2012

April

• Memory declines faster in years closest to death -

• Activity in brain networks related to features of depression -

• High School Substance Abusers Start Using at Age 14, Study Finds -

• Link between fast food, depression “confirmed” -

• Most alcohol, drug abuse starts in the teens: study -

• Improvements in autism symptoms vary kid by kid -

• Mental Illness Devalued in Survey -

• PTSD genes identified by UCLA study -

March

• The link between fast food and depression has been confirmed -

• ADHD is over-diagnosed -

• The Challenge of Driving With Asperger’s -

• LSD May Help Alcoholics Stay Off Booze -

• Autism Rate Climbs Again -

• U.S. autism rates reach new height: CDC -

• Substance use linked to Internet gambling -

• Epigenetic changes in blood samples may point to schizophrenia -

• Psych Drugs Linked to MI Risk in Dementia -

• How cocaine can destroy your body -

• Heart Disease Patients On Statins At Lower Risk Of Depression -

• Biomarkers for autism discovered -

• Brain insulin resistance contributes to cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease -

• Possible causes of sudden onset OCD in kids broadened -

• Army reviewing traumatic stress diagnostic practices -

• Middle School Teacher Support Lowers Risk for Early Alcohol Use -

• Overtime a predictor of depression, researchers say -

• Electroconvulsive Therapy For Depression - How It Works -

• The Brain on Alcohol: Why Some Drinkers Blackout -

• Sex-deprived male fruit flies drink more -

• Treating Neurological Disorders With Music Therapy -

• Deprived of Sex, Jilted Flies Drink More Alcohol -

• Children at Risk for Schizophrenia Show Disordered Brain Networks -

• REM Sleep Disorder Doubles Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson’s, Study Finds -

• Conflicts of interest plague the next international manual of mental disorders -

• ‘Medical’ Heroin Beats Methadone in Kicking Habit -

• Revisiting LSD as a Treatment for Alcoholism -

• Pilot program demonstrates measureable benefits for people with schizophrenia -

• Parkinson’s Disease Stopped in Animal Model -

• How does cannabis affect working memory? -

• Holding a mirror to brain changes in autism -

February

• Dad’s Depression Can Also Influence Child’s Health -

• Study Compares Traits of Autism, Schizophrenia -

• Opioid Deaths Linked to Specialty Care -

• The Truth About Medical Marijuana -

• Obama’s Alzheimer’s plan focuses on treatment, care -

• Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeons -

• Alcohol in movies influences young teens’ drinking habits -

• Alcohol seen killing 200,000 Britons in next 20 years -

• Study questions antidepressant-suicide link -

• Researchers Study Mitochondrial Function, Potential New Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer’s Disease -

• United States Sees Highest Suicide Rate in 15 Years -

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