A new review provides suggestions on how children whose parents have drug or alcohol problems can be protected from the consequences usually associated with parental substance misuse. The article, found in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, highlights methods to reduce ...

The association between depression and a bevy of health related issues expands as new research suggests depression may be an early sign of Parkinson's. In the new study, scheduled to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting, scientists ...

Experts believe the symptoms of bi-polar disorder begin to appear in childhood or adolescence for at least a third of individuals. However, in children it can be difficult to distinguish bipolar symptoms from those of other disorders. A report in the May ...

For individuals gifted with the talent to play professional football the common expectation is that retirement will be a time to relax and enjoy the good life. However, researchers discover chronic pain often intensifies health issues, such as depression, resulting in a ...

Australian researchers have developed a new blood test that they believe can diagnose and monitor treatment of Parkinson's disease. The new assay screens for a particular protein, 'alpha-synuclein' that occurs in low levels in the brain among people with Parkinson's disease. The ...

While earlier studies suggested a protective benefit from Alzheimer's with use of the over-the-counter pain medication naproxen and prescription pain reliever celecoxib (celebrex), a new study fails to find a relationship. The study, published in the in the online edition ...

Distressing findings from national study examining support groups for HIV-positive older adults suggest one out of three sexually active older adults infected with HIV has unprotected sex. Ohio University researchers surveyed 260 HIV-positive older adults and found that of those having sex, ...

Stunning data released by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality show that spending on prescription drugs to treat depression, anxiety, pain, schizophrenia and other conditions climbed from $7.9 billion in 1997 to $20 billion in 2004. The findings ...

Daily weight monitoring can provide valuable feedback that can lead to greater weight loss and less weight gain. However, little is known about its effects on the psychological state. It is known that weight gain and obesity are linked ...

New research suggests sleep not only protects memories from outside interferences, but also helps strengthen memory recall. The findings provide insight into the cognitive benefits of sleep leading experts to wonder if sleep disorders may play a role in memory problems associated ...