Study: Many With ADHD Can't Control Emotions

Research Suggests Many People With ADHD Also Have Quick Bursts of Anger and Frustration

Dealing With Anxiety and Phobias

Afraid of closed spaces? Getting on a plane? Take control of your fears.

Migraines' Brain Changes Not Linked to Mental Harm

Women who get migraines are more likely than those who don't to develop small areas of tissue changes in their brains, a new study shows. At the same time, these changes do not seem to affect the women's thinking or memory.

For years, researchers have wondered whether migraine headaches might leave a lasting impact on the brain. "There's a big question, which is, 'Is migraine progressive?'" says neurologist Richard Lipton, MD. Lipton directs the Montefiore Headache Center in New York City. He was not involved in the research.

The new study found evidence that migraines might be tied to having more structural changes in the brain for some people.

While other studies have linked these types of brain findings to memory loss and dementia, researchers say they didn't see any signs of those declines among women in this study.

Alzheimer's Discovery Paves Way for New Drugs

British scientists are a step closer to making drugs able to stop Alzheimer's in its tracks, after making a breakthrough in the understanding of what triggers the disease.

The team at King's College London believe they have "the most detailed picture yet" of the chain reaction of events that causes brain cells to die because of Alzheimer's.

They have even begun testing potential drugs to see if they can stop the process that leads to the cells dying, said academics at KCL's Institute of Psychiatry.

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Hi-tech 'Sunglasses' could Banish Jet-lag

It is one of the negative side-affects of long-haul travel, but suffering from jet lag could soon become a distant memory for weary travellers.

Australian sleep researchers have developed a set of hi-tech "sunglasses", described as the world's first "time control" spectacles, which can imitate sunlight patterns.

The team, from Flinders University, in Adelaide, say the glasses emit a soft green glow that helps a traveller adapt to changing sleep patterns and time zones in "small steps".

It targets a part of the brain that regulates the human body-clock, by sending signals to the rest of the body that help it slowly realise it is in a different area of the world.

Autism: Traffic Pollution Linked, Study Suggests

The possibility that autism is linked to traffic pollution has been raised by researchers in California.

Their study of more than 500 children said those exposed to high levels of pollution were three times more likely to have autism than children who grew up with cleaner air.

However, other researchers said traffic was a "very unlikely" and unconvincing explanation for autism.

The findings were presented in the Archives of General Psychiatry journal.

Migraines May Ease With Age

In Swedish Study, Most Patients' Attacks Decreased or Disappeared Over 12-Year Follow-Up

Extra Sleep can be More Effective than Painkillers

Sleeping for two hours extra a night can reduce sensitivity to pain and can be more effective than strong painkillers, according to a new study.

Scientists say ten hours of sleep a night – rather than the recommended eight – is more effective in reducing pain than codeine.

Researchers studied 18 volunteers over four nights and found that those who slept for 10 hours were able to keep their finger on a heat source for 25 seconds longer than those who had eight hours or fewer.

The findings, published in the journal Sleep, also revealed the effect was greater than was seen in a previous study where volunteers were given 60mg of the painkiller codeine.

New Sleeping Pill May Help Insomnia

Merck's experimental sleep drug suvorexant helps insomniacs fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer, early data suggest.