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TMS as Drug-Free Depression Treatment

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Rush University Medical Center has ...

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Sleep Deprivation Can Lead to Faulty Reasoning

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

A series of accidents and near-disasters has the scientific community inspecting and questioning current practices that call for professionals to work in ...

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Antipsychotics Cause Weight Gain in Children, Teens

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Up to one third of children and teens who took common antipsychotic drugs for the ...

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Music as IQ Booster

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

A leading researcher is advocating use of music in neuropsychological therapy to improve language skills, memory, or mood. In an online publication ...

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Brain Short-Circuit Triggers Schizophrenia

Monday, October 26th, 2009

A new study suggests abnormalities in the white matter of the brain appear to influence the development of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, at the Institute of Psychiatry ...

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Extreme Views More Likely to Be Shared

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Have you ever noticed that opinions expressed by individuals over the media seem to slant toward ...

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Specific Genetic Mutation Conveys Psychiatric Risk

Monday, October 19th, 2009

A new test confirms the scientific hypothesis that defective neural development predisposes individuals to behavioral disorders. Researchers at ...

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Less Likely To Marry

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors are 20 to 25 percent more likely to never marry compared with siblings and the general population, according ...

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Working Out Helps Regardless of Gains Made

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Whether you make actual gains through fitness and exercise seems to be largely beside the point, according to new research. It's ...

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Depression, Obesity Linked

Friday, October 9th, 2009

A new editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that primary care doctors should pay more attention to patients who present with obesity, as ...

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