Anxiety Blood Test, Mommy Brain, Linkedin Spy

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4.6 • 963 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about a new blood test that’s been developed to assess anxiety, what’s really happening neurologically that causes “mommy brain”, and how a spy may be trying to contact you on Linkedin.

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Anxiety Blood Test

“New Blood Test Developed for Anxiety.” by Molly Campbell. 2023.
- https://www.technologynetworks.com/diagnostics/news/new-blood-test-developed-for-anxiety-370924
“Towards precision medicine for anxiety disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, pharmacogenomics, and repurposed drugs.” by K. Roseberry, et al. 2023.
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-01998-0.epdf?sharing_token=A_OVn-2tf6gm60iaVPZdWdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MyeujxVLAkzaxt_CaMLY7ZaRfpz9zAsO4tWHEF8YKxBLdDtmJkJRjAWo509jvwUBP5hijhPKQPxNuHjKsmH4tNQeZ0PMPrViLREnNhKOnJhhs24tbaOQChY251qZ_Qo9E%3D
“Post-traumatic stress disorder.” Mayo Clinic. N.d.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355967

Mommy Brain

“‘Mommy brain’ doesn’t capture how the brain transforms during pregnancy.” by Aimee Cunningham. 2023.
- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mommy-brain-transforms-pregnancy
“Becoming a mother entails anatomical changes in the ventral striatum of the human brain that facilitate its responsiveness to offspring cues.” by Elseline Hoekzema, et al. 2019. .
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31757430/
“Pregnancy and adolescence entail similar neuroanatomical adaptations: A comparative analysis of cerebral morphometric changes.” by Susanna Carmona, et al. 2019.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6865685/
“It’s Time to Rebrand ‘Mommy Brain’.” by Clare McCormack, et al. 2023.
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2801288

Linkedin Spy

“A Spy Wants to Connect With You on LinkedIn” by Jennifer Conrad and Matt Burgess
- https://www.wired.com/story/linkedin-fake-profiles-state-actors-scams/
“OPERATION IN(TER)CEPTION: TARGETED ATTACKS AGAINST EUROPEAN AEROSPACE AND MILITARY COMPANIES” by Dominik Breitenbacher and Kaspars Otis
- https://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ESET_Operation_Interception.pdf
“Community Report” by LinkedIn Transparency
- https://about.linkedin.com/transparency/community-report

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0:49.6	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back.
0:51.5	Today you'll learn about a new blood test that's been developed to assess anxiety, what's really
0:56.6	happening neurologically that causes mommy brain, and how a spy may be trying to contact
1:02.2	you on LinkedIn.
1:03.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
1:06.3	Scientists have developed a blood test that can detect anxiety.
1:11.1	I have some questions. Go on. Do we need a blood test for anxiety? Like if someone's
1:17.6	at the point where they're getting a blood test for anxiety, wouldn't they probably already
1:22.1	know that they are suffering from it?
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