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Antidepressants in suicide prevention
Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, although it leaves room for improvement. view more (2008-08-29)
European Study Highlights Frequency Of Medical End-of-life Decisions In Terminally Ill Patients (p 345)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET illustrate how medical end-of-life decisions frequently precede dying in a range of European countries. There are few data about the frequency of end-of-life decisions made involving doctors and terminally ill patients. Medical decision-making for patients with life-threatening diseases... view more... (2003-07-30)
Research points to a new way to protect kidneys threatened by insufficient blood or toxins
Better treatments for acute renal failure may be possible by blocking the mitochondrial fragmentation that occurs when kidneys don't get enough blood or are exposed to toxins. view more (2009-05-19)
Vulnerable groups are not at higher risk of physician-assisted death
Claims that vulnerable groups, such as the elderly and people with physical or mental disabilities, are at an increased risk of physician assisted death are not supported by evidence, says an expert in this week's BMJ. view more (2007-10-01)
Levels of serious mental illness in Katrina survivors doubled compared to earlier survey
According to the most comprehensive survey yet completed of mental health among Hurricane Katrina survivors from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, the proportion of people with a serious mental illness doubled in the months after the hurricane compared to a survey carried out several years before the hurricane. view more (2006-08-30)
Delayed treatment of childhood-onset bipolar disorder results in negative outcome in adults
In bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive disorder, a person experiences mood changes that fluctuate between periods of abnormally high energy and extreme depression. view more (2007-05-01)
Ka-Boom!!!
Cheap, lightweight cameras could help protect mass transit, but would they survive a big costly blast? view more (2009-03-10)
Cancer researchers describe gene that halts spread of aggressive childhood cancer
A team of cancer researchers has shown that a gene commonly lost during neuroblastoma tumor formation, one of the most aggressive cancers in babies and children, is in fact a "metastasis suppressor" gene. view more (2006-01-05)
U-M study: Life and death during the Great Depression
The Great Depression had a silver lining: During that hard time, U.S. life expectancy actually increased by 6.2 years, according to a University of Michigan study published in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. view more (2009-09-29)
Shock Figures Show As Many As Two Adolescents In Every Classroom May Be Self-Harming
STUDY CASTS NEW LIGHT ON WHY YOUNG PEOPLE SELF-HARM AND ON THE HELP THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES BADLY NEED - BUT OFTEN DON`T RECEIVE Government figures suggest that one in seventeen adolescents - Nearly two in every classroom, are self-harming. New research, published today, goes behind these horrifying statistics... view more... (2002-07-03)
Key event in cell death occurs as single, quick event
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated that a key event during apoptosis (cell suicide) occurs as a single, quick event, rather than as a step-by-step process. view more (2006-08-02)
Genetic test announced for suicidal ideation in patients using antidepressant drugs
NeuroMark, a Boulder, Colorado company, announced today the immediate availability of a genetic test to identify people at risk of suicidal ideation-thoughts of committing suicide-when prescribed an antidepressant drug. view more (2007-09-28)
Human cells secrete cancer-killing protein, UK study finds
Human cells are able to secrete a cancer-killing protein, scientists at the University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center have found. view more (2009-07-24)
Sentry enzyme blocks two paths to Parkinson's disease
The degeneration of brain cells that occurs in Parkinson's disease may be caused by either externally provoked cell death or internally initiated suicide when the molecule that normally prevents these fatal alternatives is missing. view more (2007-02-02)
Researchers Investigate Impact of Stress on Police Officers' Physical and Mental Health
Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone. view more (2008-09-29)
Care Management Reduces Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in Older Primary Care Patients
Depression in older adults too often goes unrecognized and untreated, resulting in untold misery, worsening of medical illness, and early death. A new study has identified one important remedy: Adding a trained depression care manager to primary care practices can increase the number of patients receiving treatment, lead to a higher remission rate... view more... (2009-06-24)
Molecular 'signature' protects cells from viruses
Every cell constantly produces a whole arsenal of proteins. The instruction what is to be built comes from the cell nucleus: this is where the DNA is stored, the heredity molecule in which, so to speak, the construction blueprints for all cellular proteins are stored. view more (2006-10-13)
Action needed to tackle death rates in young offenders
Young offenders are far more likely to die than people of the same age in the general population, even those with psychiatric and behavioural disorders, claim researchers in this week’s BMJ. These findings have important policy implications for young offenders, they say. view more (2003-05-14)
British public supports mercy killing
The British public supports the idea of mercy killing, reveals an analysis published in the Journal of Medical Ethics. view more (2002-02-01)
Perfectionists suffer from hopelessness
Perfectionists who try and live up to other people's high expectations of them tend to be more emotionally distressed and suffer from feelings of hopelessness. This is the finding of a study reported today, Thursday 5 September 2002, at The British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Sheffield Hallam University,... view more... (2002-09-02)
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