Cannabis exposure during pregnancy seems associated with greater risk for psychopathology during middle childhood. Cannabis use during pregnancy should be discouraged.

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https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2770964?guestAccessKey=6f5b980c-8226-4202-8b98-49aaa4412145&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=092320

People who have experienced post-traumatic stress disorder are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life. PTSD is a strong and potentially modifiable risk factor for all-cause dementia.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/ucl-pmd091420.php

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-as-a-risk-factor-for-dementia-systematic-review-and-metaanalysis/2C7CB7708472ADAE1484C8E658D8F892

CDC notes 4 in 10 U.S. adults avoided medical care because of COVID-19 concerns. People need to safely seek timely routine, urgent, and emergency care.

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https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6936a4.htm?s_cid=mm6936a4_x

A common class of drugs called anticholinergics seems linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in a new study led by University of California, San Diego

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uoc--cco090420.php

https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2020/09/02/WNL.0000000000010643

https://www.drugs.com/drug-class/anticholinergics-antispasmodics.html

Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune system. Vitamin D deficiency may raise the risk of getting COVID-19 – University of Chicago

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uocm-svd090220.php

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2770157

How screen time and green time may affect youth psychological outcomes (mental health, cognitive functioning and academic achievement) – University of Adelaide

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/p-hst082620.php

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0237725

A new study challenges the idea that daytime napping is a healthy habit for everyone. If you need a nap might need to make it quick.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/esoc-lnm082420.php

Hydroxychloroquine reduces in-hospital COVID-19 risk of death by 30% in a new Italian observational study involving 33 hospitals. Important contribution to international debate about hydroxychloroquine treatment of COVID-19.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/inmn-hri082520.php

https://www.ejinme.com/article/S0953-6205(20)30335-6/fulltext

Forcing a fake smile can stimulate the brain's emotional center (amygdala) leading to the release of brain chemicals causing an emotionally positive state – University of South Australia

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uosa-wys081120.php

https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1618-3169/a000470

Vaping is linked to a substantially increased risk of COVID-19 among teenagers and young adults.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/sm-vlt080620.php