Ginkgo biloba has failed—again—to live up to its reputation for boosting memory and brain function. Just over a year after a study showed that the herb doesn’t prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from the same team of researchers has found no evidence that ginkgo reduces the normal cognitive decline that comes with [...]
Soldiers preoccupied by panorama of combat and fatalities damaged by aggression might desire they can wash the reminiscences from their brain. According to Johns Hopkins University Researchers some day that could be probable. A drug stays in the distance and its purpose might be cause to undergo most of the decent and sensible queries. However [...]
What is shiatsu? Shiatsu is a Japanese form of bodywork. The word shiatsu means “finger pressure”, and shiatsu is sometimes described as a finger pressure massage. How does shiatsu work? Like acupuncture, shiatsu is based on the holistic system of traditional Chinese medicine, where illness is thought to result from imbalances in the natural flow [...]
Incorporating mentoring and group skill-building intervention programs for children in foster care may help improve mental health outcomes in this population, according to a report by two University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers published in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Children who have been [...]
From Chinese characters and statues of dragons to golden cats and red envelopes, Chinese good luck symbols take many forms. Chinese Characters: A Symbol of Good Luck One of the most popular Chinese symbols of good luck is the pinyin characters for fu which represents good luck or good fortune. An ancient Chinese tradition that [...]
Twelve weeks of fish oil pills made teens at high risk of psychosis much less likely to become psychotic for at least one year. The finding comes from a placebo-controlled clinical trial that enrolled 81 young people — average age 16 — teetering on the brink of psychosis. A year after entering the study, 11 [...]
Including certain foods in a daily diet has shown great promise for reversing memory loss and protecting against age related illnesses affecting memory and concentration. Seeking the fountain of youth is as old as mankind itself and stories on clay tablets from as early as 4,000 years ago in ancient Sumeria talk about the epic [...]
I like to imagine that I’m a kind, patient person. That I embody calm when confronted with prickly personalities. That their aggravations roll off me like water off a duck’s back. But this delusion is quickly dispelled every time I have a run-in with a difficult person. Take last week: My friend (let’s call her [...]
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder which is most prevalent among females and there is also considerable overlap between this mental health condition and other disorders such as binge eating disorder, depression and anorexia nervosa. As with the majority of mental health problems, there are a variety of different theories and factors believed [...]
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previous studies [...]
