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Mental HealthA Clue Into the Forgetfulness of Old Age
Preeclampsia during pregnancy and cognitive decline in old age may be linked
Mental HealthAlcoholic Parents: Spacey Kids
Alcoholism in your family history may affect spatial memory of later generations
Mental HealthSmoke Gets in Your Eyes
Smoking may lead to age related cataracts
Mental HealthCan Empathy Be Learned?
Cognitive based compassion training may be able to teach people empathy
Mental HealthQuit One for the Team
Workplace smoking cessation program conquers addiction
Mental HealthCome On Big Money
Compulsive gambling may come from near misses triggering the reward system in the brain
Mental HealthGene for Autism - One or Many?
Autism may be the result of many different genes that add together to create risk
Mental HealthShould Tobacco Taxes Fund Quitting?
Taxes on tobacco products are supposed to help people quit but have been spent on other priorities
Mental HealthDrug of Choice Becoming Pills
Prescription drug abuse has increased slowly as street drug abuse slightly drops
Mental HealthDon’t Let Bladder Cancer Get You Down
Bladder cancer patients fare better with healthy lifestyles and lower depressive symptoms
Mental HealthToo Much Booze, Too Little Life
Alcohol dependent women have higher mortality rates than alcohol dependent men
Mental HealthExcessive & Compulsive Internet Use
Internet use can be a great convenience but overuse can turn into a sad and lonely state
Mental HealthUndertreated Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Suicidal thoughts in teens should be treated more by mental health community
Mental HealthSports Fans Lash Out
Domestic violence during the World Cup increases when teams win or lose
Mental HealthGraphic Anti-Smoking Ads Work
Anti smoking propaganda is most effective when it is graphic and emotional
Mental HealthChanging the Way Autism is Diagnosed?
Autism may see changes to the way it is diagnosed
Mental HealthMemory Loss - Plaques or Genes?
Alzheimer like plaques in the brain may be more important to memory loss than genetic risk
Mental HealthWearing a Bicycle Helmet Saves Lives
Wearing bicycle helmets reduces risk of death in cycling accident threefold
Mental HealthParent Based Autism Program Flops
Autism program for toddlers was not better than time spent with a therapist
Mental HealthDementia Screening at Home
Dementia tool for computers may enable patients to do at home screening
Mental HealthAn Hour of Sleep Counts for Kids
Children with insufficient sleep have trouble behaving but extra sleep helps behavior
Mental HealthWhat Are You Smoking?
Cigarettes contain more than three thousand chemicals and nicotine is not the worst
Mental HealthAngry, Anxious, or All of the Above?
Depressive Disorder makes it difficult to distinguish between negative emotions
Mental HealthChild Abuse Injuries Increased Slightly
Child abuse injury rates have gone up while overall child abuse has gone down