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Curr Top Behav Neurosci
January 2025
Psychedelic Advisory Committee on Ethics at the SHINE Collective, Berkely, CA, USA.
This chapter explores the risks of guruism and cultic social dynamics in organisations that work with psychedelic drugs, which include therapist offices, clinics, research departments, retreat centres, training programmes, NGOs, underground ceremonies and new religious movements. It has been hypothesised, and argued by experienced practitioners, that psychedelics can increase suggestibility, amplify transference and facilitate an intense form of projective mechanisms in the recipients. They may thereby lead to ego-inflation and feelings of grandiosity and omnipotence in those giving the drugs and intensify cultic social dynamics in psychedelic communities - all of which can create conditions that make cases of harm and misconduct more likely to occur and go unreported.
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January 2025
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.
Purpose Of Review: This study aims to examine the current state of psychosocial oncology (PSO) research concerning Black Canadian communities, focusing on their experiences, psychological states, and non-biological aspects of their cancer journey.
Recent Findings: Although there has been increased attention to PSO in the past two decades, there remains a lack of studies specifically addressing the experiences of Black Canadians affected by cancer. This is especially concerning considering the disparities identified by PSO researchers among Black individuals in the United States and the acknowledged health inequities affecting Black individuals in Canada.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
January 2025
Water Resources Development and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India.
The rapid urbanization, industrial growth, and socio-cultural activities along riverbanks in hilly cities are transforming land use and intensifying water infrastructure challenges. Paonta Sahib, a culturally significant town in Himachal Pradesh on the Yamuna River, along the foothills of the Himalayas exemplifies these pressures due to its religious tourism, industrialization, and mining activities. This study explores sustainable riverfront development at Paonta Sahib, addressing socio-cultural, environmental, and technical concerns essential for eco-sensitive urban planning.
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December 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA.
Background: Intracranial atherosclerosis is a common age-related neuropathology that has been linked to cognitive decline and dementia and often mixed with Alzheimer's and other neuropathologies. But the association of atherosclerosis with brain morphometric abnormalities has not been explored. This work combined Deformation-based morphometry on ex-vivo MRI with detailed neuropathological examination in a large number of community-based older adults to investigate the association.
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December 2024
Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA.
Background: Brain arteriolosclerosis is characterized by the thickening of vessel walls and arteriolar stenosis and is one of the primary pathologies of cerebral small vessel disease. Arteriolosclerosis is linked to lower cognitive and motor function, as well as an elevated risk of dementia. This study aimed to investigate the association of brain arteriolosclerosis with regional gray matter volumes in a large number of community-based older adults.
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