Columbia University Medical Center announces today the expansion of its Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research and the launch of a new comprehensive psychiatric care clinic at its E. 60th Street location, all made possible through a $9.2 million gift from Stephen and Constance Lieber and the Essel Foundation.
In an era of increasing death and illness from heart and blood vessel disease — which also can impair kidney function — Mayo Clinic researchers have designed two promising new cardiovascular treatment approaches.
A study of human lung tumors indicates that lung cancer patients who lack a particular protein may do more poorly than those with normal levels of that same protein.
Responding to the Health Select Committee?s report, ?Boom and Bust in the NHS?, Dr Sam Everington, Deputy Chairman of the BMA, said:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Excelsior Foods Inc. are warning the public not to consume Marcella?s Garden brand Olives described below because these products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.
Research conducted at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs proves not everything goes downhill when it comes to aging. Older adults exhibit a better balance than younger adults in the way they process emotional information from the environment.
Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Mark Vaile has endorsed a national campaign developed by the Rural Doctors Association and beyondblue to encourage more rural Australians to seek help from their local GP for mental and physical health problems.
Lilydale Inc., Edmonton is warning the public not to consume the Lilydale Cooked Seasoned Sliced Turkey Breast described below because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.
Psychiatric researchers at The Zucker Hillside Hospital campus of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have uncovered evidence of a new gene that appears to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, a disorder characterized by distorted thinking, hallucinations and a reduced ability to feel normal emotions.
Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.