February 25, 2020
by Patricia Tomasi
Alzheimer’s is one of the United States’ top ten causes of death but the only one on that list with no known cure. Alzheimer’s is actually the third leading cause of death after cancer and heart disease. About 5.7 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease and the rate is expected to triple to 16 million by 2050. A new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders looked at the conversion rates of from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer disease in monolingual and bilingual patients.
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January 20, 2020
by Amy Rollo
Exercise, meditation, yoga, breath work, it does not take therapy or a therapy blog for you to know that these practices help with stress. What many people do not yet know is the WHY behind the practice.
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December 10, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
Here are some sobering statistics. According to a survey of 1000 Americans, 47 per cent of men and 40 per cent of women binge drink more on New Year’s Eve than during any other holiday. In a study done by Alcohol Monitoring Systems, though they were fully aware that they were being monitored, over 450,000 DUI offenders still drank 33 per cent more between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Why is it so hard to stay sober during the holidays?
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November 30, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Research from experimental psychology researchers at the University of Tennessee Knoxville has found making a game face may actually make a difference to performance, and not just for athletes.
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August 30, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
For those living in urban spaces, a visit to the park shows a boost in mood on Twitter equivalent to that found on Christmas day.
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August 19, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
More than half of Americans say they experience stress a lot throughout the day. But experts say stress isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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July 23, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
Why is it that antidepressants, in particular selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), don’t work on nearly 30 per cent of people with major depressive disorder (MDD)? SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed antidepressants for MDD. Though the cause of MDD is still unknown, researchers have found that it has something to do with the serotonergic circuit in the brain.
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April 26, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
Many people practice the ketogenic diet for the purpose of losing weight, but some report mental health benefits, such as an improvement in symptoms for anxiety, depression, and bipolar disorder. But clinical research is limited. There are no no listings for ‘mental health’ and ‘ketogenic diet’ on clinicaltrials.gov. However, if ketones impact brain function, why would they not impact mental health?
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April 4, 2019
by Kimberly Lucey
John Broderick, the former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire state Supreme Court now spends his days traveling New England, telling his story, and the story of his son's battle with mental illness.
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March 8, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
Physiological responses to negative emotions, activities we regularly engage in, mobile phone use and other passive signals tell a lot about a person. With advances in technology including wearable devices and smartphones, medical professionals can collect passive signals that may indicate a particular state of mind.
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