From the American Academy of Sleep Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: Three studies being presented today at sleep 2012 conclude that obesity and depression are the two main culprits making us excessively sleepy while awake.…
From the Western Illinois University press release via Newswise: Non-medical prescription drug use by college students is a growing trend on most campuses, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol,…
From the Aarhus University press release via MedicalXpress: When being diagnosed with cancer, people will naturally worry about their future, their family and about dying. Actually, no less than 35-40% of cancer patients suffer from…
From the Indiana University press release via EurekAlert!: An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination than their more privileged peers…
From the Cardiff University press release: A technique which helps people control activity in a specific part of their brain could be used to help ease depression, University research has found. Published in the journal,…
From the National Institute for Health Research (UK) press release via HealthCanal: Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression (1). However, new research published today [6 June] in the BMJ,…
From the Seattle Children’s Research Institute press release: Long-term use and abuse of opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, has markedly increased in the United States in the last two decades. Of note, prescription…
From the Radiological Society of North America press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers studying stroke patients have found a strong association between impairments in a network of the brain involved in emotional regulation and the severity…
From the University of Manchester press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have shown that the brains of people with depression respond differently to feelings of guilt – even after their symptoms have subsided. University of Manchester…
From the Duke University press release: Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11…