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  • Single Status at Middle-Age May Affect Alzheimer's Risk



    Middle-aged people who are widowed or divorced are more likely than their cohabiting counterparts to have cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in later life, according to a study published online on July 2 in BMJ.

  • Ghrelin May Play Role in Alcohol Dependence



    In addition to its already known function in the regulation of eating, central ghrelin signaling appears to be necessary for the rewarding properties of alcohol, according to research published online June 29 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

  • Contemporary Pediatrics

    Inside the world of dangerous teens



    Adolescents who think they'll die young don't think twice when it comes using drugs, considering suicide, arrests, or contracting HIV, according to new research.

  • Formulary

    ADHD medications may be linked to sudden unexplained death



    A matched, case-control analysis demonstrated an association between the use of stimulant medications (used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder [ADHD]) and sudden unexplained death in children and adolescents.

  • June 2009 Briefing - Psychiatry



  • Online Genetic Test Results Can Help Smokers Quit



    Whether genetic test results indicate relatives of lung cancer patients are at high or low risk for the disease, smokers' subsequent uptake of smoking cessation services is high, according to a study published online June 30 in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention.

  • FDA Calls for Chantix, Zyban to Feature Boxed Warning



    Prescribing information for the smoking cessation drugs varenicline (Chantix) and buproprion (Zyban) must feature a boxed warning that discusses potentially serious mental health changes linked to the drugs, according to an announcement July 1 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

  • Dads' Depression Linked to Later Infant Crying



    Symptoms of depression in soon-to-be fathers during pregnancy may be a risk factor for excessive infant crying, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics.

  • Adolescents' Lifespan Belief Linked to Health Outcomes



    A perceived risk of early death appears to have a reciprocal relationship with health outcomes and risk behaviors in adolescents, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics.

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