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• Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain Regions

  
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  Emerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful situations. Prior imaging studies of people with PTSD have shown that these brain regions can over- or underreact in response to stressful tasks, such as recalling a ...
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• Heavy Drinking and Smoking Linked to Early Brain Aging

  
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  New research suggests chronic smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and increasing age are all associated with increased oxidative damage to brain tissue. Experts say the study is the first to look at the effects of smoking and age on neurocognition in people seeking treatment for alcohol dependency. Researchers ...
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• Work Stress, Unhealthy Lifestyle Impact Coronary Arteries

  
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  The results of a new research study could provide the impetus to improve or adopt a healthy lifestyle — especially for those with stressful jobs. As reported in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), researchers discovered people with job stress and an unhealthy lifestyle are at higher risk of coronary ...
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• Some Video Games Can Enhance Child’s Physical Activity

  
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  Emerging research shows that exergaming – using active console video games that track player movement to control the game (e.g., Xbox-Kinect, Wii) — can increase physical activity in kids. While technology is often blamed for increasing levels of physical inactivity and obesity, researchers are learning that ...
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• Repeated Brain Injuries Up Soldiers’ Suicide Risk

  
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  Soldiers who suffer more than one mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a significantly higher risk of suicide, according to a new study. Researchers from the National Center for Veterans Studies at the University of Utah also found that the risk for suicidal behaviors and thoughts increased not only in the short ...
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• Ketamine May Benefit Those With Treatment-Resistant Depression

  
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  Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement after treatment with ketamine, according to results from a clinical trial. According to researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the antidepressant benefits of ketamine, normally used as an ...
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• Alternative Treatment Kava Shown to Reduce Anxiety

  
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  New research has shown that kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, reduces the symptoms of anxiety and may be used as a successful alternative treatment to pharmaceutical drugs for those who suffer from generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Lead researcher Dr. Jerome Sarris, from the Department of Psychiatry at the ...
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• Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

  
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  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the long term — even in employees who appear to be healthy otherwise, according to new research. The study, led by Sharon Toker, Ph.D., of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of ...
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• Obesity May Be Fueling Rise in Sleep Apnea

  
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  A new study suggests that the American obesity epidemic may have something to do with the rapidly rising number of sleep apnea cases.  Sleep apnea is a condition in which people have trouble staying in deep sleep because their throats close, blocking their airways and requiring them to partially awaken to start ...
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• Most Suicidal Youth Seen by MDs in Year Before Death

  
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  More than 80 percent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, a new study finds. “This suggests there are a lot of opportunities for prevention,” said Anne Rhodes, Ph.D., a research scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital Suicide Studies ...
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• Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

  
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  Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress an emotion, according a new study. Researchers from the University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Ghent University scanned the brains of healthy participants and ...
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• Nobody Likes a ‘Fat-Talker’

  
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  Women who engage in “fat talk” — self-disparaging remarks made in relation to eating, exercise or their bodies — are less liked by their peers, according to a new study. In the University of Notre Dame study, college-age women were presented with a series of photos of either noticeably thin or noticeably ...
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• Memory Problems in Seniors Tied to Changing Way Events are Perceived

  
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  Forgetfulness as we get older may be due to the changing way we perceive events as we age, according to a new study. The study, conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, found that perception is influenced by a part of the brain called the medial temporal lobe (MTL), which declines in functioning in old age. ...
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• Real-time Brain Feedback May Help Overcome Anxiety, OCD

  
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  People provided with a real-time readout of their brain activity can learn to control that activity and decrease their anxiety, according to a new study. For the study, researchers at Yale University used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to display the activity of the orbitofrontal cortex, a brain region ...
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• Approach assignment writing service to deal all types of assignments

  
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  In today’s time, assignment writing service from reputed organizations is a must for all students who are in mission to get a desired job in a multinational writing firm. It becomes tough for the students to manage writing task at the same time because of their high involvement in other extra curriculum ...
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• Delhi Driver helper show porn clips to students held

  
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  In yet another shocking incident, a driver and a helper employed with a school located in South Delhi were arrested for allegedly molesting children on board and making them watch pornographic clips. According to reports, the driver-helper duo ‘Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali’ were arrested by Delhi Police in the ...
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• Shift in Goals Improves Treatment for Severe Anorexia

  
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  A new clinical trial has found that focusing on quality of life and enhanced social adjustment, rather than weight gain, improved results for patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa. Researchers report that more than 85 percent of patients enrolled in the trial completed treatment, which is almost three ...
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• Depression Tied to Hospital-Acquired Infection

  
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  Depressed adults who take common antidepressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile , a serious hospital-related infection, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System also found that older people who were widowed and those who lived alone were more ...
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• Is There a Link Between Domestic Violence & Depression?

  
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  Women who are victims of domestic violence are at a higher risk of becoming depressed, according to a new study. Conversely, the new study also found that women who are depressed are at an increased risk of experiencing violence from their partners. The study suggested a link between intimate partner violence and ...
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• Study Explodes Myth of Cougars & Sugar Daddies

  
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  It’s a popular image fostered by Hollywood: A rich older man or woman supporting an attractive younger spouse. But a new study has found that people who marry someone much younger or much older have lower earnings, lower cognitive abilities, are less educated, and are less attractive, compared to people who marry ...
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