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ADHD-air pollution link

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From the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health media release: Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH, a component of air pollution, raises the odds of behavior problems associated with attention deficit hyperactivity… 

Sleep disorders found to be highly prevalent in firefighters

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From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital media release: Sleep disorders are independent risk factors for heart attacks and motor vehicle crashes, which are the two leading causes of death for firefighters in the United States.… 

Researchers find why depression and aging linked to increased disease risk

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology media release: Psychological stress and stress-related psychiatric disorders are associated with increased risk for aging-related diseases, but the molecular mechanisms underlying this relation are unknown. Understanding these mechanisms may… 

Panic attacks associated with fear of bright daylight

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology media release: Fear of bright daylight is associated with panic disorder, according to new presented at the ECNP congress in Berlin. Panic disorder is where a person has recurring… 

Three-minute in-office test accurately diagnoses delirium

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From the American College of Physicians media release: An abbreviated version of the Confusion Assessment Method, or CAM, test is highly sensitive and specific for diagnosing delirium, according to a study being published in Annals… 

Aspirin shown to benefit schizophrenia treatment

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From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology media release: A new study shows that some anti-inflammatory medicines, such as aspirin, estrogen, and Fluimucil, can improve the efficacy of existing schizophrenia treatments. This work is being presented…