Sedatives may increase suicide risk in older patients
Public release date: 3-Jun-2009 - Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase…
Are we cherry picking participants for studies of antidepressants?
Public release date: 28-Apr-2009 People with depression often excluded from clinical studies and tend not to fare as well as study participants PITTSBURGH, April 28 – Findings from…
Einstein scientists propose new theory of autism
Public release date: 1-Apr-2009 - Symptoms of the disorder may be reversible: Fever may hold clues - The new theory stems from decades of anecdotal observations that some autistic children…
Large-scale Survey Links “Burnout” to Suicidal Thoughts in Med Students / Male and female physicians have a 40 percent and 130 percent higher suicide rate
Public release date: 1-Sep-2008 Tip sheet for Sept. 2, 2008, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine Death by suicide is a major occupational hazard for physicians. Male and female physicians…
Did the gene for ADHD help our nomadic ancestors?
Public release date: 17-Jun-2008 An ADHD-associated version of the human gene DRD4 is linked to better health among nomadic tribesmen, but may cause malnourishment in their settled cousins, according…
People with ADHD do 1 month’s less work per year
Public release date: 27-May-2008 Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds research published…
Common bowel problem linked to chili pepper pain receptor – irritable bowel syndrome
Public release date: 10-Jun-2008 People with irritable bowel syndrome have a higher than usual number of chilli pepper pain receptors, according to a new study published tomorrow (Wednesday 11 June).…
France may make it illegal to promote extreme thinness ( 2008 )
Public release date: 14-Apr-2008 The French parliament's lower house adopted a groundbreaking bill Tuesday that would make it illegal for anyone — including fashion magazines, advertisers and Web sites…
New study: Pycnogenol improves memory in elderly
Public release date: 17-Mar-2008 New research accepted for publication in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, demonstrates Pycnogenol, (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree,…
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Why serotonin can cause depression and anxiety
Public release date: 1-Feb-2008 Mood disorders could be caused by a loss of our inherent, reflexive avoidance of aversive events, according to a study published in PLoS Computational…
Weight gain induced by antipsychotic drugs can be avoided
Public release date: 16-Jan-2008 Quebec City, January 16, 2008—A research team from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine and Robert-Giffard Hospital has demonstrated that weight gain induced by the use of antipsychotic…
Study reveals ‘huffing’ household chemicals connected to teen suicide
Public release date: 29-Oct-2007 DENVER— With suicide as the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, a new University of Denver (DU) study reveals inhaling or…
Mental disorders cause 1.3 billion annual days of lost role performance / half of U.S. adults have a mental or physical condition
Public release date: 1-Oct-2007 New findings published by Drs. Kathleen Merikangas from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Ronald Kessler from Harvard Medical School and colleagues in the…
Are too many people diagnosed as ‘depressed?’
Public release date: 16-Aug-2007 Are too many people now diagnosed as having depression? Two experts give their views in this week’s BMJ. Professor Gordon Parker, a psychiatrist from Australia says…
Adding folic acid to bread could help in the fight against depression
Public Release: 26-Jun-2007 In research published in the July edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the York team led by Dr Simon Gilbody, concluded that there…
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