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Archive for April, 2008

Programs to Reduce Eating Disorders and Obesity

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
New research suggests educating adolescents on ways to adopt a healthier lifestyle can provide significant dividends in adulthood. Oregon Research Institute (ORI) scientists have developed interventions that help young women reduce the ...  Read more... »

Brain Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
A new research study confirms that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a potentially effective treatment option for people with treatment resistant major depression. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, Brown University, and Massachusetts ...  Read more... »

A New Approach for Parkinson’s

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
A new approach to management of Parkinson's disease using a novel application of cell therapy has shown success among patients with moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). The technique attaches retinal pigment ...  Read more... »

The Key to Happiness

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Does wealth and material possessions equate to happiness? The question has been debated since biblical times. Now, a novel research study attempts to determine if happiness is not having what ...  Read more... »

Subliminal Trigger of Emotions

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Part of the life experience is the rush of emotions triggered by specific events. Typically, we associate the feelings to an event that we are aware of. However, new research suggests ...  Read more... »

Healthy Self-Esteem Defined

Monday, April 28th, 2008
Current self-help literature is replete with strategies to elevate self-esteem and improve mental health. However, psychologists are looking at such behavior and saying out loud what may go against the grain of ...  Read more... »

Strategies to Minimize Memory Loss

Monday, April 28th, 2008
Currently, one out of 12 people aged 65 and older will experience a decline in their ability to remember, think clearly, reason and make daily decisions. The decline in memory and ...  Read more... »

Workplace Flexibility Aids Mental and Physical Health

Friday, April 25th, 2008
A new study finds that increased work flexibility from one year to the next reduces absences for illness and improves job commitment. In addition, workers are less likely to say ...  Read more... »

Beware of Commercial Tests for Mental Disorders

Friday, April 25th, 2008
The unraveling of the human genome has lead to advances in determining genetic risk profiles for particular illnesses. Perhaps the best known and scientifically credible discovery is the link between ...  Read more... »

Smoking Ups Risk of Depression

Friday, April 25th, 2008
A new observational research study discovers a strong relationship between smoking and depression and that the risk of depression (and tobacco use) is tied to genetic and environmental influences. In the ...  Read more... »
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