Posts Tagged ‘psychiatry’
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2010 16:31 - 6 Comments
Signs of schizophrenia in childhood
DUKE (US)—Children who experience cognitive difficulties may develop schizophrenia as adults, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 25, 2010 15:19 - 6 Comments
Brain disconnect marks kids with ADHD
UC DAVIS—Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often struggle with tasks that measure attention because of a disconnect between two areas of the brain, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2010 13:28 - 0 Comments
Exercise relieves concussion symptoms
U. BUFFALO—A controlled individualized exercise training program can bring athletes and others suffering with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) back to the playing field or to their daily activities, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2010 12:40 - 4 Comments
Where’d I put those keys?
NYU—Memory lapses in seniors—losing items, forgetting names—may be a symptom of subjective cognitive impairment (SCI), the earliest sign of cognitive decline. A new study shows that healthy older adults reporting SCI are 4.5 times more likely to develop more pronounced memory loss or dementia. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2010 18:05 - 0 Comments
Brain’s version of Merriam-Webster
CARNEGIE MELLON—Two hundred years ago, archaeologists used the Rosetta Stone to understand the ancient Egyptian scrolls. Now scientists has discovered the beginnings of a neural Rosetta Stone. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 11, 2010 18:00 - 3 Comments
FDA drug warnings under the microscope
U. ROCHESTER—An FDA safety warning for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications resulted in a decline in usage among the elderly with dementia, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 12:27 - 0 Comments
History predicts depression risk for seniors
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 17:48 - 8 Comments
Daily pot use may hasten psychosis onset
EMORY (US)—Progression to daily marijuana use in adolescence may accelerate the onset of symptoms leading up to psychosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 1, 2009 14:54 - 1 Comment
Early approach helps toddlers with autism
UC DAVIS/U. WASHINGTON (US)—A novel early intervention program for very young children with autism—some as young as 18 months—is effective for improving IQ, language ability, and social interaction, a comprehensive new study has found. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 25, 2009 12:34 - 1 Comment
Childhood abuse may lead to early aging
BROWN (US)—Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be at greater risk of developing a variety of aging-related medical conditions as adults, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 8, 2009 13:19 - 2 Comments
Brains of risk-taking teens mature faster
EMORY (US)—A new study using brain imaging to study teen behavior indicates that adolescents who engage in dangerous activities have frontal white matter tracts that are more adult in form than their more conservative peers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 22, 2009 12:59 - 6 Comments
Age of first drink linked to alcoholism
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—The age at which a person takes a first drink may influence genes linked to alcoholism, making the youngest drinkers the most susceptible to severe problems, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 16, 2009 14:28 - 0 Comments
Brain maps may trace early signs of disorder
This topographical composite map shows abnormal changes over two years in brain structures of individuals with schizophrenia. The green and blue colors represent shrinkage in such brain structures as the thalamus, caudate, and amygdala. Blue areas represent the greatest amount of shrinkage. (Courtesy: Lei Wang/Northwestern University)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2009 15:10 - 0 Comments
Ask about family to predict mental illness
That mental illnesses tend to run in families is certainly no surprise. In fact, psychiatric conditions are some of the most heritable of all disorders. But the link between family history and the seriousness of psychiatric disease has been less certain.
Health & Medicine - Jun 19, 2009 13:10 - 1 Comment
Extroverts hold secret to being happy, healthy?
U. ROCHESTER (US)—People who are engaged in life and who enjoy social interactions have lower levels of a key inflammatory molecule linked to stress—and thought to play a role in a wide range of diseases. For women, higher levels of the molecule may double the risk of death within five years. (more…)
