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Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study

People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4




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Therapy for depression can be delivered effectively by non-specialists

Depression can be treated effectively with psychotherapy by mental health nurses with minimal training, according to new preliminary research findings.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women with false-positive mammograms report high anxiety and reduced quality of life

Doctors are calling for women to receive more information about the pitfalls of breast cancer screening, as well as the benefits, after some women who received false-positive results faced serious anxiety and reduced quality ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Preventive medication, behavior management skills are key to combating frequent migraines

The combination of preventive medication and behavioral changes offered significant relief for 77 percent of the individuals enrolled in a study aimed at combating frequent, disabling migraine headaches, according to new ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Up to 1 in 4 patients report more physical problems a year after surgery than before

One in seven patients experience more pain, physical and emotional problems a year after surgery than before their operation and a quarter have less vitality. Those are the key findings of a research study of more than 400 ...

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created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

6-year-olds with squint less likely to be invited to birthday parties

Six year olds with a squint are significantly less likely to be invited to birthday parties than their peers with normally aligned eyes, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Extremely preterm children are three times as likely to have psychiatric disorder

Significant advances in the neonatal intensive care have resulted in increased survival rates of children who are born at less than 26 weeks of gestation, so termed "extremely preterm children". Notably, however, improved ...

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created Apr 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Placebo treatments stronger than doctors thought

(AP) -- When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 17

Study investigates how people behave in pandemics

(PhysOrg.com) -- A UCL-led study has identified key demographic and psychological factors that may predict protective behaviours during pandemics.

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created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Coma recovery case attracts doubters

(AP) -- Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The court will now call its expert witness: the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Will advances in neuroscience make the justice system more accurate and unbiased? Or could brain-based testing wrongly condemn some and trample the civil liberties of others? The new field ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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