Cancer is a serious and fatal disease, which not only weakens the body, but also has a profound effect mentally. Often in the final stages of cancer, patients lose interest in their favorite things, the hope towards life is over and breaks mentally. A recent research has shown that this emotional decline may not only result in the disease, but can have an active effect of cancer that affects the brain.
What is cachexia syndrome?
This condition, called Cachexia, affects about 80 percent of patients in the final stage of cancer. In this, the muscles of the body start melting rapidly, weight starts to decrease and despite getting nutrition, the body does not get strength. Due to this, patients are physically weakened, they feel very tired and depressed mentally.
Lack of motivation and mental tiredness
Many doctors have been believing that the interest of life is a psychological effect of physical weakness. But new research suggests that it is not just a mental response, but cancer directly affects the motive controlling part of the brain.
What was revealed in research?
In a recently published study, scientists found that cancer affects the body as well as a part of the brain ‘area postroma’, which works to identify inflammation in the brain.
- As the tumor grows, it releases inflammatory chemicals called cytokine.
- These chemicals reach the brain directly and reduce the secretion of dopamine (chemicals related to motivation).
- The direct effect of this is that a person’s desire to try and attachment to life starts decreasing.
How was research done on mice?
Scientists put mice in two types of experiments for this study:
- An easy option, where food was found without hard work.
- Another difficult choice, where food could be found only after making a little effort.
As the cancer increased, mice began to avoid choosing a difficult choice. Along with this, the level of dopamine also recorded a decline, which proves that cancer weakens not only the body but also the will of the brain.
Why is this search important?
This research is not limited to cancer. The same inflammatory chemicals are found in many diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, chronic infection and depression. This means that exhaustion, disappointment and mental sadness found in long -term diseases can cause biological reactions in the brain, not just mental weakness.
Is there a problem in getting up in the morning? These diseases can cause cause
The post how cancer affects your brain: Shocking revelations in new research first appeared on News India Live | Breaking India News, The Indian Headline, India Express News, Fast India News.