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Depression: An Evolutionary Byproduct of Immune System?
March 1, 2012 — Depression is common enough -- afflicting one in ten adults in the United States -- that it seems the possibility of depression must be "hard-wired" into our brains. This has led biologists to ... > full story -
Study Compares Traits of Autism, Schizophrenia
February 28, 2012 — A professor is studying the differences between the social impairments found in autism and schizophrenia to help develop better treatments for people with both disorders. Autism spectrum disorder and ... > full story -
Stress Changes How People Make Decisions
February 28, 2012 — Trying to make a big decision while you're also preparing for a scary presentation? You might want to hold off on that. Feeling stressed changes how people weigh risk and reward. A new article ... > full story -
Hyperactivity in Brain May Explain Multiple Symptoms of Depression
February 27, 2012 — People with depression suffer a number of symptoms -- including anxiety, memory issues, and sleep disturbances. Now researchers have found that the brains of depressed people show hyperactivity; The ... > full story -
Childhood Adversity Causes Changes in Genetics
February 27, 2012 — A new article finds epigenetic effect of psychological difficulty in childhood on an important regulator of stress response. The research may help explain a biological link between adversity in youth ... > full story -
90 Percent of Firefighters Exhibit Symptoms of PTSD, Israeli Study Suggests
February 23, 2012 — A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial ... > full story -
A Unique on-Off Switch for Hormone Production
February 23, 2012 — Scientists have revealed a new kind of on-off switch in the brain for regulating the production of a main biochemical signal from the brain that stimulates cortisol release in the ... > full story -
Does Depression Contribute to the Aging Process?
February 21, 2012 — Stress has numerous detrimental effects on the human body. Many of these effects are acutely felt by the sufferer, but many more go "unseen," one of which is shortening of telomere ... > full story -
New Study Looks at Medication Use of Kids With Autism, ADHD
February 20, 2012 — Many children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can benefit from medication for disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ... > full story -
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Psychiatric Diagnoses: Why No One Is Satisfied
February 15, 2012 — As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is revised for the first time since 1994, controversy about psychiatric diagnosis is reaching a fever ... > full story
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