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Cannabis consumers show greater susceptibility to false memories
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 21 15
A new study published in the American journal with the highest impact factor in worldwide, Molecular Psychiatry, reveals that consumers of cannabis are more…
Scientists identify brain circuitry responsible for anxiety in smoking cessation
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 21 15
In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and The Scripps Research…
Intrauterine exposure to maternal gestational diabetes linked with risk of autism
• Diabetes • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 14 15
Among a group of more than 320,000 children, intrauterine exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosed by 26 weeks’ gestation was associated with risk of…
Penn Medicine pain management study reveals patient confusion about opioid addiction
• Addiction • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 13 15
Emergency department patients have misperceptions about opioid dependence and want more information about their pain management options, according to a new study from…
Alcohol-dependent hospital patients die earlier from multiple morbidities
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 05 15
Scientists from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Bonn Hospital, together with British colleagues, have discovered that alcohol-dependent hospital patients…
How do anorexics control their appetite?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 23 15
Many adults, regardless of their weight, resolve to avoid fatty foods and unhealthy desserts. But despite one’s best intentions, when the moment for decision…
UCLA study shows feasibility of blood-based test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 11 15
UCLA researchers have provided the first evidence that a simple blood test could be developed to confirm the presence of beta amyloid proteins in…
People with anorexia and body dysmorphic disorder have similar brain anomalies
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 15
People with anorexia nervosa and with body dysmorphic disorder have similar abnormalities in their brains that affect their ability to process visual information, a…
Vanderbilt study shows poor heart function could be major risk for Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 03 15
A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
The study, published online Feb. 19 in Circulation,…
Stress caused by discrimination linked to mental health issues among Latino teens
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 11 15
Latino adolescents who experience discrimination-related stress are more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and issues with sleep, according to research led by NYU’s Steinhardt…
Study analyses internet, mobile and video game effects on young users
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Jan 29 15
A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS) and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), and which included…
Brain study sheds light on how children with autism process social play
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 26 15
Brain scans confirm significant differences in play behavior, brain activation patterns and stress levels in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared with…
Brain recalls old memories via new pathways
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 19 15
People with anxiety disorders, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), often experience prolonged and exaggerated fearfulness. Now, an animal study suggests that this…
Genes and environment contribute to personal and peer drinking during adolescence and beyond
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 19 15
Alcohol use typically begins during adolescence, within social contexts, and is often correlated with the drinking of one’s peers. A new study of how…
Binge drinking disrupts immune system in young adults, study finds
• Immunology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 29 14
Binge drinking in young, healthy adults significantly disrupts the immune system, according to a study led by a researcher now at Loyola University Chicago…
Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Dec 19 14
Internet addiction is an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, which can adversely affect a person’s life, including their health…
People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV, Penn Medicine study finds
• AIDS/HIV • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 05 14
People with mental illness are more likely to have been tested for HIV than those without mental illness, according to a new study from…
Natural ‘high’ could avoid chronic marijuana use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 01 14
Replenishing the supply of a molecule that normally activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain could relieve mood and anxiety disorders and enable some people…
Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 24 14
The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say…
Women with bipolar disorder at 50 percent greater risk of delivering preterm babies
• Childbirth • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 03 14
Women who have been previously hospitalized for bipolar disorder are nearly twice as likely to have premature babies compared to women without a history…
Not all Hispanics are the same when it comes to drinking
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Sep 26 14
Hispanics are often grouped into a single category when it comes to alcohol use. Yet a new Michigan State University study indicates that the…
Eating five a day may keep the blues away
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 23 14
Fruit and vegetable consumption could be as good for your mental as your physical health, new research suggests.
The research, conducted by the University…
Survey finds benefits, risks of yoga for bipolar disorder
• Alternative Medicine • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 17 14
Newly published results from a survey of people with bipolar disorder who practice yoga have begun to document the reported benefits and risks of…
Smoking and Schizophrenia Linked by Alterations in Brain Nicotine Signals
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 16 14
Schizophrenia is associated with increased rates and intensity of tobacco smoking. A growing body of research suggests that the relationship between schizophrenia and smoking…
Exercise before school may reduce ADHD symptoms in kids
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 09 14
Paying attention all day in school as a kid isn’t easy, especially for those who are at a higher risk of ADHD, or attention…