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Grape Antioxidants Could Prevent Alzheimer'sMental Health

Grape Antioxidants Could Prevent Alzheimer's

Alzheimers disease reduced with red wine and grape antioxidants

July 28, 2011·2 min read
Premature Babies at Risk for Psychiatric DisordersMental Health

Premature Babies at Risk for Psychiatric Disorders

Neonatal ultrasound enables early detection of mental health issues

July 28, 2011·1 min read
Rock 'n Roll LifestyleMental Health

Rock 'n Roll Lifestyle

Erectile dysfunction can be remedied by a healthier lifestyle

July 28, 2011·6 min read
Painful Breastfeeding Mental Health

Painful Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding with physical pain can lead to postpartum depression

July 27, 2011·2 min read
Single Brain Injury May Lead to NeurodegenerationMental Health

Single Brain Injury May Lead to Neurodegeneration

Traumatic brain injury survivors may develop accelerated cognitive impairment

July 26, 2011·2 min read
Reducing Risks Could Cut Alzheimer'sMental Health

Reducing Risks Could Cut Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease cases preventable through exercise and lifestyle changes

July 23, 2011·2 min read
More at Risk for Transient Heart Failure Mental Health

More at Risk for Transient Heart Failure

Stress cardiomyopathy affects broader population than previously suspected

July 22, 2011·2 min read
Underage Drinking Damages the BrainMental Health

Underage Drinking Damages the Brain

Teenage binge drinking causes serious health problems

July 21, 2011·2 min read
Staying Healthy Wards off DementiaMental Health

Staying Healthy Wards off Dementia

Alzheimers disease and dementia reduced by health factors

July 21, 2011·1 min read
Food and Drug Addictions are Very SimilarMental Health

Food and Drug Addictions are Very Similar

Food addicts share problems with drug addicts

July 19, 2011·2 min read
Head Injuries Raise Dementia RiskMental Health

Head Injuries Raise Dementia Risk

Dementia found in older veterans and professional football players

July 19, 2011·3 min read
Genetic Testing for Alzheimer'sMental Health

Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease DNA testing and genetic counseling

July 18, 2011·2 min read
Schizophrenia Gene IdentifiedMental Health

Schizophrenia Gene Identified

Genetic clues point to schizophrenic disorder

July 18, 2011·1 min read
It's Dinner Time With the FamilyMental Health

It's Dinner Time With the Family

Binge eating purging diet pills laxatives and diuretics usage increasing with teens

July 18, 2011·1 min read
Fish Oil Helps Psychological StressesMental Health

Fish Oil Helps Psychological Stresses

Omega-3 fatty acids improves anxiety and depression

July 17, 2011·2 min read
Every Body Can be Beautiful Mental Health

Every Body Can be Beautiful

Binge eaters focus on ugly body parts more

July 16, 2011·1 min read
"Chemo Brain" a Myth?Mental Health

"Chemo Brain" a Myth?

Chemotherapy linked to less cognitive impairment in older women

July 15, 2011·1 min read
Athletes Hide Eating DisordersMental Health

Athletes Hide Eating Disorders

Anorexia and Bulimia are common in athletes

July 14, 2011·2 min read
Brain Capitalizes on EmotionMental Health

Brain Capitalizes on Emotion

Evidence that storytelling evokes a physical response

July 13, 2011·1 min read
Brain Disease Caused by Chronic StressMental Health

Brain Disease Caused by Chronic Stress

Over expression of RCAN1 gene blamed for cognitive abnormalities

July 13, 2011·2 min read
Eating Disorders can be DeadlyMental Health

Eating Disorders can be Deadly

Anorexic patients have higher death rates

July 13, 2011·1 min read
Asthma and Mom's Pregnancy DepressionMental Health

Asthma and Mom's Pregnancy Depression

Maternal depression may to be linked to asthma in early childhood

July 12, 2011·2 min read
It's In the GenesMental Health

It's In the Genes

Gene found to influence development of Alzheimer's

July 11, 2011·1 min read
The Pain of DeploymentMental Health

The Pain of Deployment

Mental illness impacts military children too

July 10, 2011·1 min read