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Common Sleep Aid, Ambien, Intensifies Emotional, Negative Memories

June 16th, 2013
Common Sleep Aid, Ambien, Intensifies Emotional, Negative MemoriesResearchers have identified the sleep mechanism that enables the brain to strengthen emotional memories.  They also found that a commonly prescribed sleep aid heightens ...

Frequent ‘Heading’ of Soccer Ball May Lead to Brain Injury

June 15th, 2013
Frequent 'Heading' of Soccer Ball May Lead to Brain Injury  A new study has found that soccer players who frequently hit the ball with their heads have brain abnormalities ...

Incontinence Takes Emotional Toll on Middle-Aged Women

June 15th, 2013
Incontinence Takes Mental Toll on Middle-Aged Women  A new study shows that middle-aged women are more likely to suffer depression from a common medical problem they find too ...

New Study Shows Reputation Trumps Money

June 15th, 2013
New Study Shows Reputation Trumps Money  Whether it's an attempt to increase recycling rates, reduce energy consumption or cut carbon emissions, conventional wisdom says the best way to get people to do the ...

Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults

June 14th, 2013
Lower Self-Control among ‘Spiritual but not Religious’ Young Adults  Baylor University researchers have discovered young adults who consider themselves "spiritual but not religious" are more ...

Postmenopausal Depression & Weight Gain Linked to Chronic Disease

June 14th, 2013
Postmenopausal Depression and Weight Gain Linked to Chronic Disease Researchers have made a connection between postmenopausal women who use antidepressant medication and suffer from depression, a large waist circumference, and inflammation with an increased ...

New Method to Measure Suicide Motivations

June 14th, 2013
New Method to Measure Suicide MotivationExperts say a new study on the root cause of suicide will provide valuable insights to advance suicide prevention, improve treatments, and reduce the likelihood of further attempts. Researchers ...

New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s

June 14th, 2013
New Brain Imaging Technique Helps Diagnose Parkinson’s A new study gives hope that a brain-imaging technique will improve diagnoses for the millions of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. Researchers from ...

Mice Research Suggests Common Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s

June 13th, 2013
Mice Research Suggests Common Drugs May Lower Risk of Alzheimers New research on mice suggests that many commonly prescribed drugs are capable of reducing the onset and progression of ...

Community Bonding Protects Your Happiness in Times of Stress

June 13th, 2013
Community Bonding Protects Your Happiness in Times of StressEmerging research suggests that social cohesion across communities can help others cope better with crises, ...