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Best intentions: The presence of healthy food can lead to unhealthy choices
More restaurants and vending machines offer healthy choices these days, so why do Americans' waistlines continue to expand? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that some efforts to control eating may backfire. view more (2009-04-21)
Are You Tired Of Adjusting To Your Environment? A New Psychotherapeutic Approach Will Teach You How To Change It
Three Imperial College researchers in London (Peter Tyrer, Tom Sensky and Sarah Mitchard describe a new psychotherapeutic technique in the Nov-Dec 2003 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. The principles of a psychological intervention for psychiatric disorders, nidotherapy, are described following its use in the treatment of patients with... view more... (2003-10-22)
Brain patterns of former anorexics reveal clues to disorder's lasting impact
Even after more than a year of maintaining a normalized body weight, young women who recovered from anorexia nervosa show vastly different patterns of brain activity compared to similar women without the eating disorder. view more (2007-12-03)
Vascular biologists make a significant discovery in neurobiology
Researchers investigating blood vessels at Barts and The London School of Medicine have hit upon a new discovery in neurobiology that could have implications for patients experiencing peripheral nerve disorders. view more (2007-11-30)
A virus may contribute to certain psychiatric disorders
A virus that causes a fatal brain disease in horses and sheep may be linked to certain mental disorders in man, medical experts heard today (Wednesday 09 January 2002) during a joint meeting of the European Societies of Clinical and Veterinary Virology and the Society for General Microbiology at the Royal College of Physicians, London. view more (2002-01-07)
Eating junk food whilst pregnant and breastfeeding may lead to obese offspring
Mothers who eat junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding may be putting their children at risk of overeating and developing obesity. view more (2007-08-15)
How to help baby like fruits and veggies
Moms, want your baby to learn to like fruits and vegetables? According to new research from the Monell Center, if you're breast feeding, you can provide baby with a good start by eating them yourself. view more (2007-12-03)
Cause For Massively Enlarged Spleens In Tropical Countries (p 449)
A previously under-recognised cause of massively enlarged spleens is reported by scientists from Ghana and the UK in this week's LANCET. Enlarged spleens result from many disorders and are common in tropical African countries, but the causes and diagnosis of massive tropical splenomegaly (enlarged spleen) have not been well studied. Dr Imelda... view more... (2002-08-07)
Black girls are 50 percent more likely to be bulimic than white girls
An important new study challenges the widespread perception that bulimia primarily affects privileged, white teenagers such as "Gossip Girl" character Blair Waldorf, who battled bulimia on the show earlier this season. view more (2009-03-19)
Patients With Psychatric Disorders Get Better, But Do Not Get Well.
A new epidemiological study performed in Italy by a group of investigators headed by Professor Carlo Faravelli (University of Florence) suggests that patients with psychiatric disorders get better, but do not often get well and still suffer from psychosopcial impairment in two articles published in the July-August issue of Psychotherapy and... view more... (2004-06-22)
Eating out can have both positive and negative impact on obesity
Eating out instead of cooking at home continues to increase as a factor impacting the American diet. Americans face a large variety of food options and food establishments when choosing to eat out. view more (2008-01-10)
Growth in ADHD medication use due to improved ADHD identification in adult and female patients
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been traditionally viewed as a childhood disorder, while ADHD in adults has been underdiagnosed and undertreated. view more (2007-06-08)
Ben-Gurion U of the Negev study demonstrates link between appetite and elderly mortality
A new study by a Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researcher reveals a linkage between elderly people's appetite and mortality rates, with those who report impaired appetite more likely to die sooner. view more (2009-05-12)
Study offers new clues to brain-stomach interaction in overeating
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have found new clues to how the brain and the stomach interact with emotions to cause overeating and obesity. view more (2006-10-03)
Prolonged thumb sucking in infants may lead to speech impediments
Using a pacifier for too long may be detrimental to your child's speech. Research published in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that the use of bottles, pacifiers and other sucking behaviors apart from breast-feeding may increase the risk of subsequent speech disorders in young children. view more (2009-10-21)
Study: Rain forest insects eat no more tree species than temperate counterparts
A study initiated by University of Minnesota plant biologist George Weiblen has confirmed what biologists since Darwin have suspected-that the vast number of tree species in rain forests accounts for the equally vast number of plant-eating species of insects. view more (2006-08-24)
Scripps team shows diet switching can activate brain's stress system, lead to 'withdrawal' symptoms
In research that sheds light on the perils of yo-yo dieting and repeated bouts of sugar-bingeing, researchers from The Scripps Research Institute have shown in animal models that cycling between periods of eating sweet and regular-tasting food can activate the brain's stress system and generate overeating, anxiety, and withdrawal-like symptoms. view more (2009-11-10)
Women with mental disorders less likely to have mammograms
Women with mental disorders are less likely to have screening mammograms than women without mental illness, although the nature of the mental illness does play a role. view more (2006-10-27)
First-time mothers at increased risk for postpartum mental disorders
New mothers are at an increased risk for mental disorders such as schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder in the 3 months following the birth of their first child, according to a study in the December 6 issue of JAMA. The study also found that first-time fathers do not have an increased risk for mental disorders. view more (2006-12-06)
COPD-related problems hard to swallow
Patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibit a disordered breathing-swallowing pattern that may account for their higher risk of aspiration pneumonia, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh. view more (2009-03-26)
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