD.

In Europe, available cheaper drugs, a monthly treatment that costs less than EUR 50. The State does not solve the problem by force, so as usual, all hope for enthusiasts. For children with development Inna Sergienko opened several weeks ago. While here only four children, but all comers.

7-year-old Zhenya Hyperactivity Disorder - one of the first pupils of the school-garden. Just came from a walk, where long jump with a rope, but with pleasure on the big swings the ball, then flops into the pool, filled with colored balls of soft plastic.

After that, begin classes: reading, math, art lessons. For each child in school must have at least one teacher - speech therapist, psychologist, speech pathologists, an art therapist, igroterapevt, logoritmist.

Psychologist Tatiana Pears, head of the Center for Applied Psychology Pyrus, working with children, including those with hyperactive, over 15 years. These children can not long hold the attention on one thing, so at the beginning of therapy sessions carry individually.

Drawing, Lepim of plasticine. Gradually, these guys are diligent, accustomed to the daily routine and rules of conduct. But without parental support here is not enough.

Free radicals do not cause aging :

It is generally accepted that free radicals cause aging, and antioxidant, inhibiting the reactivity of these molecules, in contrast, slow process. Are part of the normal stress response of the body and have beneficial effects on certain levels.

Maybe the reason for the correlation between free radicals and aging due to the fact that their appearance in the mitochondria caused by a reaction to the damage caused by the aging process. With their help, the body tries to fight.

Specialists also offer a partial explanation of the usefulness of physical exercise: they lead to a slight increase in the level of reactive oxygen species.

In addition, researchers suspect that the positive effect of moderate alcohol consumption does not come from oxidants in red wine, but because of the mild oxidative stress caused by drink.

This does not mean that free radicals are useful. They are beneficial to health only at normal levels, and in case of severe stress or progressive disease caused their harm exceeds the benefit.

That reactive oxygen species contribute to the progression of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, despite the positive effect on the lower levels. They are also the cause of wrinkles on the skin.

The mechanism by which free radicals prolong life, remains unknown.

New point of view, casts doubt on the idea of antioxidant pills, which should slow down the aging process and protect against disease. "If we carry out clinical trials of this drug no effect will be.

Information on the Internet :

Finding information on the Internet to prevent senile dementia :

Scientists have found that regular search of some information on the World Wide Web are able to stimulate brain activity and potentially slow down, if not prevent, its decline associated with aging, which may develop into dementia.

With the help of magnetic resonance scanners that can detect brain processes, the researchers found that "the Internet stimulates the brain more than reading, and the effects of its influence still remain long after the Internet session." ITAR-TASS.

Depth and duration of effect they attributed to the fact that the user has to perform several tasks at once - keep in mind important information by focusing simultaneously on the contents of the screen, take the text and graphics.

As a result of observing the influence of online operations for brain activity in volunteers aged 55 to 78 years, scientists also concluded that searches on the Internet can be an affordable form of exercise for the brain, which increase cognitive abilities of older persons.

The brain is like a muscle - the more his training these, the healthier it becomes," - concluded they are.

Lack of Internet provokes stress :

Without access to the internet, people feel more anxious. About this analysts say the company Future Laboratory

According to a survey company, the lack of mobile communication and contact with relatives through the Internet causes stress for 36% of respondents, while 29% said that in such circumstances, they feel more freely.

Identified two new types of consumers, "off"and "included". That people are included" type "knows that in today's world no one is waiting and the lack of communication can knock you out of rhythm. The number of people expressed the need for the Internet grew by 7%.

How to escape from the Panic

Overcoming a panic attack may shallow breaths. Due to a smaller amount of air during a panic attack, you can deal more effectively with the state. When a person is very nervous, usually crawling around with tips like: "Breathe deeply". However, this only exacerbates the situation.

The fact that one of the symptoms of a panic attack is hyperventilating - increased allocation of lungs of carbon dioxide. Lack of carbon dioxide leads to dizziness and stupor, and the person creating the illusion that he had difficulty breathing. However, the flow of air as a result of deeper and more frequent puffs only accelerates the release of CO2.

To counteract this has developed a special treatment, which was called "breathing exercises using carbonometer» (capnometry-assisted respiratory training, or CART). Her description published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

A team of researchers led by Alicia Mevre from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, U.S. conducted an experiment with four dozen patients suffering from panic disorder and agoraphobia. Some of them are treated with psychotherapeutic techniques, and the rest were taught to control their breathing with the help of Capnometr - instruments for measuring carbon dioxide concentration in expired air.

Both methods gave a positive result. However, if those who are taught to cope with panic thoughts, stopped only general symptoms (palpitations, trembling, sweating), then used the CART also returned to normal breathing.

Moreover, therapy with carbonometer requires appropriate instruments only at the stage of training. In the future the patient will be able to avoid hyperventilation alone. A new way to help deal effectively with panic disorder suffer from the disease.

The doctor treats patients with anecdotes :

Chelyabinsk seriously ill patients a doctor puts on his legs usual jokes and pantomime. Unique method normalizes blood pressure and even helps in the treatment of cancer.

An appointment with the therapist, patients are in a hurry to be happy. Doctor to make people laugh to tears, but after friendly laughter leave his sessions are full of strength and health.

38-year-old Andrew Skutina ten years has been studying laughter and its effect on the human body. Based on the research of foreign scholars, he brought his own formula for longevity. So, in practice it has proved that after sessions Smehoterapiya every cell of the body is like new.

According to him, laughter cures so many diseases, such as colds. Laughter kills antibodies and external infectious microorganisms. "Just ten minutes of fun reduce blood pressure by 10 - 20 mm Hg. Headaches as a hand lifts, improving the blood, is the pressure, strengthens the immune system, decrease asthma symptoms, and sleep becomes like a baby ".

The treatment course consists of ten lessons of one hour. In the first stage patients are taught to breathe properly during laughter, the second - to pull a smile on the face, the third - without shame ape and pantomime show, while the fourth - to listen and tell jokes.

Earlier, American scientists in the study found that laughter is indeed able to extend human life, because it lowers blood pressure. It is noteworthy that the effect of laughter on the body equivalent to the result of physical