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Addicted To Tanning Beds? 'Tanorexia' Common Among University Students
A new study conducted at a
large university finds more
than 25 percent of those
surveyed reported symptoms
of tanning dependence,
... > full story
Researchers Create Animal Model Of Chronic Stress
In an effort to better
understand how chronic
stress affects the human
body, researchers have
created an animal model that
shows how chronic stress
... > full story
Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments
Increased connections among
brain cells caused by
excessive drug use may
represent the body's defense
mechanism to combat
... > full story
Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Too Much Cell Death, Fetal Abnormalities
The initial signs of fetal
alcohol syndrome are slight
but classic: facial
malformations such as a flat
and high upper lip, small
... > full story
- Addicted To Tanning Beds? 'Tanorexia' Common Among University Students
- Researchers Create Animal Model Of Chronic Stress
- Cocaine-induced Brain Plasticity May Protect The Addicted Brain: Findings May Lead To New Drug-abuse Treatments
- Alcohol Consumption Can Cause Too Much Cell Death, Fetal Abnormalities
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True Extent Of Self-harm Amongst Teenagers Revealed
September 4, 2008 — New research reveals that one in four cases of self-harm go unreported and one in five occur under the influence of alcohol. Also, six in ten ‘self-harmers’ mention suicidal wishes. The ... > full story -
Heavy Snoring Is An Independent Risk Factor For Carotid Atherosclerosis
September 2, 2008 — Objectively measured heavy snoring is an independent risk factor for early carotid atherosclerosis, which may progress to be associated with stroke. The prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis, a ... > full story -
Does Treatment Of Depression Improve Prognosis After Heart Attack?
September 1, 2008 — Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the global burden of disease. Depression and heart disease are also intertwined. In recent years, much ... > full story -
New Evidence On Addiction To Medicines: Diazepam Has Effect On Nerve Cells In The Brain Reward System
August 29, 2008 — Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in brain nerve cells that are still poorly ... > full story -
Potential New Targets For Antidepressant Medications
August 29, 2008 — The news about antidepressant medications over the past several years has been mixed. The bad news from large multicenter studies such as STAR*D is that current antidepressant medications are ... > full story -
80 Percent Of Adolescents Who Play Sports Don't Smoke, Spanish Study Finds
August 26, 2008 — A research work carried out in sample of adolescents aged between 13 and 18 from Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Santander and Zaragoza has analysed the relationship between sport activity and tobacco ... > full story -
Study Sheds Light On Impact Of Terrorism On Adolescent Depression
August 25, 2008 — In a study on adolescent depression following terror attacks, Professor Golan Shahar of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel, and Professor Christopher Henrich of Georgia State ... > full story -
New Approach Needed To Tackle Child Abuse And Neglect
August 25, 2008 — Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications and children being brought into state ... > full story -
Part Of The In-group? A Surprising New Strategy Helps Reduce Unhealthy Behaviors
August 25, 2008 — Public health campaigns intended to reduce unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking and eating junk food often focus on the risks of those behaviors. But a new study suggests a relatively simple but ... > full story -
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Insomnia: Changing Your Bedtime Habits Could Help
August 23, 2008 — Many people sleep better when they are on holiday, and wish that they could sleep as well all the time. But according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care, it is not only ... > full story
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