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Largest brain scan study to date identifies drivers of brain aging (sciencedaily.com)
3 points by sunk1st 917 days ago
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Misleading headline: the study shows correlation but not causation.

Recent meta-studies propose that people suffering from mental illness self-medicate to relieve distress. That is, mental illness appears to drive drug use. Or a third cause drives both.

> Date: August 21, 2018