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Bipolar Disorder May Be Linked To Parkinson's Disease
People who have bipolar disorder may be more likely to later develop Parkinson's disease than people who do not have bipolar disorder, according at a study published in the Ma...Full Article
Early Life Exposure To Nicotine Alters Neurons, Predisposes Brain To Addiction Later In Life
Neonatal exposure to nicotine alters the reward circuity in the brains of newborn mice, increasing their preference for the drug in later adulthood, report researchers at Univ...Full Article
A Super Tool Helps Kids With Autism Improve Socialization Skills
A team of NIH-funded researchers at Stanford University Medical School has found that children with autism improved measurably on a test of socialization and learning when the...Full Article
As More Veterans Die Of Opioid Overdoses, Study Shows Need To Focus Beyond Prescription Opioids
A dramatic rise in opioid overdose deaths among American veterans in recent years has happened mainly among veterans dying from heroin and synthetic opioids, a new study shows...Full Article
Study Finds Higher Education Linked To Later Onset Alzheimer’s-Related Decline
Exercising the brain by learning and thinking is known to improve cognition. Now a new study by Stony Brook University researchers reveals that higher education is associated ...Full Article
Do Family Members Belong In ICU During Procedures With Loved Ones? Study Finds Clinicians Mixed About Practice
Do family members of loved ones who are critically ill and being treated in an intensive care unit at a hospital belong there when clinicians are performing bedside procedures...Full Article
Exercise: Psych Patients' New Primary Prescription
When it comes to inpatient treatment of a range of mental health and mood disorders -- from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, suicidality and acute psychotic episodes -...Full Article
Cognitive Decline Eventually Affects Everyone, Just Not To The Same Extent
You must remember this: Just about everybody experiences some changes with their memory in their later years. “Most of us lose some of our brain cells after we hit 65 or so, ...Full Article
Many Older Americans Expect To Lose Brainpower, Poll Finds, But Most Don’t Ask Doctors About Preventing Dementia
Many Americans in their 50s and early 60s are worried about declining brain health, especially if they have loved ones with memory loss and dementia, a new national poll finds...Full Article
More Than 400 Military Health Care Providers To Graduate On Armed Forces Day
The Surgeon General of the United States Navy, Vice Adm. C. Forrest Faison, III, will address more than 400 uniformed professionals and their guests on May 18, Armed Forces D...Full Article
Norwalk Hospital’s New Telestroke Program Delivers Critical Stroke Care Faster Than Ever
When someone has a stroke, minutes count, and delivering treatment as fast as possible is critical to preventing severe brain damage and death. That’s why Norwalk Hospital — a...Full Article
Antibiotic Treatment Alleviates Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms In Male Mice, Study Reveals
Researchers at The University of Chicago have demonstrated that the type of bacteria living in the gut can influence the development of Alzheimer's disease symptoms in mice. T...Full Article
Detecting Dementia's Damaging Effects Before It's Too Late
Scientists might have found an early detection method for some forms of dementia, according to new research by the University of Arizona and the University of Toronto's Baycre...
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Researchers Create Standardized Measurement For Pediatric Facial Palsy
An international team of researchers, including a psychologist at Oregon State University, has developed a standardized measurement for pediatric facial palsy that will improv...Full Article
Study Touts New Method To Reduce Cognitive Side Effects Of Brain Cancer Radiation Treatment
In hopeful news for brain cancer patients, researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland have discovered how an experimen...Full Article
Brain Researchers Seek 'Fingerprints' Of Severe Mental Diseases
Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have published findings of their study of large-scale systems in the brain, findings that could improve understanding of t...Full Article
New Doctors’ DNA Ages Six Times Faster Than Normal In First Year
In just a few short weeks, tens of thousands of newly minted doctors will start the most intense year of their training: the first year of residency, also called the intern ye...Full Article
Parenting Coach And Educator Says Suicide Prevention Begins In Preschool
Current suicide prevention focuses on the symptoms of impending suicide and has not been successful. Anne Andrew, Ph.D., says the focus needs to be on the cause of suicidal th...Full Article
Adults Taking Cognitive Enhancers To Boost Mental Abilities At Work Considered Largely Acceptable By The Public
The general public largely views the use of cognitive enhancers such as Adderall as an acceptable practice when used by adults in the workplace, suggests a new study from Penn...Full Article
Significant Unmet Mental Health Care Needs Exist In Current And Former Smokers With COPD
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published new information that stresses the need for increased mental health care for current and former smokers, e...Full Article
On Our Sleeves Movement Launches Nationally To Transform Childhood Mental Health
On Our Sleeves, a movement dedicated to ending the stigma around childhood mental health, launched nationally today on May 9, National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. ...Full Article
The Demand For Special Needs Dentists
It was a routine check-up for Peter Barnosky and his dentist found a few cavities. But because Barnosky is on the autism spectrum, his provider didn’t have the skills or resou...Full Article
Physical And Mental Health Of Seniors Linked To Optimism, Wisdom And Loneliness
Ten thousand Baby Boomers turn 65 every day. By 2029, the entire generation born between 1946 and 1964 will be at least that old. What happens next concerns millions of Americ...Full Article
Broccoli Sprout Compound May Restore Brain Chemistry Imbalance Linked To Schizophrenia
In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the ...Full Article
Susceptibility To Disease Develops During Childhood
Traumatized children and children who develop multiple allergies tend to suffer in adulthood from chronic inflammatory diseases and psychiatric disorders. Researchers at the U...Full Article
