Tag: mental health

Study suggests high prevalence of anxiety or depression amongst arthritis sufferers

From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report… Read more »

Study looks at biological reasons for why having an active cognitive lifestyle protects the brain

From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: The findings of a new study suggest that the protective effects of an active cognitive lifestyle arise through multiple biological pathways. For some… Read more »

Researchers identify mechanism that could contribute to problems in Alzheimer’s

From the Gladstone Institutes press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the… Read more »

Researchers show that toxic prions in brain can be eliminated by homing molecules

From the Linköping press release via AlphaGalileo: Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linköping University in Sweden, has now shown that the… Read more »