From the Johns Hopkins Medicine press release via Newswise: A study on a handful of people with suspected mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggests that a device that sends continuous electrical impulses to specific “memory” regions…
From the Kaiser Permanente press release via EurekAlert!: Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and late life are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular dementia, while symptoms that occur in late life…
From the European Society of Endocrinology press release via AlphaGalileo: Elderly people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes suffer from an accelerated decline in brain size and mental capacity in as little as two years…
From the University of Cincinnati press release via EurekAlert!: Attitudes, relationships, intentions and personal behavior control are all factors that could affect a child’s decision in either reaching for an apple or grabbing a bag…
From the University of Bergen press release: The use of Facebook has increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media, Doctor of Psychology Cecilie Schou Andreassen says about…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: As populations move even further away from urban centers, more people spend longer hours behind the wheel on their way to and from work. While sedentary…
From the Flinders University press release via HealthCanal: Dr Michael Gradisar, a senior lecturer in clinical child psychology, is about to begin a new study to determine whether childhood insomnia and separation anxiety can be…
From the University of Toronto press release via MedicalXPress: Many of us love massages, but imagine a massage so deep that tissues, organs and cells could also be ‘massaged’. That’s exactly what Vibroacoustic Therapy, a…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed, clinical studies in humans present an intriguing picture: antipsychotics, used…
From the Lifespan press release via EurekAlert!: Women who have experienced multiple forms of violence, from witnessing neighborhood crimes to being abused themselves, are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, according to a…