Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Girls ‘rewire’ brain to beat depression
STANFORD (US) — Using brain imaging and a video game, teen girls at risk of depression are being taught how to train their brains away from negative situations. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 11:52 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Jan 30, 2012 10:40 - 2 Comments
Obesity is painful, study of 1 million finds
STONY BROOK (US) — A clear association between obesity and pain—with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest people—was found in a study of more than one million Americans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 13:38 - 0 Comments
Years after Katrina, minds slow to recover
PRINCETON (US) — Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 18, 2012 11:16 - 2 Comments
Anxious kids: Why the ‘tiger’ mom tactic fails
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — High-achieving Chinese-American students are more depressed and anxious than their white peers, according to a new study that challenges the “tiger mother” view of parenting. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 18, 2012 11:07 - 0 Comments
Teen brain may be primed for addiction
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The teenage brain may be particularly wired to develop disorders like addiction and depression, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 23, 2011 8:07 - 1 Comment
Therapy gap for depressed black seniors
RUTGERS (US) — African Americans seniors are the least likely to be diagnosed with depression, and if diagnosed, the least likely to receive treatment, researchers report. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 15, 2011 9:52 - 2 Comments
Thoughts of suicide start young
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Suicidal thoughts and behaviors seen in teens may begin much earlier in life than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Dream sleep soothes painful memories
UC BERKELEY (US) — During the dream phase of sleep, the body’s stress chemistry shuts down, taking the edge off difficult memories. The finding may help explain why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer reoccurring nightmares. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments
Depression unplugs brain’s ‘hate circuit’
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new study using MRI scans shows that depression affects several areas of the brain, including the one that controls feelings of hatred. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 6, 2011 11:00 - 1 Comment
Fast-paced puberty linked to depression
PENN STATE (US) — Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 29, 2011 11:47 - 3 Comments
Reality check for ‘supermoms’
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Working mothers who accept that give-and-take is necessary in balancing home and career are less prone to depression than those who believe they can do it all. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 26, 2011 10:01 - 0 Comments
Happy teens steer clear of crime, drugs
UC DAVIS (US) — Cheerful adolescents are less likely to be involved in crime or drugs, according to a new study, that finds teens with minor depression have higher odds of engaging in those activities. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 10, 2011 16:05 - 2 Comments
Tuned-in parents cut kids’ depression
U. WASHINGTON (US) — When raising children, tailor-made parenting that is in tune with the individual child beats one size fits all. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2011 16:03 - 4 Comments
Depression linked to breastfeeding woes
UNC CHAPEL HILL (US) — Women who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth often suffer postpartum depression within two months. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2011 15:13 - 2 Comments
Pregnancy depression tied to past abuse
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Women with a history of eating disorders or abuse may be at higher risk of suffering from depression during and after pregnancy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2011 10:10 - 2 Comments
MS patients find strength in numbers
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Group therapy helps improve the quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis, who often have trouble coping with depression along with physical aspects of the condition. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 26, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Regretful monkeys wonder ‘what if’
YALE (US) — Regret has long been viewed as an exclusively human emotion, but a new study shows that monkeys also can be Monday morning quarterbacks and visualize alternative, hypothetical outcomes. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 19, 2011 13:51 - 8 Comments
Religion changes lives … and brains?
DUKE (US) — All human brains shrink with age, but people who say they’ve had a life-changing religious experience have more shrinkage in the hippocampus than those who have not. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 9:14 - 4 Comments
Back pain therapy renews brain function
MCGILL (CAN) — Easing chronic lower back pain reverses abnormal brain activity and function that often accompanies it. (more…)
