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Ping-pong for Parkinson's?
Pingpong may hold promise as a possible form of physical therapy for Parkinson's disease. People with Parkinson's who participated in a pingpong exercise program once a week for six months showed improvement in their Parkinson's symptoms, according to a preliminary study.
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Long-term Antidepressant Use Can Lead to Physical Addiction
Patients who have taken antidepressants for years should consider coming off the medication. However, researchers say they will likely face difficult and even dangerous withdrawal symptoms due to a physical dependence.
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Inflammation During Pregnancy Tied to Neurodevelopmental Delay
Chronic low-grade inflammation may be partly to blame for the higher risk of childhood neurodevelopmental delays, according to new research.
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Clingy or Distant? It May Impact Your Happiness (and Wallet)
Two extremes of romantic attachment orientation known as attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance can both have negative consequences for well-being due, at least in part, to financial reasons, a study led by the University of Arizona found.
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Neural Cells Speed-up Function of 3D-printed Muscle
Scientists have improved upon a pre-existing 3D bioprinting technique to engineer skeletal muscle as a potential therapy for replacing diseased or damaged muscle tissue.
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Better Understanding of Patient Cognition Needed To Treat Schizophrenia
A better understanding of the lived experience of people with schizophrenia would enable clinicians to help patients live with their condition, alongside traditional treatments, according to a new study.
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Blood Tests and Brain Scans Combine To Diagnose Battlefield Trauma
Researchers have developed a series of tests that aim to offer a more sensitive and objective estimation of brain degeneration in those exposed to battlefield IED blasts.
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Opioid Prescriptions for Chronic Non-cancer Pain Have Escalated
A review of 24 years of global research has shown that prescribing of opioids doubled between 1991-2015.
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The Effects of Obesity Mirror Those of Aging
Concordia researchers identify a shared list of health issues, from DNA damage to cognitive decline. The findings will help people better understand how obesity works and could help to stimulate ideas on how to treat it.
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Assessment Changes Open Up Neuroscience Research to People With Intellectual Disabilities
Adaptations to the NIH cognitive function assessment could ensure that the battery can be used to assess the cognitive ability of people with intellectual disabilities, providing objective measures that could be used in a wide variety of studies.
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