Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Should Be Evaluated In Long-Term Studies To Better Understand TBI, IOM Recommends
By Depressed Jane | December 8, 2008
Many of the service members who experience traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk for long-term health problems such as depression and dementia, but it is unknown how high those risks are, according to an Institute of Medicine report released Thursday, the
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Largest Gathering Of Neuromodulation Experts Explores Breaking Developments In Neurodevice Technologies
By Depressed Jane | December 7, 2008
Leading researchers and clinicians from the field of neuromodulation assembled today at the 12th annual meeting of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), continuing until December 7 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Depression Rife Among Medical Students
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
Medical students frequently suffer from depression, especially during their internship years. New research published in the open access journal BMC Medical Education reveals the extent of the problem and features a detailed analysis of the symptoms and sufferers. Sergio Baldassin, from the ABC Regional Medical School, Brazil, led a team of researchers who carried out a study on 481 medical students in the private medical school near the São Paulo state capital.
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Late-Onset Hypogonadism: New Recommendations By Scientific Societies
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
The January issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology published by Elsevier, will feature new recommendations on late-onset hypogonadism (LOH), recently formulated by major scientific organizations. LOH is a clinical and biochemical syndrome associated with advancing age and characterized by typical symptoms and a deficiency in serum testosterone levels.
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What Research Should You Believe? St. John’s Wort Helps People With Major Depression
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
Scientific studies now support what herbal medical practitioners have long known - St. John’s wort is an effective treatment for major depression. “Overall, we found that the St. John’s wort extracts tested in the (29) trials were superior to placebos and as effective as standard antidepressants, with fewer side effects,” says lead researcher, Klaus Linde, of the Centre for Complementary Medicine in Munich, Germany. However, combining St.
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Morning Sun Is Good For You - And For Those Around You In The Winter
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
More than half of the population show some lowering of mood in the winter due to lack of bright light. Dr. Simon Young at McGill University has shown that some of the beneficial effects of bright light work through the serotonin system. He has also shown that average daily exposure to bright light in the winter in Canada is less than half an hour.
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What Research Should You Believe? St. John’s Wort Helps People With Major Depression
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
Scientific studies now support what herbal medical practitioners have long known - St. John’s wort is an effective treatment for major depression. “Overall, we found that the St. John’s wort extracts tested in the (29) trials were superior to placebos and as effective as standard antidepressants, with fewer side effects,” says lead researcher, Klaus Linde, of the Centre for Complementary Medicine in Munich, Germany. However, combining St.
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Is Happiness Infectious?
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
A 20 year study by American scientists suggests that happiness may spread from person to person because they found that people surrounded by happy people in their friends and family network were more likely to remain happy in the future.
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Happy Contagion
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
A laugh can be infectious. You don’t need a sophisticated study to tell you that. But does this happy contagion vanish as quickly as a smile? New research from James Fowler of UC San Diego and Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School shows that happiness spreads far and wide through a social network traveling not just the well-known path from one person to another but even to people up to three degrees removed.
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Is Happiness Infectious?
By Depressed Jane | December 5, 2008
A 20 year study by American scientists suggests that happiness may spread from person to person because they found that people surrounded by happy people in their friends and family network were more likely to remain happy in the future.
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