Suddenly getting lost, failing to recognize family members, or forgetting words and names are well-known symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Psychologists have now discovered that the disease also manifests in more subtle ways: ...
Sep 20, 2023
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A new evaluation tool offers practical guidance for diagnosing an extreme form of social isolation known as hikikimori.
Sep 20, 2023
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Patients with Parkinson's disease already face poorer mental and physical health, but now a new study shows they also suffer from decreased levels of hope and self-esteem due to the stigma associated with their disease.
Sep 19, 2023
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Studying genes in families with a propensity for certain diseases has led to many critical advances in medicine, including the discovery of statins in family members who suffered heart attacks at an early age.
Sep 19, 2023
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Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions.
Sep 18, 2023
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In 2020, an estimated 597,000 individuals were living with dementia in Canada. By 2030, that number is expected to increase to almost one million, and by 2050, almost 1.7 million.
Sep 15, 2023
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"I don't know if you have aging parents, but they often will tell one child one thing and another child another thing—so we all have pieces of the puzzle, but connecting them is really important," says Kristina Lugo.
Sep 14, 2023
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Being an only child is a "disease in itself," according to 19th century psychologist Stanley G. Hall. Even though Hall's views and scholarly research methods have been questioned and criticized, only children's reputation ...
Sep 14, 2023
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More than 40% of Americans say nursing homes are unsafe and 7 in 10 say they would be uncomfortable with ever having to be admitted to one even if they needed such care, while more than 6 in 10 (61%) feel similarly anxious ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Close relatives of people with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease have a higher risk of developing liver cancer and dying from liver-related diseases, according to a national study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...
Sep 8, 2023
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