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E-cigarettes may promote illicit drug use and addiction
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 04 14

E-cigarettes may promote illicit drug use and addiction

Like conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) may function as a “gateway drug” - a drug that lowers the threshold for addiction to other… E-cigarettes may promote illicit drug use and addiction   

 
 

Smokers consume same amount of cigarettes regardless of nicotine levels
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 23 14

Smokers consume same amount of cigarettes regardless of nicotine levels

Cigarettes with very low levels of nicotine may reduce addiction without increasing exposure to toxic chemicals, according to a new study from the University… Smokers consume same amount of cigarettes regardless of nicotine levels   

 
 

Children with autism ‘have too many synapses in their brain’
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 22 14

Children with autism have too many synapses in their brain

A new study by researchers from the Columbia University Medical Center in New York, NY, finds that children and adolescents with autism have too… Children with autism ‘have too many synapses in their brain’   

 
 

Text Message Medicine: Texts from the ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 11 14

Text Message Medicine: Texts from the ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking

Young adults who screened positive for a history of hazardous or binge drinking reduced their binge drinking by more than 50 percent after… Text Message Medicine: Texts from the ER Can Reduce Binge Drinking   

 
 

Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 03 14

Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Hospital have identified a particular genetic mutation that may cause parkinsonism in young people.… Movement disorders in young people related to ADHD   

 
 

Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 02 14

Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress

Mindfulness meditation has become an increasingly popular way for people to improve their mental and physical health, yet most research supporting its benefits has… Only 25 minutes of mindfulness meditation alleviates stress   

 
 

Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay: QUT study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14

Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay

Friends may be the key to stopping their mates drink walking, a risky behaviour that kills on average two Australians every week, a QUT… Drink walkers do it because their mates think it’s okay: QUT study   

 
 

Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased ‘work trajectory’
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 01 14

Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased 'work trajectory'

John D. Meyer, MD, MPH, of Icahn-Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and Miriam Mutambudzi, PhD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins School of… Alcohol use disorders linked to decreased ‘work trajectory’   

 
 

Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 24 14

SchizoPhrenia and cannabis use may share common genes

Genes that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia may also increase the likelihood of using cannabis, according to a new study led by King’s… Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes   

 
 

Study finds difference in way bipolar disorder affects brains of children versus adults
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 19 14

Study finds difference in way bipolar diSorder affects brains of children versus adults

A new study from Bradley Hospital has found that bipolar children have greater activation in the right amygdala – a brain region very important… Study finds difference in way bipolar disorder affects brains of children versus adults   

 
 

Children With Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the Womb
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 06 14

Children With Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the Womb

Researchers have discovered that children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (ie, testosterone, progesterone, and cortisol) in the… Children With Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the Womb   

 
 

Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 19 14

Study shows demeNtia patients benefit from holistic exercise program

While dementia patients can often suffer from depression and declining physical and mental ability, exercise has been shown to help improve both their physical… Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program   

 
 

Bullying linked to increased inflammation: study
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 13 14

Bullying linked to increased inflammation

Researchers already know that many kids who are bullied appear to suffer socially, psychologically and even physically years later. According to a new study,… Bullying linked to increased inflammation: study   

 
 

Corcept shares slump after depression drug trial stopped
• Drug News • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 08 14

Corcept shares slump after dePression drug trial stopped

Corcept Therapeutics Inc lost more than half its market value after the company said it would stop a late-stage trial of its depression drug… Corcept shares slump after depression drug trial stopped   

 
 

Bullying happens to popular teens too
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 31 14

Bullying happens to popular teens too

A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that for most adolescents, becoming more popular both increases their risk of getting bullied and worsens… Bullying happens to popular teens too   

 
 

Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Mar 31 14

Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior

Making a snap decision usually means following your initial reaction—going with your gut. That intuitive feeling sprouts from the limbic system, the evolutionarily older… Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior   

 
 

Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 27 14

Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat

Acupuncture is more effective than oral antidepressants in improving depressive symptoms, and produces fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants. Despite the continued development of… Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat   

 
 

Can avatars bring out the good in gamers?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 19 14

Can avatars bring out the good in gamers

Taking on the role of a game avatar like the benevolent Superman or villainous Voldemort may influence a person’s behavior after the game is… Can avatars bring out the good in gamers?   

 
 

Years after bullying, negative impact on a child’s health may remain
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 17 14

Years after bullying, negative impact on a child's health may remain

The longer the period of time a child is bullied, the more severe and lasting the impact on a child’s health, according to a… Years after bullying, negative impact on a child’s health may remain   

 
 

Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 13 14

Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder

In a study published online first and appearing in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, researchers have provided the first direct evidence that attention-deficit/hyperactivity… Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder   

 
 

Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 21 14

Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline

What happens to our cognitive abilities as we age? Traditionally it is thought that age leads to a steady deterioration of brain function, but… Older brains slow due to greater experience, rather than cognitive decline   

 
 

Anxiety linked to stroke risk
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Dec 27 13

Anxiety linked to stroke risk

Men and women with severe symptoms of anxiety may have a higher risk of stroke than their more relaxed counterparts, a new study suggests.

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Mid-life job stress linked to later health problems
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 26 13

Mid-life job stress linked to later health problems

More strain at work might mean more illness in old age, according to a new study from Finland. The study found both physical and… Mid-life job stress linked to later health problems   

 
 

Anxiety linked to higher long-term risk of stroke
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Dec 19 13

AnXiety linked to higher long-term risk of stRoke

The greater your anxiety level, the higher your risk of having a stroke, according to new research published in the American Heart Association journal… Anxiety linked to higher long-term risk of stroke   

 
 

Alzheimer’s risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood, CAMH research shows
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 03 13

Alzheimer's risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood

People who carry a high-risk gene for Alzheimer’s disease show changes in their brains beginning in childhood, decades before the illness appears, new… Alzheimer’s risk gene may begin to affect brains as early as childhood, CAMH research shows   

 
 
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