Mayo Clinic finds ketogenic diet may be started as an outpt treatment for children with epilepsy
...iation with regard to long-term seizure control or mental improvement. This improvement rate was similar to the range of other reported studies. In the Mayo Clinic study, there were no statistical differences in outcome between the groups started as inpatients and outpatients. ...Michelle Trudeau wins 2004 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Reporting
...spondent for National Public Radio who has covered mental health, human behavior and brain science for more ...zed for stories reflecting a deep understanding of mental health and the related science and policy issues, and for her compelling storytelling. Her reports n...Mental incapacity among patients in medical wards more widespread than doctors realise
...nantly elderly patients need to be more aware that mental incapacity among their patients-and therefore the ...potentially widespread problem. Although patients' mental incapacity is becoming increasingly important in clinical practice, little information is available ...Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy sessions
...ificant relationship between laughter and improved mental health for patients. Marci's co-authors are Erin Moran of MGH and Scott Orr, PhD, of MGH and the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Manchester, N.H. The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the MGH Endowment for...Northwestern researchers pinpoint how false memories are formed
...anatomical evidence furthermore sheds light on the mental mechanisms responsible for forming accurate memori...reated when vivid visual imagery was engaged and a mental image was produced," Paller said. "These mental images left a trace in the brain that was later mist...Study: Brain battles itself over short-term rewards, long-term goals
...scipline of neuroeconomics, which investigates the mental and neural processes that drive economic decision-making. The study was a collaboration between Jonathan Cohen and Samuel McClure at Princeton's Center for the Study of Brain Mind and Behavior; David Laibson, professor of economics at Harvard Univ...Exercise prevents Parkinson's symptoms in lab model mimicking human form of the disease
...uration that researchers changed weekly to provide mental stimulation. The researchers found that mice using the exercise wheels ran about two kilometers a day. The St. Jude researchers raised female mice in standard cages without running wheels before placing them into cages with wheels. Control m...New survey reveals treatment goals of people with schizophrenia
... reported their top treatment goals were improving mental health and improving overall happiness. "One of ...aid. "Decreasing the stigma we have of people with mental illness is a constant battle. It's still just the beginning of acknowledging mental illness and inc...Texas Children's Hospital specialists say proactive approach best defense against flu season
...ency center is warranted if a child has an altered mental status; shows signs of dehydration, such as sunken eyes or failure to urinate; exhibits a rapidly-evolving, bruise-like rash; has a stiff neck or stops breathing," said Shook, who also is a professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. A fl...Cogtest plc seals deal with Lundbeck: Cogtest battery for use in multinational schizophrenia trial
...Cognition is what makes us human. It refers to our mental processes: the process of knowing, including aspects such as awareness, perception, reasoning, and judgment. Our cognitive processes allow us to carry out normal daily activities as well as allowing us to recall memories, concentrate, learn, communic...Mentally ill have higher odds of developing brain, lung cancers
Men and women with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with...e cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. "This work is...Lithium may protect neurons from radiation therapy
... commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, can protect the brain cells involved in...loss is lower among patients who take lithium for mental illness, Hallahan said. The researchers observed in animal models that a single radiation dose of 5...GMC is right to appeal over life prolonging treatment
...ficial nutrition and hydration from him if he lost mental capacity. In July 2004, Mr Justice Munby ruled in Mr Burke's favour. Emeritus Professor Raanan Gillon warns that, if not overturned, the judgement is likely to skew medical care by tilting the balance of medical practice towards non-beneficial and wa...Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and young children
...thing during sleep tend to score lower on tests of mental development and intelligence than do other childre...) or slow heart rates during sleep scored lower on mental development tests than did other infants of the same age. The second study was funded primarily by t...UCI's Brain Imaging Center chosen to help advance nation's Roadmap for Medical Research
...the hereditary nature of normal brain function and mental illnesses. If the aims of this new center are ach...derstanding of the biologically complex problem of mental illness, individual differences and the interplay between genetics, environment and brain function. ...VA study finds rural veterans in poorer health
... SF-36, which measures eight areas of physical and mental health. The average physical health score among ru...eterans. The disparity was somewhat less marked in mental health: Rural veterans scored 44.5, compared to 45.6 for urban veterans. The average score for all U...Postpartum home nurse visits improve infant health, reduce costs
...environment and evaluate the mother's physical and mental health. Home nurse visits also may occur in a more timely manner than scheduled outpatient physician visits. Therefore a home visit one to two days after hospital discharge could, in theory, result in earlier recognition of problems like jaundice an...Wealth does not create individual happiness and it doesn't build a strong country, either
...ed over the past 50 yearswell-being has been flat, mental illness has increased at an even more rapid rate, and data, not just nostalgic reminiscences, indicate that the social fabric is more frayed than it was in leaner times," the authors state. Prosperity is neither the answer nor the cause of satisfact...NYU Child Study Center to launch Healthy Kids, Happy Futures
...roficient in identifying signs of trauma and other mental health problems in children and adolescents direct...re the first line of defense to identify potential mental health problems in young people. This program will help New York area pediatricians to more easily ......nal medicine, general/family practice, nursing and mental health. To be included the articles had to be abo... 56.5% of the content. 53.2% of the content in the mental health title, Evidence-Based Mental Health, was taken from a selection of only nine different journa...