Successful Gene Therapy Trial Reverses Blindness for People Suffering From …
Successful Gene Therapy Trial Reverses Blindness For People Suffering From …
A new gene therapy trial to reverse blindness caused by a rare genetic disease has proved successful. Around 50,000 people in the UK have choroideremia, a disorder that eventually… Continue reading
Anxiety and Depression in Teenagers
Anxiety and Depression in Teenagers
Taylor Andrykowski Andrea Ferris Kevin Moore Andrew Bromley.
Magnetic pulses used to treat depression
"The magnetic coil sends repeated pulses or waves of magnetic stimuli and that stimulates the particular area of the… Continue reading
It's Distressing to Know Our Stress Levels Are Going Up.
It's distressing to know our stress levels are going up.
Research suggests that mindfulness practices are useful in the treatment of pain, stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and addiction. Mindfulness is nothing … This might not be a foolproof cure… Continue reading
Young Reporter: Taking the Brave Leap Forward Into Happiness
Young Reporter: Taking the brave leap forward into happiness
The sufferers of the latter are seen to be "victims", as they are entirely reliant upon doctors, surgeons, and medication, while those who have mental illnesses, such as obsessive compulsive disorder… Continue reading
Self-Control Problems? Electrical Brain Stimulation Increases Cognitive …
Self-Control Problems? Electrical Brain Stimulation Increases Cognitive …
Although the neuroscientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center and the University of San Diego admit victims of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS) shouldn't expect EBS to… Continue reading
R. Kelly's Crazy 'Panties' Lines
R. Kelly's Crazy 'Panties' Lines
At 22, her anorexia, diagnosed as a teenager, landed her in Boston's McLean Hospital for three months. “During the bad episodes,” recalls a close friend, “Mary always talked about suicide.” At 25, an initial suicide… Continue reading
Decimal Points: Channeling What's on Your Mind
Decimal Points: Channeling what's on your mind
It is being employed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and addiction. Robert Shapiro, CEO of Monsanto, initiated a professional-development program called “Mindfulness at Monsanto,” and MIT molecular … Read more… Continue reading