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In what could be seen as a major breakthrough, rat brain cells are being used to control a robot that could provide great insights into degenerative diseases such as Alzhiemer’s. The robot uses about 300,000 rat neurons form the blob, which is...
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Maudie White Hopkins, who grew up during the Depression in the hardscrabble Ozarks and married a Confederate army veteran 67 years her senior, has died. She was 93.
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Close to two million older people in England may be denied treatment because depression is wrongly seen as a natural part of getting older, says a charity
made popular Aug 13 2008
We all want to be happy in our life but it is rightly said that “it is simple to be happy but difficult to be simple”. Happiness is not only good for a healthy life...
made popular Aug 3 2008
Do you ever feel like people only see you has the illness??
They speak to you in an either condescending, sorrowful, frustrated, pityful or detached way.
I sometimes...
made popular Jul 30 2008
School failures are likely to hit teenage girls more deeply as compared to the male counterparts, a latest research conducted at the University of Washington...
made popular Jul 26 2008
This very minute someone’s been shot, drowned, is being born, has been born, is getting married, is fighting with a spouse, in the act of committing a homicide, a...
made popular Jul 24 2008
Here in Australia alone there is 1 in 5 people who battle with a mental illness. I am one of those people. I am Louise and I have Bipolar. In the past 3 years since...
made popular Jul 22 2008
The present economic crisis is best explained by the model of stagflation. The effect of rising prices and stagnant wages is explained clearly in this article.
made popular Jul 19 2008
He did not leave a note.
By doing so, he left many - his family, friends and colleagues at a loss as to why.
Death, in and of itself, is traumatic. Death by suicide...
made popular Jul 18 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada is a city people come to for many reasons: gambling, fun, drinking and getting away from their everyday lives. However, some people come here to die....
made popular Jul 12 2008
People often wonder how the rich and famous could possibly suffer depressions, but the fact that they do clearly proves that depression often results from a chemical...
made popular Jul 10 2008
Can our mind heal itself? Can we prevent and protect ourselves from depression?
What is depression? Is it just a biochemical process which can even cripple some...
made popular Jun 29 2008
After being rejected from a reality dance show, Shinjini Sengupta, a 16-year old student from Kolkata slipped into depression. The pressure was enormous and...
made popular Jun 28 2008
High levels of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin have an antidepressant effect, US researchers claim. Blocking the body’s response to ghrelin has been...
made popular Jun 16 2008
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) using implants is an emerging research frontier in psychiatry and neuromedicine. DBS technique blocks tremors using implants in brain has...
made popular May 29 2008
Being a celebrity is a tough job. There are tough things to handle-be it addiction for Amy Winehouse or depression for Kirsten Dunst. The Jumanji kid is now grown up to...
made popular May 28 2008
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Doctors may want to give stroke victims antidepressants right away instead of waiting until they develop depression, a common complication, new research suggests.The...
made popular May 27 2008
According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) estimations it has been observed that ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) or Electroshock has been used in...
made popular May 14 2008
AP, Washington
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released...
made popular May 9 2008
AP, Washington
Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released...
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Although Alzheimer’s disease appears in old age but early signs of possibility of development of dementia in the future might appear in the middle age. According to...
made popular Mar 27 2008
Paedophilia may be a result of faulty brain wiring according to a new research. The study published in the Journal of Psychiatry Research found that convicted...
made popular Nov 29 2007
While studying brains of rats, researchers of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered the protein associated with learning and...
made popular Nov 23 2007
The belief that the brain was shut from the actions of the immune system and shielded from the external natural forces has been proved a myth. Thanks to the...
made popular Oct 24 2007
Neuroscience, from the past many years, had tried to understand the complexities of human brain and its working. They are often entangled in challenges posed by mood...
made popular Jul 26 2007
Laziness with no depression may cause Parkinson’s disease. Lindsey Kirsch-Darrow of the University of Florida, the author of the study, said that apathy and...
made popular Jul 11 2006
The combined technology of computer assisted tomography or CAT scans and positron emission tomography or PET scans may detect the cancer and other diseases easily....
made popular Jun 22 2006
The researchers at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit may have found a link between Migraine and risk of depression. The report is published in the journal Neurology....
made popular May 30 2006
Is your teen son or daughter suffering from epilepsy? Then be aware that they are much more prone to depression and other psychiatric problems! They often face a double...
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The question seems to be a bit confusing and a bit difficult, its hard to find a crystal clear answer to the age-old ‘real versus fake’ Christmas tree...
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