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Music Thought To Enhance Intelligence, Mental Health

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

A recent volume of the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences takes a closer look at how music evolved and how we respond to it. Contributors to the volume believe that animals such ...

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Gene-Regulating Enzyme is Also a Target for Anti-Depressive Drugs

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

In 2005, professor Ramin Shiekhattar, Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and his colleagues reported details about an enzyme involved in appropriately repressing sets of neuronal genes in non-neuronal cells. At the time, the scientists noted ...

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Special Needs Children Lacking Mental Health Service

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and members of their families are at risk of not getting the mental health care services they need. In addition, poorer children are less likely to have their ...

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Negative Thinking Linked to Late-Onset Depression

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Late-onset depression, which first emerges in people aged 60 and over, is linked to a decline in the brain's executive functions that leads to repetitive, negative thought patterns a new study reveals. Executive functions are ...

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Americans’ Circle of Friends is Shrinking

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Americans' circle of close confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past two decades and the number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled, according ...

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Male Sexual Abuse Survivors Struggle in Relations with Health care Providers

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

New research reveals that male survivors of childhood sexual abuse face unique challenges that many health care practitioners do not recognize and understand as well as they should. Canadian researchers have found that although both male ...

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Prozac Not Effective Against Anorexia Nervosa

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Use of the anti-depressant fluoxetine did not help patients with anorexia nervosa who had restored their body weight maintain that weight or reduce their risk of relapse, according to a study in the June 14 ...

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Early Puberty May Mean Anxiety, Abnormal Eating Behaviors Later

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Going through puberty at a young age might foretell problems to come, report researchers who found early puberty is associated with abnormal eating behaviors and anxiety in young adults. Results of the study were reported ...

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Social Factors Not Hormones Cause PMS, Post-Natal Depression

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Women are being sold the idea that their bodies are biologically faulty and they need medication for PMS, post-natal depression and menopausal outbursts when in fact the pressures of being 'superwoman' are more likely to ...

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Insomniacs are More Likely to Experience Daytime Symptoms

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Persons suffering from insomnia are more likely to experience various daytime symptoms, including a lack of alertness, negative mood and sleepiness. This research abstract that will be presented at the 20th anniversary SLEEP meeting of ...

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