The Indianapolis healthcare community has developed an innovative strategy to improve dementia care and treatment.
As the population ages, dementia becomes a growing burden for society, propelling patients and caregivers to increasingly use the health-care system. ...
Handling romantic or professional rejection is difficult for everyone, with the rebuff especially traumatic for individuals with low self-esteem.
A new study from the University of California, Berkeley investigates why poor self-esteem triggers the primal fight-or-flight response ...
According to a new study, tooth loss may predict the development of dementia late in life.
University of Kentucky researchers used data collected from 144 participants in the Nun Study, a study of aging and Alzheimer’s disease among Catholic ...
Low birth weights among babies born in and around New York City in the weeks and months after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center may be a result of a stress disorder.
Professor Brenda Eskenazi and ...
A phase 3 clinical study of a developmental once-daily lithium carbonate product called Lithium QD has failed, its maker announced on Monday.
Noven Pharmaceuticals announced that its Lithium QD failed to achieve its primary goal of a change from ...
Classically, participation in a close social relationship has been found to convey health benefits and prolonged life for the partners.
New research challenges this presumption revealing women in relationships with negative aspects, such as conflict and adverse exchanges, appear ...
A new review on the relationship between stress and human disease discovers stress is a contributing factor for many common illnesses.
In particular, researchers examined published findings on the behavioral and biological mechanisms through which stress contributes to ...
A multisite clinical trial demonstrated that the drug topiramate, is a safe and effective medication to help heavy drinkers curb their alcohol dependence.
Researchers believe prescription of the medication should be accompanied by brief counseling thereby providing a ...
New research finds that relatives of patients with Parkinson's disease may have an increased risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment.
Parkinson's disease is characterized by a decline in the functions of the central nervous system, such as motor ...
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