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09/06/2010 02:00 AM
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Link Between Chronic Stress And Heart Attack: Hair Provides Proof
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Researchers at The University of Western Ontario have provided the first direct evidence using a biological marker, to show chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks. Stressors such as job, marital and financial problems have been linked to the increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease including heart attack...
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09/04/2010 02:00 AM
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Cortisol Levels In Hair Linked To Heart Attack Risk
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Cortisol levels in hair may be the first biomarker to measure chronic (long-term) stress, which is linked to a higher risk of having a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction), according to a new study published in the medical journal Stress...
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09/03/2010 06:00 AM
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Unrealistic Goals And Standards Make Teachers Stressed
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Research from the University of Kent, in association with the Teacher Support Network, has found that teachers who want to be happier should not try to please everyone and should have a greater say in setting targets...
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09/03/2010 03:00 AM
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Animal Model Strengthens Link Between Everyday Stress And Obesity
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Stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, such situations cause victims to decrease their food intake and body weight...
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09/03/2010 03:00 AM
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Well-Being In Adolescent Boys Increased By Mindfulness Meditation
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'Mindfulness', the process of learning to become more aware of our ongoing experiences, increases well-being in adolescent boys, a new study reports. Researchers from the University of Cambridge analyzed 155 boys from two independent UK schools, Tonbridge and Hampton, before and after a four-week crash course in mindfulness...
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09/03/2010 02:00 AM
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Pivotal Study Finds Link Between PTSD And Dementia
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Results of a study reported in the September issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggest that Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a greater risk for dementia than Veterans without PTSD, even those who suffered traumatic injuries during combat. Exposure to life threatening events, like war, can cause PTSD, and there are high rates among veterans...
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09/02/2010 07:00 AM
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Why Does Anxiety Target Women More? FSU Researcher Awarded $1.8M Grant To Find Out
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Anxiety disorders afflict women twice as often as men, but estrogen might not be the reason. Testosterone, though, could be. That is one of the preliminary findings in the lab of Florida State University researcher Mohamed Kabbaj, associate professor in the College of Medicine. He recently was awarded a five-year, $1...
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09/01/2010 05:00 AM
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Start Of School Marks Onset Of "Seasons Of Anxiety"
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With summer fading, anxiety is on the rise for some students anticipating the return of school. But it isn't just the first days of classes that can provoke angst -- anxiety in school is seasonal and age dependent, say pediatric psychiatrists. And, they add, these issues are often predictable and highly treatable...
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08/31/2010 07:00 AM
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Neural Clues To The Calming Effects Of Self-Harm
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The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves. Individuals with borderline personality disorder experience intense emotions and often show a deficiency of emotion regulation skills...
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08/31/2010 02:00 AM
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Stress In Womb Takes Greater Toll On Males, Study Shows
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Exposure to stress in the womb could be more harmful to males after birth than females, researchers have found...
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08/30/2010 02:00 AM
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Study Links Cellular Motors To Memory
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Functioning much like gears in a machine, cellular motor proteins are critical to dynamic functions throughout the body, including muscle contraction, cell migration and cellular growth processes. Now, neuroscientists from UC Irvine and the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute report that motor proteins also play a critical role in the stabilization of long-term memories...
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08/29/2010 02:00 AM
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Smaller Babies Delivered By Depressed Mothers
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Clinical depression and anxiety during pregnancy results in smaller babies that are more likely to die in infancy, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. The study, which focused on women living in rural Bangladesh, provides the first finding of its kind in a non-Western population...
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08/28/2010 02:00 AM
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Scientists Discover Neural Switch That Controls Fear
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Fear can make you run, it can make you fight, and it can glue you to the spot. Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Monterotondo, Italy and GlaxoSmithKline in Verona, Italy, have identified not only the part of the brain but the specific type of neurons that determine how mice react to a frightening stimulus...
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08/26/2010 04:00 AM
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Up To One In Four Patients Report More Physical Problems A Year After Surgery Than Before
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15% of patients experience more pain, physical and emotional problems a year after surgery than before their operation and 24% have less vitality, according to a study of over 400 patients published online by the British Journal of Surgery. Twelve months after their operation 17% also reported greater pain, 14% said their functional abilities had reduced and 16% had poorer mental health...
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08/25/2010 10:00 AM
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) Symptoms Worse If Woman Feels Stressed Early In Menstrual Cycle
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Women who feel stressed early on during their menstrual cycle are more likely to have more severe symptoms during and before menstruation, says a report conducted by researchers at the NIH (National Institutes of Health, USA) and other centers...
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08/21/2010 03:00 AM
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Turning Back To School Stress Into Success
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While most parents think of back-to-school as an exciting time marked by new backpacks, school supplies and outfits, it can also mean stress and anxiety for many children...
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08/21/2010 02:00 AM
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New Study Finds New Connection Between Yoga And Mood
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety...
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08/19/2010 06:00 AM
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Study Finds High Rate Of Burnout In Medical Students
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More than 40 percent of third-year medical students have symptoms of moderate to severe burnout, according to a study in the August Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical Association...
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08/18/2010 02:00 AM
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SSRIs May Pack More Punch At The Cellular Level Than Believed
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A new discovery about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) suggests that these drugs, which are used to treat mental health disorders like depression and anxiety, have multiple effects on our cells. In a research report published in the August 2010 issue of Genetics, researchers used yeast cells to identify secondary drug targets or pathways affected by SSRIs...
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08/18/2010 02:00 AM
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Marriage, Committed Romance Reduce Stress Hormone Production
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Being married has often been associated with improving people's health, but a new study suggests that having that long-term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress...
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08/17/2010 03:00 AM
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Stress In Middle Age Could Contribute To Late Life Dementia
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Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer's disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Based on data from a study which followed women for 35 years, this is the first research in Sweden to indicate a link between stress and dementia...
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08/16/2010 04:00 AM
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Trauma, Abuse In Childhood Linked To Shorter Lifespan, Weaker Immune Response Later In Life
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New research from the US suggests that trauma in childhood such as experiencing abuse or a serious stressful event like losing a parent is linked to a shorter lifespan and weaker immune system later in life, and that the immune impairment even adds to that caused by the stress of caring for a family member with dementia...
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08/16/2010 03:00 AM
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Stress Could Decrease Women's Chances Of Conceiving, Study Reports
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Women with elevated stress levels might be less likely to get pregnant, according to a study published recently in the journal Fertility and Sterility, USA Today reports...
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08/15/2010 02:00 AM
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Childhood Memories Of Father Have Lasting Impact On Men's Ability To Handle Stress
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Sons who have fond childhood memories of their fathers are more likely to be emotionally stable in the face of day-to-day stresses, according to psychologists who studied hundreds of adults of all ages. Psychology professor Melanie Mallers, PhD, of California State University-Fullerton presented the findings at the 118th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association...
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08/13/2010 01:00 PM
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Severe Mental Illness Among American College Students Growing
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As more young people arrive on campus with pre-existing conditions and a willingness to seek medical help, the incidence and prevalence of severe mental illness among college students in the USA has increased significantly over the past ten years. Details of a study were presented at the 118th American Psychological Association Annual Convention in San Diego by John Guthman, PhD...
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