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High achievers more likely to be bipolar

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said "there is no great genius without a mixture of madness," and now there is some scientific evidence that there is a link between mania and high IQ ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

If you're happy and you know it: Researchers trail Twitter to track world's mood swings

Using Twitter to monitor the attitudes of 2.4 million people in 84 countries, Cornell University researchers found that people all over the world awaken in a good mood – but globally that cheer soon deteriorates ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More than just the baby blues

Within the first week after giving birth, up to 70 percent of all women experience symptoms of the baby blues. While most women recover quickly, up to 13 percent of all new mothers suffer from symptoms of ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 16, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Learning deficits in adolescence linked to novel brain receptor

It is well known that the onset of puberty marks the end of the optimal period for learning language and certain spatial skills, such as computer/video game operation. Recent work published in the journal Science by Sheryl ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

I feel like a different person

Scientists have long been interested in the interplay of emotions and identity, and some have recently focused on cultural identity. One's heritage would seem to be especially stable and impervious to change, simply because ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Male menopause affects more than 5 million men

While most frequently associated with women's health, age-related hormone changes, often dubbed menopause, can occur in men as well, causing symptoms of fatigue, mood swings, decreased desire for sex, hair loss, lack of concentration ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 20, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Estrogen in the fight against schizophrenia

Many American women are prescribed estrogen to combat the negative effects of menopause, such as bone loss and mood swings. Now, new evidence from a Tel Aviv University study suggests that hormone replacement therapy might ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study suggests new treatment approach needed for management of depression with bipolar disorder

In a study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, a team of researchers led by Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Mark Frye, M.D., attempted to identify what factors make some people with bipolar depression more likely to exp ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0