Depression :: Individuals with high fear of crime twice as likely to suffer from depression

A new UCL (University College London) study has shown that people with a strong fear of crime are almost twice as likely to show symptoms of depression. The research, based on data taken from the Whitehall II study*, also shows that fear of crime is associated with decreased physical functioning and lower quality of life. The findings are published today in the American Journal of Public Health.

Health :: Mayo Clinic will provide free car seat inspections Sept. 26

Mayo Clinic will provide free car seat safety inspections, by appointment only, for the Rochester community on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, from 2 to 4 p.m. Inspections will be held at Rochester Fire Station #4, 1875 41st Street N.W. To ensure that everyone will be accommodated, participants must schedule an appointment by calling Sharon Munns, Mayo Clinic Trauma Center injury prevention coordinator, at 507-255-5066.

Healthy :: First out-of-body experience induced in laboratory setting

A neuroscientist working at University College London has devised the first experimental method to induce an out-of-body experience in healthy participants. In a paper published today in Science, Dr. Henrik Ehrsson, UCL Institute of Neurology, outlines the unique method by which the illusion is created and the implications of its discovery.

Lead :: No need to worry about lead poisoning – Cases of lead poisoning in Canada are rare

A number of concerned parents have called the Emergency Department of the Montreal Children?s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre worried their child may be at risk of lead poisoning due to the lead content in paint used on many recalled Mattel Inc. toys.

Depression :: Clinical depression linked to abnormal emotional brain circuits

In what may be the first study to use brain imaging to look at the neural circuits involved in emotional control in patients with depression, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that brains of people with clinical depression react very differently than those of healthy people when trying to cope with negative situations.