Category: Health

Research suggests cognitive decline can start as early as age 45

From the British Medical Journal press release: The brain’s capacity for memory, reasoning and comprehension skills (cognitive function) can start to deteriorate from age 45, finds research published on bmj.com… Read more »

Study points to elevated risk of heart attack in first month after bereavement

From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center via EurekAlert!: A person’s risk of suffering a heart attack increases by approximately 21 times in the first 24 hours after losing a… Read more »

Study looks at potential effects of excessive gaming

From the Victoria University (Australia) press release: Excessive video gamers may have higher levels of anxiety and depression, according to preliminary studies at Victoria University. Video gaming researcher Daniel Loton… Read more »

Study suggests differences in perception of technology-dependent children can affect family well-being

From the Case Western University press release: Normal everyday life for parents requires organization. Parents of children who require ventilators, oxygen, IVs and other tools to live, those day-to-day tasks… Read more »

Dutch study suggests social empowerment may help reduce risk of psychotic disorders in those who migrate young

From the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health: Recent research has found striking links between psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia and certain types of international immigration. Now for the… Read more »