Stress :: Severe stress PTSD damages child’s brain
Severe stress can damage a child’s brain, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.
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Cirrhosis :: Improving quality of life for patients with cirrhosis
A study on patients with cirrhosis who had minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), a condition in which behavioral, psychological and neurological changes are associated with advanced liver disease, found that cognitive function and health related quality-of-life improved when they took lactulose.
Weight Loss :: Frequency of Dietary Supplement Use for Weight Loss
More than one in seven American adults have used nonprescription dietary supplements to try to lose weight, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Depression :: Appearance concerns related to depression in patients with rheumatic disease
A new study examined the relationship between physical appearance concerns and psychological distress (depression and anxiety) in patients with RA and lupus.
Multiple Sclerosis :: Be aware of diverse symptoms of multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative autoimmune disease in which the fatty covering of nerves becomes increasingly damaged, can manifest itself in many ways.
Prize :: McGovern Institute Scolnick Prize awarded to David Julius
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT announced today that David Julius, a physiologist at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), will be the 2007 recipient of the Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience.
Stress :: Behavioral therapy appears beneficial for female veterans with PTSD
Using a cognitive behavioral therapy called “prolonged exposure” appears more effective than “present-centered” therapy, a supportive intervention to treat female military veterans and active duty women with posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study in the Feb. 28 issue of JAMA.
Intelligence :: Researchers confirm association between gene and intelligence
A team of scientists, led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has gathered the most extensive evidence to date that a gene that activates signaling pathways in the brain influences one kind of intelligence. They have confirmed a link between the gene, CHRM2, and performance IQ.
Gene :: Music genes and musical geniuses
Music under the microscope: the relation between biology and genetics and human music, its peculiarities and reasons. These are the main themes of the International Workshop on the Biology and Genetics of Music, to be held in Bologna, May 20 to 22, with leading scientists currently involved in researching the mysteries of music, invited to explain their recent findings to the audience.
Depression :: New insights into autoimmunity and depression
A new study sheds light on the brain pathways of depression in general and in central nervous system dysfunction in SLE in particular.