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BIAMD's
40th BIRTHDAY BASH
(More Information Coming Soon!)
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#5Thoughts Friday
The
Edition
12/16/2022
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You've finally got an interview for your dream job. Dozens of applications, dozens of rejection letters – but now you've got a shot at the job you really wanted. In you go. Maybe you shake hands with the person who will decide your future, pour a glass of water to steady your nerves.
But what you don't know is that none of this matters.
The second your interviewer set eyes on you, they decided you looked so incompetent and untrustworthy that you would never get this job.
Because unfortunately, they are one of a subset of people who, new research shows, have a disposition to judge extreme personality traits from just a quick view of a person's face.
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Have you heard the latest Brain Injury Connector Podcast?
Bryan Pugh goes solo this time to discuss issues the Brain Injury Association of Maryland are working on now and in the upcoming year.
As always, there's a trip into the #5ThoughtsFridays archive. This week we are checking out the "Forty, Forgetting, and Fall" edition.
Listen to it whereever you listen to your podcasts or CLICK HERE!
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BIAMD's Brain Injury Conference
is set for
March 23-24, 2023
at the beautiful
If you have been thinking about presenting, have a presentation you would like to try out in front of a receptive audience, have research you would like to report on, or have had success with a unique approach to working with individuals with brain injury,
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE
and
WE ARE YOUR CONFERENCE.
All breakout session proposals much be submitted by no later than December 20th to be considered.
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The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says.
The young study participants also reported more severe symptoms of anxiety, depression and what scientists call internalized problems –meaning feelings of sadness, low self-esteem and fear and trouble regulating their emotions – after the first year of the pandemic.
Dozens of studies have found that teens’ and adolescents’ mental health has suffered during the pandemic. They have been taken out of school, away from their friends and familiar support structures, and had to live with the uncertainty and fear that came with the coronavirus. Many parents lost jobs. Millions of children lost parents and grandparents to Covid-19.
The study, published last Thursday in the journal Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science, is one of the first to look at the physical changes in the brain brought by that the stress and anxiety.
The research comes out of a larger study in which scientists were trying to understand the gender differences in depression among adolescents.
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Webinar – The Wellness Series: A Celebration of Gratitude!
December 20th
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Explore the many ways to incorporate gratitude into daily life with renowned speakers Ms. Ellen Platt, a certified Aging LifeCare Manager and President of The Option Group, and Dr. Michelle Fritsch, a board certified, doctoral trained health professional and founder of Retirement Wellness Strategies.
To register for this free seminar or find out more information
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In 2021, the drug epidemic in America hit a grim milestone, with more than 100,000 overdose deaths—more than in any prior year. Two-thirds of those deaths were a result of synthetic opioids, like fentanyl—a drug that’s up to 50 times stronger than heroin.
Fentanyl has been a driving force of the opioid epidemic, and that crisis is expected to only get worse. But a new vaccine in development at the University of Houston aims to help those who are addicted by blocking fentanyl from entering their brain or spinal cord, preventing the drug’s euphoric effects, and, ultimately, averting an overdose or relapse.
“Typically we make vaccines against bugs—viruses and bacteria. This is unique, making a vaccine that produces antibodies that bind to a drug,” says Colin Haile, a research associate professor of psychology at the University of Houston and a founding member of the UH Drug Discovery Institute. Haile also directs and coordinates the experiments for the fentanyl vaccine research, which has been in the works for about seven years and is funded by the Department of Defense.
The vaccine works by producing antibodies that bind to fentanyl when the drug is ingested, preventing it from affecting the central nervous system. A recent paper published in the journal Pharmaceutics showed that the vaccine was effective in lab rats, and didn’t cause any adverse side effects.
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2) Books We are READING This Week
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Joanne E. Cohen has over 37 years combined experience in coaching, consulting, organization development, facilitation, and training. She has consulted, trained and coached executives and their teams in the planning and implementation of new strategic directions that are in alignment with the business goals and objectives of their companies.
This book is the compelling story of one woman's challenges as she faced sequential "hits" and how she handled adversity with resilience time after time. Joanne Cohen shares her honest and authentic journey that depicts the path to "move beyond" and create a full life that includes supporting others with tools to help enrich their lives.
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1) Quote We are Contemplating |
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“It seems like everything sleeps in winter, but it’s really a time of renewal and reflection.”
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HAVE A WONDERFUL
WEEKEND!
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