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A nutrient found in egg yolks, liver and cauliflower taken by mothers during pregnancy and nursing may offer lifelong “dramatic” health benefits to people with Down syndrome . A new study done at Cornell University and published June 2 in
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There are biological motivations behind the stereotypically poor decisions and risky behavior associated with adolescence, new research from a University of Texas at Austin psychologist reveals. Previous studies have found that teenagers tend to be more sensitive to rewards than
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New research indicates that if you have a mood disorder and you are also allergic to tree or ragweed pollen, your depression will likely worsen during hay fever season. Researcher Partam Manalai, MD, of the department of psychiatry at the
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Middle-aged Canadians are much less worried about the future than their American counterparts, some of whom are close to panic, says an Alberta researcher who has just finished a survey in both countries. And she says the differing attitudes today
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A new study of young people in the two years after high school finds that those in romantic relationships are less likely than their peers to report heavy drinking and marijuana use. Researchers have known that marriage lowers the odds
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Americans prefer drugs to talk therapy for depression, with nearly 80 percent taking a pill for the condition, Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. The most popular class of drugs remains the so-called SSRIs such as Prozac, the group found. People
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The nightmare of mood swings among young people are a normal finding and are generally considered part of the ‘normal’ developmental process. However, studies in developmental psychology suggest that many young adults experiencing mood swings are actually suffering from youth
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Nurses who work in hospital wards that are usually filled to capacity may have a higher risk of depression than their counterparts in less-crowded hospitals, Finnish researchers suggest. Their new study found that hospital staffers who worked in the most
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Allergy season may not mean just the inevitable coughing, sneezing and itching, it could also significantly darken your mood. Researchers reported that finding at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans this week. “Depression is a very common
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The stimulant drug Vyvanse improves attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents beginning as early as the first week of treatment, according to a new study. “We saw a 50 percent improvement in symptoms” compared with placebo, Dr. Ann Childress
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A new study paints a disturbing portrait for youth diagnosed and taking medications for mood disorders. In one of the first studies of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 with mental illnesses and taking medications, Case Western University
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Crucial conditions are commonly connected to people who go through mood disorders. Unfortunately, mood problems can not simply disappear by their selves, and neither can you tell the person simply to get over it. A person can not merely get
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