What Gut Bacteria Do to the Human Brain / The Atlantic April 7, 2017 Chris Aguirre via The Atlantic Some researchers believe that the microbiome may play a role in regulating how people think and feel. Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive...
Treating Depression Is Guesswork. Psychiatrists Are Beginning to Crack the Code. / Vox April 5, 2017 Chris Aguirre via Vox Brain scans and machine learning programs are paving the way for a breakthrough. Source: http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017...
When a Drug Epidemic’s Victims Are White / Vox April 4, 2017 Chris Aguirre via Vox How racial bias and segregation molded a gentler response to the opioid crisis. Source: http://www.vox.com/identities/2017/4/4/150...
The Fitness Fallacy: You Can't Outrun a Mental Problem / The Irish Times April 4, 2017 Chris Aguirre via Irish Times “The most unhealthy people I know are very fit people who use extreme exercise to mask serious root cause issues,” says mental health campaigner Niall Breslin Source: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/...
The Weird Intersection of Alcohol and Fitness Could Be Big Business for Both Sides / The Washington Post April 3, 2017 Chris Aguirre “We were looking to capture that sense of shared effort and…that sense of celebration that they naturally have together afterwards.”Fuck this shit.—Chris Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/w...
How We Doctors Are Failing Our Patients Who Drink Too Much / CommonHealth April 2, 2017 Chris Aguirre via WBUR With all of our incredible medical advances, we have utterly failed to combat the growing plague of addiction. And while opioid disorders are gaining more attention, alcohol still kills more people than all illicit drugs combined. Source: http://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2017/03/3...
Alcohol Is Worse Than Cigarettes—Opinion / The Guardian April 1, 2017 Chris Aguirre Drink-related disease has reached epidemic levels. We acted on tobacco, now we must act on this. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/...
A Return to the War on Drugs (Which Never Went Away) / CityLab April 1, 2017 Chris Aguirre What looks like a “split personality” in drug policy is really just the Trump administration’s racialized approach to enforcement. Source: https://www.citylab.com/crime/2017/03/the-...
German Kindergartens Ban Toys to Prevent Drug Abuse / The Atlantic March 31, 2017 Chris Aguirre via The Atlantic The program is based on the idea that habit-forming behaviors start in childhood. Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/arch...
Depression Is Now Leading Cause of Ill Health Worldwide / WHO March 30, 2017 Chris Aguirre via New Yorker, The Cut However, half of people suffering from depression don’t get treatments they need to live healthy, productive lives. Source: http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/03/who-depres...