Blame it on the weather: This Is Your Brain on Climate Change


Blame it on the weather: This Is Your Brain on Climate Change

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/extreme-heat-exacerbates-brain-conditions-from-alzheimers-to-migraines-to/

MAY 28, 2024

This Is Your Brain on Climate Change

Extreme heat caused by climate change can exacerbate a variety of neurological ailments, from Alzheimer's disease to migraines to epilepsy, new research shows

BY FRANCISCO "A.J." CAMACHO & E&E NEWS

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For example, Sisodiya said that heat waves themselves can contribute to strokes, but extreme heat also is associated with increased pollution that compounds the probability of having a stroke. High temperatures also can interrupt sleep and disrupt supply chains for medication.

The study found that climate change can influence factors such as "admissions to hospital for psychiatric disorders, or vector range extension and sociopolitical upheaval" that might indirectly aggravate mental disease systems.

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"Dementia is a risk factor for hospitalization and death during heat waves," the CDC said on its website. "Hot weather poses a risk for patients with severe mental illness like schizophrenia, as medications may affect temperature regulation."

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(Anyone research gone crazy states/countries with weather changes? Even warming Canada is on the edge.)

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