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Teachers become healthier when they learn

Several studies have indicated a connection between learning and health. In a recently published study from University West and Linnaeus University the researchers found that the health of school…

1 in 5 high school girls ‘experience teen dating violence’

Data from the CDC’s 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals around 1 in 5 females and 1 in 10 males have experienced some form of teen dating violence in the past 12 months.

Strong connection between violence and mental illness during Guatemala Civil War

Those who experienced violence significantly more likely to suffer from PTSD and alcohol-related disordersViolence during the civil war in Guatemala from 1960 to 1996 resulted in the development…

Strong connection between violence and mental illness during Guatemala Civil War

Those who experienced violence significantly more likely to suffer from PTSD and alcohol-related disordersViolence during the civil war in Guatemala from 1960 to 1996 resulted in the development…

Strong connection between violence and mental illness during Guatemala Civil War

Those who experienced violence significantly more likely to suffer from PTSD and alcohol-related disordersViolence during the civil war in Guatemala from 1960 to 1996 resulted in the development…

Strong connection between violence and mental illness during Guatemala Civil War

Those who experienced violence significantly more likely to suffer from PTSD and alcohol-related disordersViolence during the civil war in Guatemala from 1960 to 1996 resulted in the development…

Teenager with stroke symptoms actually had Lyme disease

A Swiss teenager, recently returned home from a discotheque, came to the emergency department with classic sudden symptoms of stroke, only to be diagnosed with Lyme disease, clinicians report.

Brain waves: Basal forebrain neurons fine-tune consciousness by synchronizing rhythms in the cortex

Researchers have identified a group of neurons in the basal forebrain that help synchronize activity in the cortex, triggering brain waves that are characteristic of consciousness, perception and attention.

Why some brain cancers resist treatment

Scientists may have discovered why some brain cancer patients develop resistance to standard treatments including radiation and the chemotherapy agent temozolomide.

Researchers propose novel new treatment of stroke, other neurological diseases

Medicine should reconsider how it treats stroke and other neurological disorders, focusing on the intrinsic abilities of the brain and nervous system to heal themselves rather than the ‘modest’ benefits of clot-busting drugs and other neuroprotective t…