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Having a supportive social network enhances the health benefits of having a few drinks, new research from Japan suggests. The study of Japanese men years found that moderate to light alcohol consumption, coupled with high levels of social support, were
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Biological Psychiatry, published by Elsevier, is very pleased to present a special section of its February 1st issue devoted to fundamental new insights into epigenetics, a field of research devoted to understanding how the environment can produce long-lasting or even
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Women with symptoms of depression have an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), especially fatal CHD, according to findings from the Nurses’ Health Study. The results, lead author Dr. William Whang and associates note, also suggest a specific
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Scientists have identified dozens of genes that work differently in the brains of people with schizophrenia, a finding that could narrow the search for new drugs to treat the condition, researchers said on Tuesday. Many of these 49 genes found
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A statistical modeling study suggests that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased risk of depression, as opposed to the reverse model in which individuals with depression self-medicate with alcohol, according to a report in the March issue
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Being mentally exhausted can impair a person’s exercise performance, a finding that may help explain why it is sometimes so hard to work out, British researchers said on Tuesday. They said people who did a mentally tiresome task just before
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The brains of men and women respond differently to beautiful objects such as paintings, researchers reported on Monday. They used imaging technology called magnetoencephalography to look at the brain activity of 20 volunteers while looking at pretty paintings and ugly
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A new study finds that – despite being responsible enough to have a job at such a young age – fifth-graders who work are more likely to exhibit bad health behaviors than their unemployed 10-year-old peers. Fifth-graders who work are
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A majority of teenagers treated for major depression show lasting improvements, though it may take several months for the benefits to appear, a new study suggests. The study of 439 teenagers with major depression found that while only about one-quarter
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A new study of U.S. veterans suggests that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and metabolic syndrome, the group of symptoms that increases heart disease and diabetes risk, may be linked. Dr. Pia S. Heppner of the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health
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People caring for family members with dementia commonly abuse them with behavior such as swearing and shouting, researchers said on Friday in a study that shows a more widespread problem than previously thought. “The study shows abusive behavior is very
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Medication for anxiety is “modestly beneficial” for very anxious older adults, according to a new study, but it takes four weeks or so to work. Researchers looked at one specific drug, Lexapro, part of a class known as selective serotonin
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