Children with high blood pressure may be at risk for sleep breathing disorders, according to a small study reported at the American Heart Association’s 60th Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research.
Each year approximately 9,000 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, with leukemia representing more than 30% of these cases. Thanks to research advances, the survival rate for the most common pediatric cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has improved from a dismal 4 percent in the 1960s to more than 85 percent today. However, for children who survive cancer, the challenges continue long after the treatments are over.
A new study suggests that behavioral therapy plus medication is the most effective approach to treating trichotillomania, a psychiatric disorder characterized by obsessive hair pulling.
Deficits in certain neurological and psychological areas strongly predict conversion to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in individuals with mild cognitive impairment, research shows.
You can take every pill and rue your parents for passing on their genes, but if you want to live long and well there are two things you must do — eat right and exercise.
Cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective than sleep medication for treating insomnia, a study published in the latest issue of JAMA finds.
Cognitive behavioral therapy may be more effective than sleep medication for treating insomnia, a study published in the latest issue of JAMA finds.
A recent study has revealed that the native tongue one speaks determines how the brain solves mathematical puzzles.
Helicon Therapeutics, Inc. is a pioneer in the development of therapies for memory-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Helicon, based in Farmingdale, New York, was originally formed in 1997 as a joint venture between OSI Pharmaceuticals of Uniondale, New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, and Hoffman LaRoche of Basel, Switzerland.
Scientists have now found why obese patients who have diabetes also may have problems with their long-term memory.