June 30th, 2009

A crying, colicky baby might not just be hungry or need a diaper changed. Instead, it might be due to a depressed dad, according to ...
June 30th, 2009

Previous research has shown an association between people who have had clinical depression and obesity.
But does having a major clinical ...
June 30th, 2009

A new study suggests that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control.
In the report published online by the Journal of Substance Abuse ...
June 30th, 2009

New research finds that aerobic activity may keep the brain young as scientists discover physically active elderly people showed healthier cerebral blood vessels.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
June 30th, 2009

Clinical trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers ...
June 30th, 2009

Medications such as Ritalin and Adderall are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior.
A recent review of research by University at Buffalo ...
June 29th, 2009

Nearly 15 percent of teens surveyed believe they have a 50/50 chance or less of living to age 35.
Teenagers who held this belief were also more likely to engage in risky behaviors.
"While conventional wisdom says that ...
June 29th, 2009

A new study suggests there is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women.
The study, by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood and co-authored ...
June 29th, 2009

A new survey suggests the benefits of a positive romantic relationship in our lives, and how it can help buffer us against the stress of our jobs.
Of the approximately ...
June 29th, 2009

p;A naturally-occurring brain enzyme helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson’s disease, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Their study, using human cells, provides ...