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New Jersey budget will allow Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital to remain open

According to NJ.com, an agreement has been reached by New Jersey lawmakers that will allow the Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital in Lebanon Township to remain open for at least one additional year. The state facility was originally slated to...

Anxious young men more likely to have heart attacks as adults

Dangers of anxiety? @Aleksey Ubozhenko/ PhotoXpress A new study conducted by Swedish researchers found that young men who were diagnosed with anxiety were twice as likely to be diagnosed later in life with heart disease. The study involved nearly 50...

How much does an expert opinion matter?

Brain imaging @Daniel Schmid/ PhotoXpress An article published today in Current Biology suggests that the opinion of others may be more important to us than we know. Using an MRI scanner, researchers at the University College London and the Aarhus...

Mindfulness practice for stress relief

Concentrate @riyasr/ StockXchng When is the last time you have done one thing at a time? We live in a society that celebrates the art of multitasking. We seem to believe that we would be wasting time to complete one...

Biological basis for stress having greater affect on women than men

Is it biological? @Dinostock/ PhotoXpress Neuroscientists have recently discovered that female test rats were more sensitive to lower amounts of an important stress hormone than their male counterparts and had greater difficulty adapting to high levels of stress. The...

Study shows positive link between youth club involvement and kids' self esteem

A report was recently published in the Children and Youth Services Review that found that children who belonged to the local Boys and Girls Club of America had a stronger self concept than those who did not.The study, conducted...

Reducing your stress one breath at a time

Breathe Photo by nazreth/Stock Xchng Everyone knows breathing is necessary in order to sustain life, but do you know how to breathe in order to sustain a healthier life? Many of us take shallow breaths that begin and end...

Secondhand smoke can increase risk of future psychiatric illness

Macro death end @Andrey Kiselev/ PhotoXpress A study to be published in the August print issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry reports an increased risk of psychiatric illness and hospitalization for adults who have been exposed to high levels...

Preparing your preschooler for success with a good night's sleep

Is your child getting enough rest? Microsoft Clipart Getting less than the recommended 11 hours of sleep each night can greatly effect the development of preschoolers according to a recent study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The study...

New Jersey budget will allow Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital to remain open

Anxious young men more likely to have heart attacks as adults

How much does an expert opinion matter?

Mindfulness practice for stress relief

Biological basis for stress having greater affect on women than men

Study shows positive link between youth club involvement and kids' self esteem

Reducing your stress one breath at a time

Secondhand smoke can increase risk of future psychiatric illness

Preparing your preschooler for success with a good night's sleep

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