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Some Video Games Can Enhance Child’s Physical Activity

May 20th, 2013
Some Video Games Can Enhance Childs Physical ActivityEmerging research shows that exergaming -- using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) -- can increase ...

Repeated Brain Injuries Up Soldiers’ Suicide Risk

May 19th, 2013
Repeated Brain Injuries Ups Soldiers' Suicide Risk Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study. Researchers from the ...

Ketamine May Benefit Those With Treatment-Resistant Depression

May 19th, 2013
Ketamin Found to be Beneficial for Those With Treatment-Resistant Depression  Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement after treatment with ketamine, according to results from a clinical trial. According to researchers from the ...

Alternative Treatment Kava Shown to Reduce Anxiety

May 19th, 2013
Alternative Treatment Kava Shown to Reduce Anxiety New research has shown that kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, reduces the symptoms of anxiety and may be used as a successful alternative treatment ...

Art, Music & Dance Can Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients

May 19th, 2013
Art, Music & Dance Help Ease Anxiety, Depression in Cancer Patients For patients with cancer, participating in art, music and dance therapy may help relieve depression and anxiety, according to new research. "People with ...

DSM-5 Published, ‘Critical Guidebook for Clinicians’

May 18th, 2013
DSM-5 Published, 'Critical Guidebook for Clinicians'The much-anticipated 5th edition of the reference manual mental health professionals use to classify and diagnose mental disorders -- called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- ...

Kids Who First Drink During Puberty at Greater Risk of Alcohol Problems

May 18th, 2013
Kids Who Drink During Puberty at Greater Risk of Alcohol Problems  New research shows that youths who first drink during puberty are at greater risk for developing later alcohol problems. "Most ...

Rat Study Shows How Brain Rewires Itself After Injury

May 18th, 2013
Rat Study Shows Brain Rewires Itself After Injury When the brain's primary learning center is damaged, new neural circuits arise to compensate for the lost function, a ...

Schizophrenia Risk Linked to Declining IQ

May 18th, 2013
Schizophrenia Risk Linked to Declining IQA long-term study provides evidence that the genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with lower IQ among people who do not develop this disorder. Schizophrenia is a rare but ...

Depression Nearly Doubles Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women

May 18th, 2013
Depression Nearly Doubles Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women Middle-aged women who suffer from depression face almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to a 12-year Australian study. The research, published in Stroke: Journal ...