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Researchers from the University of Bonn and the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim have now discovered, based on patient data and animal models, how the NCAN gene results in the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder. 
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Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, say experts.
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Adding a smile to your to-do list can ease the stress of multitasking.
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We already know the facts: Our country is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. Few American adults exercise enough, and that poor lifestyle choice is getting handed down to our children, who are getting fat at record levels.
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A new study suggests that a poor sense of smell may be a marker for psychopathic traits.
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A variation in one gene, CHRNA4, is more prevalent among those who are addicted to being online than those who are not -- and is in fact significantly more common in women, say researchers. Read this article by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore on CNET News.
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Migraines currently affect about 20 percent of the female population, and while these headaches are common, there are many unanswered questions surrounding this complex disease.
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Moving away from "the noisy, promiscuous pronouncement of childhood," the subdued weeping of adulthood "favors the face-to-face encounters of an intimate setting."
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Last Friday we held a live Roundtable for Autism Awareness. Check out what Autism Health Activists want YOU to know.
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People have long been fascinated with birth order and how it shapes our lives. If Abel weren’t the younger brother, would Cain still have jealously murdered him? Is Alec the most successful Baldwin because he is the eldest?
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The world is full of delicious food and beautiful people, and sometimes it's hard to turn down their respective charms.
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“Spotlight the good and the good will grow” According to Phyllis Wallbank, this was one of Maria Montessori’s most profound ideas. Children need
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A low intake of folate and vitamin B12 increases the risk of melancholic depressive symptoms, according to a study among nearly 3,000 middle-aged and elderly Finnish subjects.
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Researchers have pinpointed four new genes that predispose a person to migraines, according to a new study.
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Straight men are programmed to love breasts so that they'll play with them during sex, which triggers the woman's maternal bonding circuitry.
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A little anxiety may be just what you need to focus your efforts and perform at your peak, psychologists say.
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This article reviews 5 basic personality patterns in children: highly sensitive, self-absorbed, defiant, inattentive and active/aggressive.
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Early exposure to toxins may help explain the increasing percentage of kids diagnosed with autism
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