By scanning your brain, scientists can tell what memory you are recalling.
Brain - Neuroimaging - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Neurological Disorders
[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:14:24 GMT]
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Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.

Suicide - Death - Human behavior - Health - Mental Health
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:35 GMT]
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People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.


Major depressive disorder - Obesity - Depression - Health - Mental Health
[Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:03:05 GMT]
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As the high-speed Acela train came thundering down the rails, a teenage girl screamed at her friends to get off the tracks. But Gina Gentile and Vanessa Dorwart did not move.

Acela Express - Suicide - Suicide pact - Death - Magazines and E-zines
[Thu, 4 Mar 2010 21:49:46 GMT]
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Chronic insomniacs losing out on sleep may also be missing brain matter. For the first time, brain imaging has linked chronic insomnia to lower gray matter density.
Insomnia - Sleep disorder - Health - Conditions and Diseases - United States
[Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:55:35 GMT]
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A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said on Monday.
Autism - Health - Autism spectrum - Mental Health - Disorders
[Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:29:27 GMT]
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[Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:29:27 GMT]
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In the autism world, people with Asperger's syndrome are sometimes seen as the elites, the ones who are socially awkward, yet academically gifted and who embrace their quirkiness.
Asperger syndrome - Autism - Autism spectrum - Health - Mental health
[Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT]
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Don't say "mental retardation" ? the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome ? call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut.
Asperger syndrome - Autism - Mental retardation - Mental health - Autism spectrum
[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:17:59 GMT]
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Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.
Thomson Reuters - Major depressive disorder - Disease - Health - Mental Health
[Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:24:47 GMT]
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The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday.


Antidepressant - Paroxetine - Health - Breast cancer - Conditions and Diseases
[Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:36:46 GMT]
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According to a new study, by paralyzing the frown muscles that ordinarily are engaged when we feel sad or angry, Botox short-circuits the emotions themselves.
Botulinum toxin - Emotion - Technology - Health - Electronics
[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:29:18 GMT]
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A woman's chances of having a child with autism increase  substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.

Autism - Autism spectrum - Health - Mental Health - Disorders
[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:34 GMT]
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A dozen years ago, a physician named Dr. Andrew Wakefield published a paper in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet that did immeasurable harm to children.
Andrew Wakefield - Lancet - Medical journal - Health - Medicine
[Wed, 3 Feb 2010 17:49:17 GMT]
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People who spend a lot of time surfing the Internet are more likely to show signs of depression, British scientists said on Wednesday.


Mental health - Health - Depression - Disorders - Mood
[Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:25:31 GMT]
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Temple Grandin talks to msnbc.com about how autism affects her life, a life that she believes is different, but not less.

Temple Grandin - ClaireDanes - Health - Neurodevelopmental - Mental Health
[Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:46:35 GMT]
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The Lancet medical journal formally retracted a paper on Tuesday that caused a 12-year international battle over links between the three-in-one childhood vaccine MMR and autism.

Lancet - Medical journal - MMR vaccine controversy - Health - Andrew Wakefield
[Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:09:31 GMT]
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A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.

Fragile X syndrome - Mental retardation - Genetic disorder - Autism - Health
[Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:12:20 GMT]
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A majority of Israel's Holocaust survivors suffer from depression, sleeping disorders or other emotional distress, according to a survey released Tuesday by a leading advocacy group.
Israel - List of Holocaust survivors - Holocaust - Interest group - History
[Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:53:37 GMT]
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New research shows bullying victims can suffer lingering health issues, from stomach pains to more colds, even after they become adults.
Bullying - Youth - Violence and Abuse - Health - Work
[Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:16:24 GMT]
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A military review could bring millions of dollars in benefits to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans discharged with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Iraq - Posttraumatic stress disorder - Afghanistan - Mental health - Anxiety
[Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:30:54 GMT]
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This time of year many feel irritable, have low energy and may feel more down than usual. Here's how you can beat the winter doldrums.

Country music - Blues - Massachusetts - Shopping - United States
[Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:31:18 GMT]
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Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative new study.
Posttraumatic stress disorder - Mental health - Health - Anxiety - Disorders
[Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:13:04 GMT]
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Could the preceding outbreak of failed field goal attempts have precipitated Nate Kaeding?s spectacular meltdown in last weekend's Jets-Chargers game? Did Kaeding fall prey to a shanking epidemic?
Nate Kaeding - Field goal - Psychology - NFL - Football
[Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:37:27 GMT]
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Even in trying times, you have more control over your own joy and contentment than you think.

Business - Electronics and Electrical - Control Systems - Technology - Process Measurement and Control
[Mon, 4 Jan 2010 23:01:29 GMT]
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Once your brain gets used to a routine ? even a destructive one ? it's tough to shake free. Here's how to ditch your most vexing patterns.

Brain - Shopping - Supplies - Crafts - Patterns
[Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:11:49 GMT]
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