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A Neurodivergent Odyssey of the Self

Maya L. Kapoor / Undark Aug 10, 2024 In “Do I Know You,” Sadie Dingfelder describes the challenges of living with prosopagnosia, or face blindness. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health & Wellness

EPA Proposal Could Multiply Acephate In Tomatoes and Celery

Sharon Lerner / ProPublica Apr 29, 2024 The EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How the Heart Can Heal the Brain

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 14, 2018 "The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog" is a powerful testament to how the brain can heal, through loving relationships, from even the most extreme cases of trauma. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

This Prominent Anti-Vaxxer Has a Chilling New Crusade

David Armstrong / ProPublica Nov 27, 2018 Dr. David Ayoub is once again challenging mainstream science, this time as an expert witness for accused child abusers. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Florida Investigated School Shooting Suspect After Self-Harm

JASON DEAREN, ALLEN BREED and TAMARA LUSH / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2018 He “has fresh cuts on both his arms. Mr. Cruz stated he plans to go out and buy a gun,” the child welfare agency abuse hotline was told in 2016. But he was deemed safe and "stable." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Big Pharma Sells Risky Meds We Don’t Need for Disorders It Made Up That We Don’t Have

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2016 Medical societies and paid drug industry researchers have loaded society up with new definitions of alleged ill health from which drug companies can profit when millions of otherwise well people are labeled as ailing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Huck Finn

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America’s Criminal Element

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 13, 2013 Was lead a driver of the late 20th century surge in violent crime, drops in IQ, cognitive deficits and incidences of ADHD? Mounting evidence at the national, state, city and individual levels -- and across the world -- strongly suggest it was. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Antidepressant Nation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2011 A serious conversation is under way in the United States on the subject of psychiatric drugs The debate consists of three fundamental issues: first, whether antidepressants actually treat depression; second, the vast, growing body of evidence that psychotropic medications (more). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Scientists Taking Brain-Boosting Drugs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Call them the steroids of the scientific set: A British journal found that drugs like Ritalin and Provigil are popular among some scientists, mostly under 35, to enhance focus and ward off fatigue. A full 80 percent of the 1,258 respondents in the Nature survey believed "healthy humans" had the right to use performance-boosting drugs to give them an edge in their work. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Raises Doubts About ADHD Meds for Kids

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2007 Here's a study that the makers of Ritalin probably won't love: Researchers working on the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With ADHD, which has been tracking 600 kids in treatment for ADHD since the 1990s, now question earlier findings about the effectiveness of medication and raise new concerns. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Are Food Additives Making Kids Hyper?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2007 It would seem a no-brainer, given the old "you are what you eat" adage, that those scary-sounding and clearly unnatural ingredients added to a wide range of foodstuffs might have some impact on children's health. A team of British researchers from the University of Southampton believes that could be the case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )