A SIMPLE IQ test developed by Scottish scientists will be able to predict whether people are likely to suffer schizophrenia up to three years in advance. Researchers at Edinburgh University believe their test — which measures IQ, memory, motor skills and verbal learning — can be used to take action against the illness, which typically strikes people aged between 17 and 30, from bein...
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy can identify distinct abnormalities in the brain chemistry of patients with bipolar disorder. John D. Port, M.D., of the department of radiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. said at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. “We hope to eventually refine this into a clinically useful test that could shave years off a patient'...
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Although the most common reason for admission to addiction treatment facilities remains alcohol abuse and dependence, the percentage for this has declined over the last ten years while those for abuse of prescription pain medications have increased remarkably over this same time period. In 1997, the treatment admissions for prescript...
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Depressed men and women who consider themselves affiliated with a religion are less likely to attempt suicide than their non-religious counterparts, according to new study findings. "If someone acknowledges being religious, all else being equal, they are at lower risk to act on suicidal thoughts than someone who does not acknowledge religious affiliation," study co-author Dr. Maria A. Oquendo t...
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