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Exercise Benefits Memory, Mental Health

May 26th, 2012
Exercise Benefits Memory, Mental HealthResearchers at Dartmouth College have found that exercise can benefit memory, as well as help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Over the past few ...

Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay, Autism

May 25th, 2012
Fever in Pregnancy Ups Risk of Developmental Delay and Autism A provocative new study suggests untreated maternal fever during pregnancy increases the chance that the ...

Alcohol Dosage May Speed or Slow Dementia

May 23rd, 2012
Alcohol Dosage May Speed or Slow DementiaAs the world ages and medical costs escalate, a very real concern is the future cost of care for people with ...

Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDs

May 23rd, 2012
Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDsIn an era of evidence-based clinical care, a new study finds that research presented to psychiatrists during their annual ...

Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical Overuse

May 21st, 2012
Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical OveruseThe availability of genetic testing to help individuals learn their risk for a particular disease has not resulted in an ...

Chinese Herb May Curb Binge Drinking

May 18th, 2012
Herb May Curb Binge DrinkingAn extract of the Chinese herb kudzu may be useful in treating alcoholism and curbing binge drinking, according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...

Mouse Study Uncovers Genetic Clues to Anxiety

May 16th, 2012
Mouse Study of Mystery Gene Reveals New Treatment for Anxiety  Researchers at the University of Chicago have uncovered a link between a metabolic byproduct and ...

Sleepwalking Linked to Depression, Anxiety

May 16th, 2012
Sleepwalking Linked to Depression, Anxiety About 1.1 million adults in the U.S. — or 3.6 percent of the nation's adult population — are prone to sleepwalking, according to new research from the Stanford University ...

Vitamin K2 May Bring New Hope to Parkinson’s Patients

May 13th, 2012
Vitamin K2 May Bring New Hope to Parkinson's Patients A Belgian neuroscientist has succeeded in undoing the effect of one of the genetic defects that leads to Parkinson's using Vitamin K2. "It appears from our ...

Teen Misuse of Painkillers Peaks at 16

May 9th, 2012
Teen Misuse of Prescription Drugs Peaks at 16The risk of teens misusing prescription pain relievers appears to peak around age 16, earlier than many experts thought, according to ...
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