Archive for June, 2010

Sleep Restores Brain Energy

June 30th, 2010
Sleep Restores Brain EnergyWe can all attest to the restorative properties of sleep. New research is expanding our knowledge of how and when sleep performs its magic. Using an animal model, researchers discovered the ...

Depressed Mice Help Researchers

June 30th, 2010
 Depressed Mice Help Researchers While it may sound like a topic of a Jay Leno monologue, researchers are using a unique strain of laboratory mice to study drug-resistant depression in humans. Penn ...

Intuition Remains Intact As We Age

June 30th, 2010
Intuition Remains Intact As We Age New research shows that the aging process does not diminish intuition. The study by North Carolina State University researchers refutes some of the belief that ...

Motivational Research Splits the Brain

June 30th, 2010
Motivational Research Splits the BrainWhat motivates you? Can something in your unconscious serve as a motivator? Do you catch yourself split as to whether a situation motivates you to take action? New research ...

Cognitive Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

June 29th, 2010
Cognitive Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder People with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often resort to cosmetic surgery to address mental health problems. For example, they might get a nose job to treat a ...

Internet Dependence Does Not Lead to Gambling

June 29th, 2010
Internet Dependence Does Not Lead to Gambling A new study of college students found excessive Internet use was not associated with problem gambling. Although a relationship was not discovered, both addictive behaviors ...

Misperception of Weight Ups Teen Depression Risk

June 29th, 2010
Misperception of Weight Ups Teen Depression RiskFor teen girls, an improper perception of thinking you are overweight increases the risk for depression more than actually knowing that you are overweight. "Parents often worry about ...

How Can You Tell if Someone Is Checking You Out?

June 29th, 2010
How Can You Tell if Someone is Checking You Out?New research discovers an individual's masculine or feminine appearance determines how long it takes for you to judge if someone is looking at you. The researchers ...

Blood Test Predicts Age of Menopause

June 28th, 2010
Blood Test Predicts Age of MenopauseResearchers report they have developed a method to predict when women will begin menopause. The finding was delivered by Dr. Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani at ...

Primary Care Psychotherapy Is Effective

June 28th, 2010
Primary Care Psychotherapy Is Effective A new study from the UK, a country where 66 percent of all physicians are primary care providers, reveals that brief therapy in this setting can effectively ...