Mental health is a state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life.
Disclosing genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease does not cause psychological distress – Disclosing genetic risk information to adult children of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who request this information does not result in significant short-term psychological distress, revealed by researchers.
Caffeine reverses memory impairment in Alzheimer’s mice — New studies show caffeine markedly reduced the hallmark protein for Alzheimer’s disease in the brains and blood of the mice. – Caffeine significantly decreased abnormal levels of the protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, both in the brains and in the blood of mice exhibiting symptoms of the disease, revealed by researchers.
Study shows 1 in 25 deaths worldwide attributable to alcohol — CAMH researcher sees glass ‘as half full’. – 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption worldwide, revealed by researchers from Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Study finds autistics better at problem-solving — University of Montreal and Harvard University research in Human Brain Mapping. – Autistics, children with autism, are up to 40% faster at problem solving than non autistics, according to a new Universit? de Montr?al and Harvard University study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping.
Dangerous college drinking: Prevention is possible, studies suggest – Alcohol is sometimes seen as part and parcel of college life, but there are programs that can significantly reduce students’ risky drinking, according to a series of studies in a special college drinking supplement of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
FDA Issues Safety Communication about an Ongoing Review of Stimulant Medications Used in Children with ADHD – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues safety communication about an ongoing review of stimulant medications used in children with ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Self administered cognitive screening test (TYM) for detection of Alzheimer’s disease – UK researchers at Addenbrooke’s Hospital have created a new cognitive test (TYM) that detects Alzheimer’s disease quickly and accurately. The study published online on BMJ.com.
Alzheimer’s disease: Newly found peptide offers hope of early test and better treatment – Researchers in Japan have detected a peptide in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that can show whether a person is developing Alzheimer’s disease. Measuring the level of this peptide could show that the disease process has started, long before any serious damage is done to the brain.
Tau protein tangles are found in the brains of people with a range of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. – New research published in Nature Cell Biology suggests that tangle formation can be transferred from one type of trans genetic mouse line to another.
Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a US researcher Professor Murali Doraiswamy suggests. – Professor Murali Doraiswamy, from the Duke University Medical Center in Carolina, has suggested that curcumin, found in the popular curry ingredient tumeric, could help prevent the onset of dementia.
