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Google searches about mental illness follow seasonal patterns

A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 09, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Experts call for research on prevalence of delayed neurological dysfunction after head injury

One of the most controversial topics in neurology today is the prevalence of serious permanent brain damage after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Long-term studies and a search for genetic risk factors are required in order ...

Neuroscience Apr 05, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers show a better way for curbing TB where the disease is rampant

(Medical Xpress)—Those who live and die behind prison walls don't usually get much public attention. Incarceration is, after all, meant to remove criminals from society. But contagious and potentially deadly ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Nov 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Report into bullying of people with intellectual disabilities and bullying information guide launched

A report into Bullying of People with Intellectual Disabilities and an Easy to Read Bullying Information Guide, compiled by the National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID), Trinity College Dublin in association ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Nov 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Severely obese are fastest growing group of overweight Americans, study finds

The proportion of Americans who are severely obese—those people 100 pounds or more overweight—continues to increase rapidly and much faster than those with moderate obesity, but the rate of growth has slowed, according ...

Overweight and Obesity Oct 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Largest-ever genome-wide study identifies genes for common childhood obesity

Genetics researchers have identified at least two new gene variants that increase the risk of common childhood obesity.

Genetics Apr 08, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Researchers identify gene variant in Proteus syndrome

A team of researchers has identified the genetic mutation that causes Proteus syndrome, a rare disorder in which tissue and bone grows massively out of proportion. The discovery, which has implications for potential drug ...

Genetics Jul 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |