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Quit smoking program helps psychiatric patients, too
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 23 13

Quit smoking program helps psychiatric patients

Patients in psychiatric hospitals who take part in smoking cessation programs during their stay are more likely to be smoke-free after 18 months, compared… Quit smoking program helps psychiatric patients, too   

 
 

Common genes may underlie alcohol dependence, eating disorders
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 21 13

Common genes may underlie alcohol dependence

People with alcohol dependence may be more genetically susceptible to certain types of eating disorders, and vice-versa, according to a study in the September… Common genes may underlie alcohol dependence, eating disorders   

 
 

Research shows negative effects of half-siblings
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 11 13

Research shows negative effects of half-siblings

Adolescents who have half-siblings with a different father are more likely to have used drugs and had sex by age 15 than those… Research shows negative effects of half-siblings   

 
 

Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 09 13

Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men

Autism affects different parts of the brain in females with autism than males with autism, a new study reveals. The research is published today… Autism affects different parts of the brain in women and men   

 
 

Mexico could legalize marijuana in five years: former president
• Addiction • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 21 13

Mexico could legalize MArijuana in five years

Mexico could legalize marijuana within the next five years, stripping brutal drug cartels of a major source of income, former President Vicente Fox said… Mexico could legalize marijuana in five years: former president   

 
 

Placebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 08 13

Placebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies

Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products - the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according… Placebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies   

 
 

Brain epigenome changes from birth to adolescence
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 05 13

Brain epigenome changes from birth to adolescence

Experience of parents with their children and teachers with their students demonstrate how kids change their behaviours and knowledge from infancy to adolescence. Until… Brain epigenome changes from birth to adolescence   

 
 

Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 01 13

Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception

Anyone who’s ever heard a Beethoven sonata or a Beatles song knows how powerfully sound can affect our emotions. But it can work… Penn Medicine researchers discover link between fear and sound perception   

 
 

1 in 4 stroke patients suffer PTSD
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Jun 20 13

1 in 4 STroke patients suffer PTSD

One in four people who survive a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within the first… 1 in 4 stroke patients suffer PTSD   

 
 

New study explains cognitive ability differences among the elderly
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 04 13

New study explains cognitive ability differences among the elderly

A new study shows compelling evidence that associations between cognitive ability and cortical grey matter in old age can largely be accounted for by… New study explains cognitive ability differences among the elderly   

 
 

New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Earliest Stage
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 29 13

New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimers in Earliest Stage

Blood offers promise as a way to detect Alzheimer’s disease at its earliest onset, Mayo Clinic researchers say. They envision a test that would… New Mayo Clinic Approach Could Lead to Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer’s in Earliest Stage   

 
 

Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 21 13

Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants

Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes, leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants

Researchers from King’s College London have for… Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants   

 
 

Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 20 13

Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later

Boys who are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in elementary school are more likely to grow up to be obese adults than those who… Childhood ADHD tied to obesity decades later   

 
 

Cyberbullying rampant among high school students
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • May 05 13

Step into a class of 30 high school students and look around. Five of them have been victims of electronic bullying in the past… Cyberbullying rampant among high school students   

 
 

Violent video games have lower effects on highly-exposed teens
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 03 13

Teenagers who are highly exposed to violent video games—three or more hours per day—show blunted physical and psychological responses to playing a violent game,… Violent video games have lower effects on highly-exposed teens   

 
 

Bigger birth weight babies at greater risk of autism
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 02 13

The biggest study of fetal growth and autism ever has reported that babies whose growth is at either extreme in the womb, either very… Bigger birth weight babies at greater risk of autism   

 
 

New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 25 13

Research announced today at the International Liver CongressTM 2013 has revealed the deadly impact that alcohol and body weight have on liver disease.

Women… New studies prove lethal link between alcohol, weight   

 
 

Is food truly addictive?
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 22 13

Biological Psychiatry is proud to announce this week’s publication of a special issue focusing on the question of food as an addiction.

Addiction is… Is food truly addictive?   

 
 

Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 17 13

Like birds which stop foraging too early on a berry-laden bush, a new study suggests older people struggle to recall items because they flit… Forage longer for berries, study on age-related memory decline suggests   

 
 

Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 16 13

People with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often have trouble communicating and interacting with others because they process language, facial expressions and social cues… Drug Could Improve Working Memory of People with Autism, MU Study Finds   

 
 

Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Apr 05 13

Pet therapy can help patients cope with the pain, stress, and emotional effects of a serious illness, but access to a companion animal is… Can therapy using robots reduce pain and anxiety among pediatric patients?   

 
 

Children with sleep apnea have higher risk of behavioral, adaptive and learning problems
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Respiratory Problems • Mar 31 13

A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems… Children with sleep apnea have higher risk of behavioral, adaptive and learning problems   

 
 

Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 18 13

For people with the chronic liver infection hepatitis C, heavy drinking is an obvious no-no, but a new study links even modest alcohol consumption… Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C   

 
 

Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 14 13

Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason… Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease   

 
 

Found in Amish a genetic mutation causing mental retardation very similar to Angelman syndrome
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 12 13

It is the first time that associates a mutation in HERC2 with human disease

Researchers from the research group in growth factors and cell… Found in Amish a genetic mutation causing mental retardation very similar to Angelman syndrome   

 
 
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