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Seniors are healthier, more affluent, more independent and living longer than ever before. The vast majority of the 4.3 million Canadians over the age of 65 are active, engaged participants in family...

Washington, Oct 28 : A new study conducted on mice has found a link between the immune system and anxiety.

Springer is launching the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders to complement its portfolio of biomedical journals. Published quarterly, it will be available in both online and print formats beginning March 2009. Target audiences will include both researchers and clinicians interested in an integrated, interdisciplinary perspective on the pathogenesis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.

CNSO ), a life-sciences data company, today announced that five key scientific posters will be presented at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental health Congress, being held October 30 through November 1...

0 posts In the first study ever to genetically link the immune system to normal behavior, scientists at Rockefeller and Columbia universities show that mast cells, known as the pharmacologic bombshell...

? Many of the structural and neurochemical features of schizophrenia are present long before the full syndrome of schizophrenia develops. What processes tip the balance between the ultra-high ris...

A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers found that a high dose of cortisone could help reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The article appears in Biological Psychiatry, Volume 64, Issue 8, pages 708-717.

0 posts According to preliminary research results from the Department of Veterans Affairs, approximately 15 percent of recently returned female veterans utilizing the VA health care system report expe...

Clinicians are using technology to tackle the growing number of psychiatric cases in rural areas, particularly among children and adolescents. In a current application, a team of Michigan State University doctors meet each week with patients from across the state via video conference. On a typical morning, doctors in MSU's Department of Psychiatry may [...]

New research finds that children and adolescents who abuse alcohol or are sexually active are more likely to take methamphetamines (MA), also known as ‘meth’ or ’speed’. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics list risk factors associated with MA use, in both low-risk children (those who don’t take drugs) and high-risk [...]