Archive for March, 2010

Estrogen Aids Women with Schizophrenia

March 31st, 2010
A new Australian study has found a synthetic estrogen used for treatment of osteoporosis helps postmenopausal women with schizophrenia. Researchers say the drug influences neurotransmitter and neuronal systems in the brain. In the study, the medication known as raloxifene helped a test group ...

The Difference between Depression and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

March 31st, 2010
The Difference between Depression and Premenstrual Dysphoric DisorderA new study addresses premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe mood disorder which affects five to seven percent of all women of reproductive age in the ...

How To Improve Medication Compliance

March 31st, 2010
How To Improve Medication ComplianceTaking a daily medication can literally mean the difference between life and death -- yet people forget to take their meds all the time. A new study has found that changes ...

Rapid Feedback Improves Performance

March 31st, 2010
Educators, managers and anyone who mentors, teaches or supervises would like for our ‘pupils’ to shine. In the school environment, there are a number of factors that influence how well we do including the amount of time we study and our interest ...

Meta-cognitive Therapy (MCT) for Adult ADHD

March 31st, 2010
Meta-cognitive Therapy (MCT) for Adult ADHDA new study suggests meta-cognitive therapy (MCT), a method of skills teaching that uses cognitive-behavioral principles, improves outcomes among adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Mary Solanto, ...

House, Grey’s Anatomy Breach Real World Ethics

March 30th, 2010
House, Greys Anatomy Breach Real World EthicsMany health care professionals cringe when they watch popular medical programs -- episodes of which glamorize behavior that would not be tolerated in reality. A medical student and ...

Review of Risky Teen Behavior

March 30th, 2010
Review of Risky Teen Behavior A unique UK laboratory study supports the premise that risky behavior peaks during adolescence. Researchers at the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience found that teenagers ...

Skill To Talk on Phone and Drive Safe Extremely Rare

March 30th, 2010
Skill To Talk on Phone and Drive Safe Extremely Rare A new study finds that the vast majority of the population -- 97.5 percent to be exact -- does not have the ability ...

Group Brainstorming Not So Creative

March 30th, 2010
Group Brainstorming Not So CreativeBrainstorming is a common way for groups and organizations to try to stimulate innovative and creative ideas. However, a new study suggests supply managers can save money on posterboard and ...

Drug, Food Addiction Share Common Source

March 29th, 2010
A new study shows that the same molecular mechanisms that drive an individual into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing an individual into obesity. An individual rat, at least. The finding supports the hypothesis that people with obesity have been making ...