2008 March | Psych Central News

Depression Ups Risk of Diabetes

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A retrospective review of a health database discovered people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased risk of type 2 Diabetes. The review involved a study of 2,400 ...

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Keep Track of Your Teenager with GPS

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A new research study uses cell phones to track where teens go when not in or near home or school. The objective of the investigation is to see if this movement ...

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The Stress of Cancer

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

When a couple is dealing with cancer, the partner without the malignancy may, as a function of their distress, suppress the well-being of either person. A study of 168 ...

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Warning Signs for College Suicides

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

For parents and friends the unthinkable nightmare is the intentional taking of life by a loved one. According to a new report, suicide is the second leading cause of death in ...

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How Women Choose Partners

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Although a women's preference for a partner is believed to be influenced by the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study finds another factor may actually determine the ...

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Money Spent for Happiness

Monday, March 24th, 2008

New research suggests that it is possible to buy happiness after all: when you spend money on others. In a series of studies, University of British Columbia Professor Elizabeth Dunn found ...

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Researchers have discovered a gene that could hold the key to developing new treatments for Parkinson's disease. Parkinson’s is a progressive and often debilitating movement disorder that affects as many as one ...

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New Method to Detect Alzheimer’s

Friday, March 21st, 2008

A team of researchers are using near-infrared light to detect Alzheimer's disease in the early stages. The technique could be revolutionary as current methods to diagnose the disease require post-mortem examination. ...

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Health Benefits of A Happy Marriage

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

The relationship between what happens in one’s life and the development of illness is well documented. Stressors that rank high for increasing the probability of illness include the death of a ...

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Depression May Influence Interaction with Children

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Raising children is a challenging task regardless of the surroundings. The duty expands when a child is ill, the family has little money and the mother is depressed. A new ...

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