Archive for August, 2010

The Mechanism Behind Fast-Acting Antidepressant Ketamine

August 31st, 2010
The Mechanism Behind Fast-Acting Antidepressant KetamineYale scientists have figured out the inner workings of the novel antidepressant, ketamine, and how exactly it is able to bring relief in hours rather than the weeks ...

Parenting Philosophy Defined by Culture

August 31st, 2010
Parenting Philosophy Defined by Culture A new study looks at how parents develop emotional bonds and exert behavior control over their teenagers. Canada, France and Italy were compared because the countries have commonalities: Latin ...

Why Self-Harm Feels Good in the Brain

August 31st, 2010
Why Self-Harm Feels Good As strange as it may sound, some individuals hurt themselves to obtain relief from emotional stress. Actions such as cutting or burning oneself are behaviors displayed by people ...

Memory Faux Pax in Older Adults

August 31st, 2010
Memory Faux Pax in Older AdultsA new study finds that older adults are more likely to have destination memory failures – forgetting who they've shared or not shared information with. Researchers from Baycrest's Rotman ...

Older Adults Get Boost from Reading Younger People’s Troubles

August 31st, 2010
Older Adults Get Boost from Reading Younger People's TroublesA German study suggests that when given a choice, older people prefer to read negative news, rather than positive news, about young adults. The ...

Alcoholics Have Flawed Perception of Memory Abilities

August 31st, 2010
Alcoholics Have Flawed Perception of Memory AbilitiesStudies reveal that excessive drinking can have many negative effects on the brain. New findings now provide further evidence that alcoholics lose capacity for memory and ...

Teen Smoking Increases Depressive Symptoms

August 30th, 2010
Teen Smoking Increases Depressive Symptoms Contrary to common belief, smoking may increase depressive symptoms in some adolescents. Until recently, smoking by teenagers was seen as a means to 'self-medicate' against ...

Best and Worst Life Experiences from Social Connections

August 30th, 2010
Best and Worst Life Experiences from Social Connections New research finds that social events are the most meaningful times in an individual’s life. Although social connections bring us the most pleasure, they also deliver the ...

Parkinson’s May Be Linked to Immune System

August 30th, 2010
Parkinson's May Be Linked to Immune System Genetic researchers have discovered a new link that implicates the immune system for late-onset Parkinson’s disease. Scientists are excited about the finding as the discovery offers new ...

Researchers Explore Gene-Environment Trigger for Psychosis

August 30th, 2010
Researchers Explore Gene-Environment Trigger for Psychosis In anticipation of the 23rd European conference on psychosis and pharmacology, scientists discussed new models examining the combined role of genes and the environment. According to the experts, the incidence ...