2011

November

• Omega 3 Supplementation Needed For Addiction and Brain Disorders -

• Schizophrenia gene associated with psychiatric disorders and brain development -

• Study IDs new genetic links to impulsivity, alcohol problems in men -

• Potential New Drug Target for Schizophrenia Identified -

• Mental illness: Probing the causes of schizophrenia, depression and anxiety -

• Children with Bipolar Disorder Focus on Different Facial Features -

• High childhood IQ linked to subsequent illicit drug use -

• Parkinson’s disease risk greater in those exposed to trichloroethylene -

• Why do neurons die in Parkinson’s disease? -

• Volunteering, Helping Others Decreases Substance Use in Rural Teens, MU Study Finds -

• Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorders vary widely across clinics -

• Kids with depressed dads have more behavior issues -

• Helping others helps teens stay on the road to addiction recovery -

• Suboxone is most effective in treating painkiller addiction -

• CAMH study suggests increased risk of schizophrenia in heavy methamphetamine users -

• Brain analysis can help predict psychosis: study -

• Insomnia tied to depression risk in Japan -

• Underage drinking among close friends high indicator of future alcohol use by black teens -

• Putting the body back into the mind of schizophrenia -

• Ask teen patients about drug, alcohol use: doctors -

October

• Do Deficits in Brain Cannabinoids Contribute to Eating Disorders? -

• Sleep disorders plague vets with head trauma or PTSD -

• Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake -

• Study shows why underrepresented men should be included in binge eating research -

• Mood, cognition and sleep patterns improve in Alzheimer’s patients after cataract surgery -

• Daily smoking, low mastery associated with repeat episodes of depression -

• Possible link between autism and airway abnormality -

• More than one in 10 Americans use antidepressants -

• Research proposes common link between autism, diabetes -

• Computer games help people with Parkinson’s disease -

• Half in U.S. support legalizing marijuana use: poll -

• “Drunkorexia:” A Recipe for Disaster -

• Consider ADHD starting at age four: doctor group -

• Low birthweight infants have five times rate of autism -

• New drug target for Alzheimer’s, stroke is discovered by University at Buffalo scientists -

• Roche drug shows promise in early Alzheimer’s -

• Dutch coffee shops face new curbs on cannabis sale -

• Brain memory finding may help schizophrenia research -

• New Findings Validate the Accuracy of Autism Diagnosis in Children with Down Syndrome -

• A Shot of Cortisone Stops Traumatic Stress -

• Delaware bans drugs known as “bath salts” -

September

• Study shows young adults want to recover from addiction but need help to make it happen -

• First detection of pregnancy protein in older people destined for Alzheimer’s disease -

• “Club drugs” replacing heroin, crack in UK: experts -

• Study: Diabetes Doubles Alzheimer’s Risk -

• Don’t call alcoholism a ‘disease’ -

• New study proposes public health guidelines to reduce the harms from cannabis use -

• Cancer protein’s surprising role as memory regulator -

• Humor as effective as medication in treating agitation in dementia -

• Extent of peer social networks influences onset of adolescent alcohol consumption -

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