Suicide
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What Pushes a Person to Suicide?
In a 2005 review, titled “Dissecting the suicide phenotype: The role of impulsive-aggressive behaviours,” Gustavo Turecki, an expert on suicide at McGill University, argues that impulsivity is a crucial aspect of suicide.Photograph by Andrew Toskin / Flickr Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . One May day five years ago, […] -
Feeling Lonely? There’s an App for That
The phone rang; a woman answered. Our awkward opening was brief. “This is my first time,” I said. “I’m not sure how this is supposed to go.” She said she’d be happy to listen. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . I’d just pressed a button in an app on […] -
From Tackles to Tangles: Why Head Hits Wreck Some Athletes’ Brains
Whole brain sections (top) and microscopic sections (bottom) illustrate the differences between the brains of a 65-year-old control subject (left) and John Grimsley (right), a long-time NFL player whose brain condition affected his behavior and who died in his 40s.BU CTE Center Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Steelers […]