Marijuana Could Help Treat Depression, Evidence Indicates

Marijuana Could Help Treat Depression, Evidence Indicates

Compounds in marijuana are similar to chemicals in the brain, could help depression patients feel better

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 23rd, 2014
Researchers Explain How and Why Stress Causes Heart Attacks

Researchers Explain How and Why Stress Causes Heart Attacks

The same mechanism is believed to explain the link between stress and strokes

Marital Stress Can Make People More Vulnerable to Depression, Study Finds

Marital Stress Can Make People More Vulnerable to Depression, Study Finds

Folks who experience chronic marital stress are more likely to display depression symptoms

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 17th, 2013
Acute Stress Improves Brain Performance, Researchers Explain

Acute Stress Improves Brain Performance, Researchers Explain

Experiments on rats show how short-lived stress benefits the brain

Chronic Stress Can Cause People to Develop Alzheimer's

Chronic Stress Can Cause People to Develop Alzheimer's

Study links stressful jobs to impaired memory and learning abilities

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2012
Yale Scientists Discover How and Why Stress and Depression "Shrink" the Brain

Yale Scientists Discover How and Why Stress and Depression "Shrink" the Brain

The researchers identify a genetic switch that leads to loss of working synapses

Empathy Fatigue to Spread Throughout the United States

Empathy Fatigue to Spread Throughout the United States

Once-rare occurrences will become increasingly common