Today you’ll learn about a new blood test that’s been developed to assess anxiety, what’s really happening neurologically that causes “mommy brain”, and how a spy may be trying to contact you on Linkedin. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://curiosity-daily-4e53644e.simplecast.com/episodes/anxiety-blood-test-mommy-brain-linkedin-spy

Anxiety Blood Test 

• “New Blood Test Developed for Anxiety.” by Molly Campbell. 2023.
  • https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/new-blood-test-developed-for-anxiety-370924
• “Towards precision medicine for anxiety disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, pharmacogenomics, and repurposed drugs.” by K. Roseberry, et al. 2023.
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-01998-0.epdf?sharing_token=A_OVn-2tf6gm60iaVPZdWdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MyeujxVLAkzaxt_CaMLY7ZaRfpz9zAsO4tWHEF8YKxBLdDtmJkJRjAWo509jvwUBP5hijhPKQPxNuHjKsmH4tNQeZ0PMPrViLREnNhKOnJhhs24tbaOQChY251qZ_Qo9E%3D
• “Post-traumatic stress disorder.” Mayo Clinic. N.d.
  • https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967

Mommy Brain

• “‘Mommy brain’ doesn’t capture how the brain transforms during pregnancy.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2023.
  • https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mommy-brain-transforms-pregnancy
• “Becoming a mother entails anatomical changes in the ventral striatum of the human brain that facilitate its responsiveness to offspring cues.” by Elseline Hoekzema, et al. 2019. .
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31757430/
• “Pregnancy and adolescence entail similar neuroanatomical adaptations: A comparative analysis of cerebral morphometric changes.” by Susanna Carmona, et al. 2019.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6865685/
• “It’s Time to Rebrand ‘Mommy Brain’.” by Clare McCormack, et al. 2023.
  • https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2801288

Linkedin Spy

• “A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn” by Jennifer Conrad and Matt Burgess
  • https://www.wired.com/story/linkedin-fake-profiles-state-actors-scams/
• “OPERATION IN(TER)CEPTION: TARGETED ATTACKS AGAINST EUROPEAN AEROSPACE AND MILITARY COMPANIES” by Dominik Breitenbacher and Kaspars Otis
  • https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESET_Operation_Interception.pdf
• “Community Report” by LinkedIn Transparency
  • https://about.linkedin.com/transparency/community-report

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