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Study Suggests Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death
A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent. The findings, published in Psychology and Health, were based on data drawn from participants who spanned numerous religious denominations. The research was conducted by Eliezer Schnall, Ph.D.-
Scientists Are High On Idea That Marijuana Reduces Memory Impairment
The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. The research suggests that the development of a legal drug that contains certain properties similar to those in marijuana might help prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
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ADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage In Children
In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as prescribed, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Duke University Medical Center.
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North Carolina State Spending On A Community-based Mental Health Program Drops 50% In One Year
The State Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has reduced spending on a community-based mental health program by nearly 50 percent over the past year. For the first four months of the current fiscal year, which began July 1, expenditures for Community Support totaled $183 million. Over the same period last year, July-October 2007, Community Support expenditures surpassed $355 million.
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NIMH Grant Awarded To Rutgers Center For Behavioral Health Services, Criminal Justice Research
Since its founding in 2002 with a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Rutgers Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research has focused exclusively on mental health services issues that arise when persons with mental illness have encounters with the criminal justice system.
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UC San Diego Researchers Report On How To Improve Long-Term Learning
Combine the aphorisms that "practice makes perfect" and "timing is everything" into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month's issue of Psychological Science. Proper spacing of lessons, the researchers report, can dramatically enhance learning. And larger gaps between study sessions result in better recall of facts.
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Facial Scars On Men Increase Their Attractiveness
Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. It was previously assumed that in Western cultures scarring was an unattractive facial feature and in non-Western cultures they were perceived as a sign of maturity and strength. Scientists at Liverpool and Stirling University, however, have found that Western women find scarring on men attractive and may associate it with health and bravery.
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Youngminds Calls For Extra Support For 18-25 Year Olds With Mental Health Problems, UK
YoungMinds welcomes today's recommendations in the child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) review to provide CAMHS users with a clear transition plan up to the age 25. Roger Catchpole, YoungMinds Principal consultant and member of the CAMHS Review Expert Panel said: "Young people in CAMHS often find themselves without the support they need when they reach 18.
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Wind Turbines, Trucks And Train Announcements: Managing Noise For A Healthy Environment - Noise Update, Aston University, Birmingham
With the first UK based study linking persistent high levels of road traffic to significant health risk now available1, the UK is one of the leading European countries working towards managing the impact of noise from transport2. Meanwhile the drive to address climate change threatens to compromise local environmental quality unless properly managed through planning, and extended licensing means city streets are louder for longer.
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Survival In Breast Cancer Patients Boosted By Intervention Program
A new study provides the best evidence to date that a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health - it actually increases their chance of survival. Researchers at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center found that patients participating in an intervention program reduced their risk of dying of breast cancer by 56 percent after an average of 11 years.
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