Category: Mental Health
University of Georgia Study Uncovers Mechanism Behind Impulsive Overeating
Circuit in the Brain Linked to Impulsive Eating Discovered Many individuals have tried to control weight gain using different approaches to no avail. The inability to control food intake …
Simulating Exposure to Feces to Treat OCD Shows Promise
To combat obsessive-compulsive disorders related to cleanliness, Anglo-American researchers used a method known as the rubber hand illusion, where the patients were made to feel as though their hands …Alzheimer’s: Researchers at UC San Francisco Can Predict the Course of the Disease
Using new brain imaging techniques, the researchers were able to predict the course of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s patients. Ultimately, these discoveries may lead to personalized treatments. Alzheimer’s disease is …
University of Kansas Researchers Propose Link Between Sugar Intake and Winter Depression
Key Takeaways: High sugar intake during winter may worsen depression by triggering inflammation and disrupting brain function, especially when combined with reduced sunlight and poor sleep. Sugar offers short-term …Baylor College of Medicine: Alzheimer’s Is Not Caused by the Herpes Virus
While several studies have suggested a link between the herpes virus and an increased likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study contradicts this theory. With 50 million people …Alzheimer’s: What If It Is Similar to Mad Cow Disease?
According to a new French study, proteins specific to Alzheimer’s disease behave like pathogenic prions, transmitting their abnormal form to healthy prion proteins. In the case of cattle, prions …
Hydromethylthionine May Counter Cognitive Decline, Study Shows
Surprising findings by researchers in a new study by TauRx show that the drug hydro-methyl thionine is capable of producing noticeable effects on brain atrophy and cognitive decline even …
More Depression Cases Among High School Students Despite Falling Alcohol Consumption
Researchers Observe a Divergence in the Relationship Between Binge Drinking and Depression Findings from a new study of teenagers by researchers at Columbia University suggest a relationship between too …