Researchers study how women in recovery manage personal networks with family and friend users
Substance abuse counselors and social workers often recommend recovering addicts establish new networks of non-using friends and supporters.
Oct 14, 2014
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Uncertain reward more motivating than sure thing, study finds
Recently, uncertainty has been getting a bad rap. Hundreds of articles have been printed over the last few years about how uncertainty brings negative effects to the markets and creates a drag on the economy at large. But ...
Oct 14, 2014
PTPRZ-MET fusion protein: A new target for personalized brain cancer treatment
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a new fusion protein found in approximately 15 percent of secondary glioblastomas or brain tumors. The finding offers new insights ...
Oct 14, 2014
A neurotic personality increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease
Women who worry, cope poorly with stress and/or experience mood swings in middle age run a higher risk of developing Alzheimer disease later in life. This is the conclusion of a study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, ...
Oct 14, 2014
CWRU dental survey finds dental anxiety leads cause for moderate sedation
Dental anxiety can be so extreme for some patients that a simple cotton swab on the gums makes them flinch. And others, fearful of pain, simply avoid seeing the dentist, according to a new study by Case Western Reserve University ...
Oct 14, 2014
Helping stroke patients transition from hospital to home
Stroke patients and their family caregivers often find the transition from hospital to home difficult. However, a new $2 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will help Michigan State University ...
Oct 14, 2014
