Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The five-year investigation also found that children with atypically high depression and anxiety levels are more likely to have mothers with a history of depression.
The study was conducted in Canada by an international team of researchers from the Université de Montréal, the Université Laval and McGill University, as well as Inserm (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) in France, Carnegie Mellon University in the U.S. and University College Dublin in Ireland. [continue reading…]
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Physical activity, smoking cessation, social engagement, cognitive stimulation and diet were shown to lower the risk of developing dementia.
The evidence supporting the impact of these lifestyle changes is outlined in the August edition of the international medical journal Maturitas, by Professor Leon Flicker, Director of the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing and Winthrop Professor of Geriatric Medicine at The University of Western Australia. [continue reading…]
Fading memory and fitful sleep in old age may suggest a link
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When it comes to alcohol consumption and depression, a new study by a team of Norwegian and British researchers shows that heavy drinkers – but also teetotalers — have higher levels of depression and anxiety than those who drink moderately.
The study, “Anxiety and depression among abstainers and low-level alcohol consumers. The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study“, was published in the most recent issue of Addiction, a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Society for the Study of Addiction [continue reading…]
