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Dogs, Humans Affected by OCD Have Similar Brain Abnormalities
June 4, 2013 Another piece of the puzzle to better understand and treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has fallen into place with the publication of new research that shows that the structural brain ... > full story -
Smoking, Sugar, Spirits and 'Sin' Taxes: Higher Price Would Help Health
June 3, 2013 Go ye and sin no more -- or pay for it, when it comes to junk food, smoking and consuming alcohol. That's the message from two physicians who say raising "sin" taxes on tobacco and alcoholic ... > full story -
Sleep Disorder Research
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Bright Light Therapy May Improve Sleep and Promote Recovery in Patients With Mild TBI
May 31, 2013 A new study suggests that bright light therapy may improve sleep, cognition, emotion and brain function following mild traumatic brain ... > full story -
Healthy Lifestyle Choices Mean Fewer Memory Complaints
May 30, 2013 To examine the impact of these lifestyle choices on memory throughout adult life, researchers polled more than 18,500 individuals between the ages of 18 and 99. As expected, problems with memory were ... > full story -
People Lie About Their Health Related Behaviors: Truth in Barcodes
May 29, 2013 People lie about their health related behaviors. It’s a problem that has long bedeviled health research on issues ranging from diet to exercise to smoking. And it’s not just that we have ... > full story -
Different Types of Psychotherapy Have Similar Benefits for Depression
May 28, 2013 Treatments for depression that don't involve antidepressant drugs but rather focus on different forms of talking therapy (referred to as psychotherapeutic interventions) are all beneficial, with no ... > full story -
'Should I Stay or Should I Go?' Scientists Link Brain Cell Types to Behavior
May 27, 2013 Neuroscientists have linked the activity of two types of brain nerve cells, neurons, to decisions made during particular type of behavior. They studied the activity of two types of inhibitory neurons ... > full story -
Healthy Habits Die Hard: In Times of Stress, People Lean on Established Routines -- Even Healthy Ones
May 27, 2013 Stress and exhaustion may turn us into zombies, but a novel study shows that mindless behavior doesn't just lead to overeating and shopping sprees -- it can also cause us to stick with behaviors that ... > full story -
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Bittersweet: Bait-Averse Cockroaches Shudder at Sugar
May 23, 2013 Sugar isn't always sweet to German cockroaches. In a new study, researchers show that glucose sets off bitter receptors in roach taste buds, causing roaches to avoid foods that bring on this ... > full story -
Addiction as a Disorder of Decision-Making
May 22, 2013 New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value of actions, in planning actions and in ... > full story
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