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  Alcoholism

  Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholic's normal personal, family, social, or work life. The chronic ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Depression
  Autism
  Disorders and Syndromes
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  Dorian Gray syndrome

  Dorian Gray Syndrome (DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the individual's own appearance (dysmorphophobia) accompanied by difficulties ... > more
• PTSD
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  Psychological trauma

  Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. A traumatic event involves a singular experience or enduring event or events that completely ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
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  Growth hormone treatment

  Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands and given ... > more
• Addiction
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  Addiction

  Addiction is a chronic disorder proposed to be precipitated by a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. Addiction is a compulsion to repeat a behaviour regardless of ... > more
• Healthy Aging
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  Deep brain stimulation

  Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is one of a group of treatments involving surgical implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the ... > more
• Multiple Sclerosis Research
  Multiple Sclerosis
  Healthy Aging
  Diseases and Conditions
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  Multiple sclerosis

  Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS, also known as disseminated sclerosis) is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). MS can cause a variety of symptoms, ... > more
• Intelligence
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  Thought

  Thought or thinking is a mental process which allows beings to model the world, and so to deal with it effectively according to their goals, plans, ends and desires. Thinking involves manipulation ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   

  Insomnia

  Insomnia is characterized by an inability to sleep and/or to be incapable of remaining asleep for a reasonable period. Insomniacs typically complain of being unable to close their eyes or "rest their ... > more
• Depression
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  Clinical depression

  Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. The diagnosis may ... > more

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