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Mystery solved: Tiny protein-activator responsible for brain cell damage in Huntington disease

Jun 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (10) | 0

Johns Hopkins brain scientists have figured out why a faulty protein accumulates in cells everywhere in the bodies of people with Huntington's disease (HD), but only kills cells in the part of the brain that controls movement, ...

Researchers Link Huntington Depression to Genetics

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Apr 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The depression experienced by people with Huntington disease (HD) may have nothing to do with the emotional stress of knowing you have a devastating, incurable disorder, according to a University of British ...

Compassion fatigue: Impact on healthcare providers of caring for the terminally ill

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Apr 01, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2

Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according ...

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A good night's sleep even more elusive for anxious children

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Apr 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Managing routine sleep problems in children can be a testing time for parents as well as being highly stressful for the child. Add a child with anxiety to the mix and a good night’s sleep for everyone can be elusive if not ...

Mindfulness Training Improves Sleep Quality; Lessens Need for Sleep Medicines

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Jun 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts, according to researchers at Duke Integrative Medicine.

Internet search process affects cognition, emotion

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Nov 04, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (8) | 0

Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via search ...

Two brain structures key to emotional balance especially in threatening situations

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Oct 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Researchers have discovered that a primitive region of the brain responsible for sensorimotor control also has an important role in regulating emotional responses to threatening situations. This region appears to work in ...

Study shows that sleep disturbances improve after retirement

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A study in the Nov.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from t ...

Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity

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Sep 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Previous research has shown that low self-esteem and emotional problems are found in people who are overweight or obese- but not which influences which. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine, sheds ...

Are teenagers wired differently than adults?

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Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Parents have long suspected that the brains of their teenagers function differently than those of adults. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, we have begun to appreciate how the brain continues to develop ...

Regulating emotion after experiencing a sexual assault

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Oct 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry, sugges ...

Workplace bullying is associated with sleep disturbances

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Sep 01, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found between observed bullying and sleep ...