News tagged with disruptions


Borderline personality, bipolar disorders have similar unemployment rates

Unemployment poses a significant burden on the public no matter what the cause. But for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, chronic unemployment is often coupled with significant health care costs. A ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Chemical exposure at work is putting Scottish plastic workers at risk of breast cancer

A new study published in the journal New Solutions presents strong evidence that women employed in the plastics industry are exposed to workplace chemicals that can increase their risk of breast cancer and reproductive abnorm ...

Health created Dec 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies in mice confirm that mutations in the gene, UBE3B, cause a rare genetic disorder in children

Researchers have defined the gene responsible for a rare developmental disorder in children. The team showed that rare variation in a gene involved in brain development causes the disorder. This is the first time that this ...

Genetics created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Being bullied can cause trauma symptoms

Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research shows that victims may need long-term support.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Being bullied can cause PTSD in children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Problems caused by bullying do not necessarily cease when the abuse stops. Recent research at the Universitiy of Stavanger (UiS) and Bergen's Center for Crisis Psychology in Norway shows ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop new tools to better treat ADHD patients in early stages

Mayo Clinic researchers are presenting new findings on the early treatment of child and adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder this week at the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry annual meeting ...

Attention deficit disorders created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excessive ICU noise may harm patients

New research shows that overnight noise levels in the medical ICU (MICU) often exceed recommended levels, which could potentially lead to worse outcomes.

Health created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers use stem cells to show connection between neural cell disruption and Parkinson's disease

(Medical Xpress)—A diverse team of biologists has shown using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that a gene mutation that causes malformations in the structure of the nuclear envelope of neural cells, ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Gaming before bed negatively impacts teens' sleep, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—Teenagers should steer clear of prolonged video gaming if they want a good night's sleep, new research from Flinders University shows.

Health created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychiatric disorders may persist in some young people after detention

A study of juveniles detained in Chicago suggests that more than 45 percent of males and nearly 30 percent of females had one or more psychiatric disorders with associated impairment five years after detention, according ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurses examine caregiver grief

Family members who care for terminally ill patients at home can be helped by nurses throughout the course of the illness and particularly after the patient's death, according to Penn State nursing researchers.

Health created Sep 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Putting your mental health in order

(HealthDay)—Living without stress may seem nearly impossible these days. Technology beckons at all hours for you to read just one more tweet or text. Politics are polarizing. Costs are rising, but salaries ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 14, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Congenital disease linked to adipocyte development

(HealthDay)—Some patients with congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL), who lack adipocytes and develop severe insulin resistance, have a defect in adipocyte development that can be partially reversed, ...

Diabetes created Sep 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer's

Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Sept. 5 in Science Translational Medicine.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When to worry about kids' temper tantrums

Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast