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  Single Gene Might Explain Dramatic Differences Among People With Schizophrenia

  March 5, 2013 — Some of the dramatic differences seen among patients with schizophrenia may be explained by a single gene that regulates a group of other schizophrenia risk ... > full story
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  New Gene Variant May Explain Psychotic Features in Bipolar Disorder

  March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found an explanation for why the level of kynurenic acid (KYNA) is higher in the brains of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disease with psychosis. The study identifies a gene ... > full story
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  Stress Hormone Foreshadows Postpartum Depression in New Mothers

  March 4, 2013 — Women who receive strong social support from their families during pregnancy appear to be protected from sharp increases in a particular stress hormone, making them less likely to develop postpartum ... > full story
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  Protein Synthesis Blocker May Hold Key to Reducing Effects of Traumatic Events

  March 4, 2013 — Reducing fear and stress following a traumatic event could be as simple as providing a protein synthesis blocker to the brain, report a team of researchers in a new ... > full story
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  Brain Adds Cells in Puberty to Navigate Adult World

  March 4, 2013 — The brain adds new cells during puberty to help navigate the complex social world of adulthood, neuroscientists ... > full story
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  Parkinson's Disease Brain Rhythms Detected: Finding Suggests Better Way to Monitor, Treat Disease With Deep Brain Stimulation

  March 4, 2013 — Scientists have discovered how to detect abnormal brain rhythms associated with Parkinson's by implanting electrodes within the brains of people with the ... > full story
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  Is Baby Still Breathing? Is Mom's Obsession Normal?

  March 4, 2013 — A new mother may constantly worry and check to see if her baby is breathing. Or she may obsess about germs. A new study found postpartum moms have a much higher rate of obsessive-compulsive symptoms ... > full story
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  Exercise Key to Good Sleep

  March 4, 2013 — Exercise can affect your sleep. The results of the National Sleep Foundation's 2013 Sleep in America® poll show a compelling association between exercise and better ... > full story
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  What Predicts Distress After Episodes of Sleep Paralysis?

  March 4, 2013 — Ever find yourself briefly paralyzed as you're falling asleep or just waking up? It's a phenomenon called sleep paralysis, and it's often accompanied by vivid sensory or perceptual experiences, ... > full story
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  'Very Low' Risk of Infections in Advanced Brain Procedures

  March 4, 2013 — Patients undergoing cerebral angiography and neurointerventional procedures on the brain are at very low risk of infection -- even without preventive antibiotics, reports a study in the March issue ... > full story

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