From the University of Manchester press release via HealthCanal: Older people who self-harm are at much greater risk of suicide than both the general population and younger adults who self-harm, a new study has found.…
From the Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers press release via AlphaGalileo: When blood sugar levels in diabetes are poorly controlled, patients tend to have more complications such as depression and other mood disturbances, including anxiety…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: Although the two disorders may seem dissimilar, epilepsy and psychosis are associated. Individuals with epilepsy are more likely to have schizophrenia, and a family history of epilepsy is…
From the Mayo Clinic press release via EurekAlert!: You think your computer has a lot of memory … if you keep using your computer you may, too. Combining mentally stimulating activities, such as using a…
From the Cornell University press release via MedicalXpress: The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, reports a recent Cornell study…
From the UC Davis press release: UC Davis researchers have found novel compounds that disrupt the formation of amyloid, the clumps of protein in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease believed to be important…
From the St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center press release via MedicalXPress: Barrow Neurological Institute researchers Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen Macknik, and Susana Martinez-Conde share the recent cover of the Journal of Neuroscience in a compelling…
From the Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics press release via AlphaGalileo: A study performed in Hungary and published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new group intervention that may prevent depression…
From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem press release via AlphaGalileo: Autism has a strong genetic basis, but so far efforts to identify the responsible genes have had mixed results. The reason for this is that…
From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: During high school the parents of teenagers’ friends can have as much effect on the teens’ substance use as their own parents, according to prevention researchers.…