Exercise :: Exercise linked to less anxiety & depression
A regular run through the park may improve not only heart health but also mental health, revealed by British researchers at University of Bristol.
Brain
Stress :: Study finds drug helps PTSD nightmares
A generic drug already used by millions of Americans for high blood pressure and prostate problems has been found to improve sleep and lessen trauma nightmares in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Brain :: Wired for Sound – How the Brain Senses Visual Illusions
In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain?s visual cortex, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations in the brain.
Bipolar Disorder :: Lithium builds gray matter in bipolar brains
Neuroscientists at UCLA have shown that lithium, long the standard treatment for bipolar disorder, increases the amount of gray matter in the brains of patients with the illness.
Down Syndrome :: Fragile X, Down syndromes linked to faulty brain communication
The two most prevalent forms of genetic mental retardation, Fragile X and Down syndromes, may share a common cause, according to researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Infant :: Different approach needed to protect brains of premature infants
A study of how the brain of a premature infant responds to injury has found vulnerabilities similar to those in the mature brain but also identified at least one significant difference, according to neuroscientists and neonatologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Sleep Apnea :: Sleep apnea linked to heart failure patient deaths
Heart failure patients with untreated sleep apnea are more likely to die than those without this sleep disorder, says a study to be published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Memory Pill :: Memory pill to be reality soon
The development of a drug to treat memory loss would be a reality very soon as researchers revealed that a mind-altering mutation in mice results in an enhanced long-term memory.
Diabetes :: Diabetes increases risk of memory loss, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease
Individuals with diabetes may have a higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a condition that involves difficulties with thinking and learning and may be an intermediate step toward Alzheimer’s disease, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
HIV :: NIDA to look at drug-impaired decision-making and HIV transmission
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is holding a two day meeting to explore wide-ranging issues related to drug abuse, impaired decision making, and HIV/AIDS.