Podcast platform opens up dialogue on mental illness, research finds
A popular comedian's podcast that has fellow comics talking openly about mental illness has redefined the relationship between celebrity and fan.
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Oct 10, 2014
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News tagged with mental illnesses
Professor probes mental disorders in the ancient world
The examination of mental disorders would seem to be the almost exclusive domain of psychiatrists and psychologists, not humanities scholars. Yet William V. Harris, the William R. Shepherd Professor of History, has spent ...
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Dec 18, 2013
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How a metamaterial might improve a depression treatment
A brain stimulation technique that is used to treat tough cases of depression could be considerably improved with a new headpiece designed by University of Michigan engineers.
Engineering
Oct 29, 2013
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Changing legal perceptions of mental disorders in defendants
The Law Commissioner for England and Wales will join a number of experts at Northumbria University, Newcastle next week to debate the ways in which the criminal justice system recognises mental disorders in defendants.
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2013
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People with mental health problems at high risk of being victims of crime
People with mental health problems are more likely to become victims of crime than the general population, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2013
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Findings from most in-depth study into UK parents who kill their children
Experts from The University of Manchester have revealed their findings from the most in-depth study ever to take place in the UK into the tragic instances of child killing by parents, known as filicide. The research, published ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2013
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Majority of Americans support dozens of policies to strengthen US gun laws
The majority of Americans support a broad array of policies to reduce gun violence, according to a new national public opinion survey conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. These ...
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2013
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More efficient way to make popular prescription medication
In a demonstration of the power of green chemistry, scientists are reporting development of a new and more efficient process for making one of the most costly and widely used medications for severe mental illness. Described ...
Materials Science
Jan 23, 2013
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Nanomedicine breakthrough could improve chemotherapy for childhood cancer
(Phys.org)—In a world-first, researchers from the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have developed a nanoparticle that could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 20, 2012
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New methods to unveil the truth about the madness of King George
(Phys.org)—Investigations into the nature of King George III's illness will reopen this year. Neuroscientists will pore over thousands of 18th century letters to and from the monarch, well known for his bizarre behaviour ...
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Nov 19, 2012
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