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Computer game aims to zap teen depression

Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Amnestic mild cognitive impairment doubles risk of death

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center have found that people with a form of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a risk factor for developing Alzheimer's disease, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain abnormalities seen in children with severe form of diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Children with a rare syndrome that includes a form of insulin-dependent diabetes have brain abnormalities that appear to set the stage for cognitive problems later in life, according to ...

Medical research created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First detailed timeline established for brain's descent into Alzheimer's

Scientists have assembled the most detailed chronology to date of the human brain's long, slow slide into full-blown Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Working with solvents tied to cognitive problems for less-educated people

Exposure to solvents at work may be associated with reduced thinking skills later in life for those who have less than a high school education, according to a study published in the May 29, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Neuroscience created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gambling not an addiction say University of Sydney researchers

Many people talk of problem gambling as an 'addiction' but work coming out of the University of Sydney's Gambling Treatment Clinic suggests that this may not be the case.

Addiction created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists identify mechanism that could contribute to problems in Alzheimer's

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have unraveled a process by which depletion of a specific protein in the brain contributes to the memory problems associated with Alzheimer's disease. These findings provide new insights ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Recognising flipped famous faces has links to mental health

(Medical Xpress) -- According to researchers from the University of Hertfordshire, individuals with the mental health problem Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) cannot accurately detect negative facial emotions ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-drug treatments help alleviate symptoms of treatment-induced menopause in breast cancer patients

Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioural ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Imaging study reveals differences in brain function for children with math anxiety

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time how brain function differs in people who have math anxiety from those who don't.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Asian breast cancer survivors suffer cognitive impairments associated with chemotherapy

A recent study by National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers revealed that Asian breast cancer patients who had received or were undergoing chemotherapy treatment showed symptoms of "chemobrain", in which they encounter ...

Cancer created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eye health is related to brain health

People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills because they may also have vascular disease in the brain, according to a study ...

Neuroscience created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Brain fog' of menopause confirmed

The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society.

Medical research created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Epigenetic culprit in Alzheimer's memory decline

In a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease, memory problems stem from an overactive enzyme that shuts off genes related to neuron communication, a new study says.

Medical research created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Work-focused psychotherapy can help employees return to work sooner

Employees on sick leave with common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety fully returned to work sooner when therapy deals with work-related problems and how to get back on the job, according to new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0