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Rat Study Suggests Even Mandatory Exercise Lessens Anxiety, Depression

April 29th, 2013
Rat Study Suggests Even Mandatory Exercise Lessens Anxiety, DepressionNew research using rats suggests that even when individuals are forced to exercise, they still benefit from reduced anxiety and depression. Prior ...

Prenatal Anxiety Affects Baby’s Immune System

April 27th, 2013
Prenatal Anxiety Affects Baby's Immune SystemBabies whose mothers experienced high anxiety while pregnant had stifled immune responses to vaccinations at 6 months old, according to a new study. However, this lowered ...

School Culture Impacts Student Violence

April 26th, 2013
School Culture Predicts Violence  School violence is not an isolated American concern but a widespread  social problem that threatens the health, achievement, and well-being of ...

Beware of Financial Abuse of Psychologically Vulnerable Seniors

April 26th, 2013
Beware of Financial Abuse among Elders with Psychological Vulnerability  A new study advises clinical gerontologists to be aware that psychologically vulnerable seniors are at risk of financial exploitation. Researchers at Wayne State ...

Nature’s Balm Factors Into City Folks’ Well-Being

April 23rd, 2013
Nature's Balm Factors Into City Folks' Well-Being Abundant parks and gardens seem to enhance the mental health and contentment of ubanites, according to a new study. Researchers found those in an urban area ...

Starting Diet, Exercise Routine at Same Time May Be Optimal

April 23rd, 2013
Starting Diet, Exercise Routine at Same Time May Be Optimal Beginning an exercise program and embarking on a diet are difficult behaviors independently, much less trying to do both at the ...

Societal Expectations Help Shape Grief

April 22nd, 2013
Societal Expectations Help Shape GriefNew research suggests the way society relates to people who have suffered a loss is important to the way the grieving process is managed. University of Haifa scientists propose ...

Alternative Medicine May Help Control Costs

April 22nd, 2013
Alternative Medicine May Help Control CostsUse of complementary and alternative (CAM) treatment strategies has become a recognized option for many medical and mental conditions. For chronic illness, CAM is often blended with traditional ...

Vulnerability to Stress May Up Risk of Heart Disease

April 19th, 2013
Vulnerability to Stress May Up Risk of Heart DiseaseA large population study from Denmark suggests that people deemed to be "mentally vulnerable" to stress have increased risk for the development of ...

Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be Catching

April 19th, 2013
Add to Roommate Issues: Their Depression May Be CatchingProvocative new research now suggests that a particular style of thinking that makes people vulnerable to depression can influence others, increasing their symptoms of ...