Eat Less, Live Longer: By Diet or Drugs
by Karen Vieira, MBA, PhD1
For years, studies have shown that an almost foolproof way to live longer is to cut back on calories. In mice, cutting calories... READ MORE →
Yearly Archive for 2008
The Top Ten Secrets in the Mental Health Field, Part II
by Robert A. Yourell, MAI am maintaining a list of the top ten “secrets” in the mental health field. Here is Part II, items five up to... READ MORE →
New Studies Give Parents Something Else to Worry About
by J. R. WhiteParents have always worried about their kids. But it used to be that worrying increased when kids reached puberty. It’s... READ MORE →
Why Electroconvulsive Therapy Works
by Lindsey Kay, MDElectroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has a bad reputation, due in part to the graphic media portrayals we see in films like One... READ MORE →
One Up for the Spanish “Siesta”
by Sudip Ghosh, MDGood news from the world of medicine for those caught snoozing after lunch at their desks — you can claim it was a... READ MORE →
The Top Ten Secrets in the Mental Health Field, Part I
by Robert A. Yourell, MAStarting today, I’m going to maintain a list of the ten biggest secrets in the Mental Health field. I humbly request... READ MORE →
Diabetes Protects Against Migraines
by Karen Vieira, MBA, PhDResearchers are grappling with findings that people living with diabetes are less likely to have migraines, and vice versa.... READ MORE →
Can You Teach the Pursuit of Happiness Online?
by Sudip Ghosh, MDWilliam McDougall, Harvard social psychologist, wrote that people can be happy while in pain and unhappy while experiencing... READ MORE →
Mind-Brain Connection: PTSD and Concussions
by Isabella MoriThe February 1st edition of the New England Journal of Medicine reports that suffering a concussion in Iraq after a bomb... READ MORE →
Drugs and Pharmacology, Fourth Edition
by Shaheen E Lakhan, MD, PhD, MEd, MS, FAANWelcome to the fourth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology — a monthly blog carnival that aims to review posts “related... READ MORE →
New ‘Brain Games’ Exclusive Preview – Times Square Mass Mind Reading
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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