Severe Flu and Children’s Brains
News Team member Ananya Dash reports how severe flu infection can lead to neurological challenges in newborns and how annual flu vaccination can protect mothers and babies alike.
Brain Chemicals and Smiles
News Team member Alya Khoury reports on how areas of our brains distinguish between genuine and posed smiles using the neurotransmitter oxytocin.
Weekly Health Digest: Teen Social Media, Overdose Deaths, FluMist, Microplastics, and Pregnancy Brain
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
The possible efficacy of social media "teen accounts," unexplained declines in overdose deaths, at-home nasal flu vaccine, microplastics in nasal tissue, and the relationship between pregnancy, hormones, and the brain.
Weekly Health Digest: Deep sleep, long Covid, digital health investments, global climate, and the largest map of the human brain
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Dive into this week's Health Digest, featuring discussions on deep sleep, the environmental impact of hallucinations, insights into long Covid's lingering effects, and the surge in digital health investments. Also, stay informed about the pressing global climate crisis and marvel at the unveiling of the most comprehensive human brain map ever created.
Weekly Health Digest: Brainless Jellyfish, Drug Shortage, Child Nutrition, Asteroids on Earth, and Equal Pay
New from the EmoryCSHH News Team: Delve into this week's health digest, exploring topics ranging from the mysteries of brainless jellyfish and the national drug shortage to child nutrition, asteroids on Earth, and the ongoing fight for equal pay.
Health Beyond the Blog: Hidden Brain Podcast
Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash (rights-free) Hidden Brain is an NPR podcast hosted by Shankar Vedantam about the science behind unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, shape our choices, and direct our relationships. Through the art of detailed storytelling,…