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Significant increase in major depression reported during recent recession
Posted in Medicine on 26th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
The recent Great Recession was accompanied by a significant and sustained increase in major depression in U.S. adults.
In search of tinnitus, that phantom ringing in the ears
Posted in Medicine on 26th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have taken advantage of a rare opportunity to record directly from the brain of a person with tinnitus in order to find the brain networks responsible.
Long-term exposure to air pollution may pose risk to brain structure and cognitive functions
Posted in Medicine on 24th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Long-term air pollution exposure can cause damage to brain structures and function in middle-aged and older adults.
Study of 95,000 children finds no link between MMR vaccines and autism, even within high-risk populations
Posted in Medicine on 22nd Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers were unable to find any association between the MMR vaccine and autism.
Drugs stimulate the bodys own stem cells to replace the brain cells lost through multiple sclerosis
Posted in Medicine on 21st Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Two drugs can stimulate regeneration of damaged brain cells and reversing paralysis in animal models of MS.