2012

June

• Even low levels of alcohol boost breast cancer risk, study finds -

• Premature babies have higher psychiatric risk -

May

• ‘Bath salts’ addict warns of street drug’s dangers -

• Eating Disorder Poses Problem in Some Diabetics -

• Alcohol intake in the elderly affects risk of cognitive decline and dementia -

• U.S. says drug abuse needs treatment, not just jail -

• Violent video games turning gamers into deadly shooters -

• Common genetic variants identify autism risk in high risk siblings of children with ASD -

• Zebrafish could hold the key to understanding psychiatric disorders -

• Fish oil shows little effect on Tourette’s tics -

• One in eight British adults dies of alcohol -

• Diet And Schizophrenia: The Link Is More Important Than You Think -

• An Epidemic of Mental Disorders? -

• Scientists pinpoint schizophrenia genes; discovery may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental illness -

• Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier -

• Colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy may be used to predict Parkinson’s -

• Researchers identify key genes and prototype predictive test for schizophrenia -

• Almost 1 in 3 in U.S. have sleepwalked: study -

• Reducing post-traumatic stress after ICU -

• Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Mental Health Month -

• DSM-5: What’s In, What’s Out -

• Gifts of the MAGI in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder -

• Psychiatrists say diagnosis manual needs overhaul -

• Two proposed changes dropped from psychiatric guide -

• Fewer suicides after antidepressive treatment for schizophrenia -

• Researcher designs schoolyard for children with autism -

• Ask women about partner violence, panel says -

• What is Parkinson’s disease? -

• Resistance Training Reduces Signs of Parkinson’s -

• New Peptide Therapy Stops Parkinson’s in Mice -

• Pelosi blasts crackdown on medical marijuana -

• Number of US newborns with drug withdrawal triples -

April

• Hysterectomy not tied to greater depression risk -

• For Binge Drinkers, Even Relatively Minor Burn Injuries Can Lead to Serious Complications -

• Higher maternal age predicts risk of autism -

• Two Proteins Needed to Turn on Dementia -

• Specific protein triggers changes in neurons in brain reward center linked to cocaine addiction -

• Alcohol use in Bollywood movies impacting alcohol use among Indian adolescents -

• The Depressed Child -

• Blood Test for Teen Depression Under Study -

• Scripps Research Institute scientists develop antidote for cocaine overdose -

• Memory ‘re-consolidation’ may keep drug addicts from relapsing -

• Medical Marijuana in Focus at University of Maryland -

• New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias -

• Mom’s obesity tied to kids’ autism, development -

• Suicide rates rising among Canadian girls: study -

• Public Less Willing to Pay to Avoid Mental Illnesses -

• Talk Therapy of Limited Use for Psychosis -

• Physicians less likely to prescribe antidepressants to minorities, Medicaid patients -

• Suicide Risk and Antiepileptic Drugs -

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