Archive: 12/06/2017
Lithium protects against suicide
Suicidal behaviour decreases among individuals with bipolar disorder during periods of lithium medication, according to an extensive register-based study conducted at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The results are published ...
Jun 12, 2017
Spouses' daily responses to partners' pain linked with later functioning
The dynamics of spouses' daily interactions may influence whether an ill partner's physical functioning improves over time, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Jun 12, 2017
Investigators examine the relationship between pain and opioid abuse
The drug overdose epidemic is largely driven by opioids, which continue to be prescribed for chronic pain despite recommendations to use non-opioids for most cases. A new review published in the British Journal of Pharmacology ...
Jun 12, 2017
Epigenetic changes at birth could explain later behavior problems
Epigenetic changes present at birth - in genes related to addiction and aggression - could be linked to conduct problems in children, according to a new study by King's College London and the University of Bristol.
Jun 12, 2017