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Under stress, brains of bulimics respond differently to food

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From the American Psychological Association press release: Magnetic resonance imaging scans suggest that the brains of women with bulimia nervosa react differently to images of food after stressful events than the brains of women without… 

Well-being in later life: The mind plays an important role

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From the Helmholtz Zentrum München – German Research Center for Environmental Health press release: “Aging itself is not inevitably associated with a decline in mood and quality of life,” says Prof. Karl-Heinz Ladwig, summarizing the results.… 

Study examines the secret connection between anxiety, sleep

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From the University of Tsukuba press release: You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions are well-known to affect wakefulness and can even cause insomnia, though the underlying… 

Amygdala activity predicts posttraumatic stress disorder

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From the Elsevier press release: Neuroimaging measures of emotional brain function after acute trauma may help predict whether a person will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry. Led…