Migraine-Depression Combo Linked to Smaller Brain
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'Hands-Free' Devices Unsafe While Driving: Report
They cause mental distraction that can lead to crashes, experts warn
Drivers who think hands-free devices for talking or texting are safer than handheld cellphones are mistaken, a new report suggests.
Instead, devices such as speech-based technologies in cars can overload drivers, taking their attention from the road and making an accident more likely, experts say.
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'Sensory-Focused' Autism Therapy Shows Early Promise
In small study, parents used variety of methods to stimulate boys' senses
Smelling essential oils, walking across textured surfaces, immersing hands in warm water -- these are just some of the therapeutic experiences that boys with autism had while participating in a small new study.
The scientists wanted to learn how "sensory-motor" therapy compared to traditional behavioral therapy methods in boys with autism.
Twenty-eight boys aged 3 to 12 and their parents participated in the six-month-long study, published online May 20 in Behavioral Neuroscience. The boys were split into two groups. Both groups of children participated in daily behavioral therapy, but 13 of the boys also received environmental enrichment, another term for sensory-motor therapy.
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Brain Capable of Making its Own Version of Valium, Researchers Find
The oral drug Valium – also known by its generic name, diazepam – was once popular with doctors in the 1970s as a treatment for seizures brought on by epilepsy. However, the drug, also used to treat anxiety, has fallen out of favor in recent years as it is prone to abuse and often dangerous if taken in high doses.
Neuron Growth in Children 'Leaves No Room for Memories'
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.
The formation of new brain cells increases the capacity for learning but also clears the mind of old memories.
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Pregnancy Hormone may Predict Postpartum Depression Risk
Levels of a stress hormone released by the placenta could predict a woman's risk of developing postpartum depression, new research suggests.
The new findings suggest that measuring levels of the hormone, called placental corticotropin-releasing hormone (pCRH), could one day help identify women who are prone to postpartum depression before they give birth.
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