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Auditory brainstem implant: Hearing experts break sound barrier for children born without hearing nerve

Medical researchers are breaking sound barriers for children born without a hearing nerve. Hearing loss manifests in various forms, most of which can be partially restored through hearing aids and cochlear implants. Those devices cannot help a small po…

Type 2 diabetes linked to worse performance on cognitive testing

Type 2 diabetes is associated with worse performance on cognitive tests measuring abilities involved in the control of emotions, behaviors and thought, says a new study.

Research defines more behaviors that reveal romantic attraction

If you want to know whether people are flirting with you, look at what they say and do.

Promising results for new Alzheimer’s therapy

Scientists have evaluated a new Alzheimer’s therapy in which the patients receive an implant that stimulates the growth of a certain type of nerve cell. The results suggest that the introduction of a nerve growth factor can prevent neuronal degradati…

Depression: a barrier to communication in couples?

A massive 6.7% of the US population are affected by depressive disorders. As well as pessimism, irritability, pain and exhaustion, depression is also proven to affect communication and ability to…

Depression and anxiety may be the first manifestations of a medical disease

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Fiammetta Cosci and other italian investigators have analyzed the data available on depression and anxiety as early manifestations of…

Instructional DVD reduces MRI scan patients’ anxiety and improves scan quality

A DVD designed to help people prepare for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan, including guidance on how to relax, led to more successful scans.

Can dignity affect survival of terminally ill patients?

A report in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by a group of Portoguese investigators headed by Antonio Barbosa applies a new psychotherapeutic approach, dignity therapy, to…

Will your partner stay or stray?

Both men and women may be genetically inclined to be either promiscuous or faithful according to new research from Northumbria and Oxford Universities.

Limiting social isolation improves stroke outcomes in aged mice

Housing aged mice in pairs enhances their recovery after stroke, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2015.