Smoking may worsen hangover after heavy drinking • Drug and Alcohol Dependence News • Dec 05 12 People who like to smoke when they drink may be at greater risk of suffering a hangover the next morning, according to a study in the January 2013 issue of… Half of patients could be diagnosed a year earlier than current clinical practice • Dementia News • Dec 04 12 A software tool called PredictAD developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland promises to enable earlier diagnosis of the disease on the basis… Asperger’s Syndrome, other mental disorders officially redefined • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 04 12 Some of the country’s leading health officials are changing the way they define mental disorders. On December 1, the American Psychiatric Association voted on new criteria for the fifth edition… In schizophrenia patients, auditory cues sound bigger problems • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Dec 01 12 Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System have found that deficiencies in the neural processing of simple auditory… Large Europe majorities for assisted suicide: survey • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 30 12 Large majorities of west Europeans favor the legalization of assisted suicide, now allowed only in four countries on the continent, according to a new survey. In almost all the 12… Lack of nutrients and metabolic syndrome linked to different subtypes of depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 27 12 A low intake of folate and vitamin B12 increases the risk of melancholic depressive symptoms, according to a study among nearly 3,000 middle-aged and elderly… Traffic pollution tied to autism risk: study • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 27 12 Babies who are exposed to lots of traffic-related air pollution in the womb and during their first year of life are more likely to become autistic, suggests a new study.… Negative messages less effective on those who are substance dependent • Drug and Alcohol Dependence News • Nov 26 12 What types of public messages will most likely deter drug and alcohol abuse or dissuade people from engaging in risky behavior? Negatively framed messages may not be… Exercise rate related to improvements in Parkinson’s disease • Dementia News • Nov 26 12 People with Parkinson’s disease benefit from exercise programs on stationary bicycles, with the greatest effect for those who pedal faster, according to a study presented today at the… The full moon does not increase the incidence of psychological problems • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 19 12 Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. This is the conclusion reached by a team of… Alcohol provides protective effect, reduces mortality substantial • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 19 12 Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of… UGA study finds anxiety linked to chest pain in children • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 19 12 Psychological factors can have as much-or more-impact on pediatric chest pain as physical ones, a University of Georgia study found recently. UGA psychologists discovered pediatric patients diagnosed… Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 15 12 Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre at the Sainte-Justine Mother… A risk gene for cannabis psychosis • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 14 12 The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging data that cannabis exposure during… Could poor sleep contribute to symptoms of schizophrenia? • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 14 12 Neuroscientists studying the link between poor sleep and schizophrenia have found that irregular sleep patterns and desynchronised brain activity during sleep could trigger some of the disease’s symptoms. The… Psychiatric wait times in emergency departments • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 13 12 Patients with mental illness visiting emergency departments in Ontario have shorter waits to see a doctor during crowded periods and only slightly longer waits during less busy periods, found a study… Link Found Between Child Prodigies and Autism • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 11 12 A new study of eight child prodigies suggests a possible link between these children’s special skills and autism. Of the eight prodigies studied, three had a diagnosis of autism spectrum… Autism Programs Work Best When Started Early • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 04 12 Intensive behavior programs for autism spectrum disorders were moderately effective at improving core deficits, particularly when started shortly after diagnosis, but additional and stronger research on these programs is needed,… Painkillers not as addictive as feared: study • Drug and Alcohol Dependence News • Nov 03 12 Fewer than five percent of patients prescribed narcotics to treat chronic pain become addicted to the drugs, according to a new analysis of past research. The finding suggests that concerns… Alcohol, drug abuse counselors don’t always require total abstinence • Alcoholism and alcohol abuse news • Nov 03 12 Compared to a survey conducted nearly 20 years ago, about twice the proportion of addiction counselors now find it acceptable for at least some of their patients to… Use of antipsychotic drugs improves life expectancy for individuals with schizophrenia • Schizophrenia News • Nov 03 12 Results of a Johns Hopkins study suggest that individuals with schizophrenia are significantly more likely to live longer if they take their antipsychotic drugs on schedule,… Cannabis use mimics cognitive weakness that can lead to schizophrenia • Schizophrenia News • Nov 02 12 Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have found new support for their theory that cannabis use causes a temporary cognitive breakdown in non-psychotic individuals, leading… At 6 months, development of children with autism like those without • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 30 12 The development of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is much like that of children without ASD at 6 months of age, but differs afterwards. That’s… Drug shows promise in animal model of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s with dementia • Dementia News • Oct 27 12 New research presented in October at the 6th Neurodegenerative Conditions Research and Development Conference in San Francisco demonstrates the role of the investigational compound IRX4204… Timing is everything: Hormone use may reduce or increase Alzheimer’s disease risk in women • Dementia News • Oct 25 12 A new study suggests that women who begin taking hormone therapy within five years of menopause may reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s… Page 30 of 148 pages « First < 28 29 30 31 32 > Last » << Back to main
