Category: Mental Health

Alzheimer Drug Stopped In Testing Stages by Eli Lilly

Alzheimer Drug Stopped In Testing Stages by Eli Lilly

An experimental drug being made and test for Alzheimer’s disease has been stopped by it’s manufacturer, Eli Lilly. The reason for this, is that the drug did not stop memory loss in the suffers, and it also had the major side affect of increasing the risk of skin cancer in those who were treated with [...]

Chronic Illness,Pollution and Suicide Linked

Chronic Illness,Pollution and Suicide Linked

For a second time, studies have shown a link between the air pollution in a region, chronic breathing problems like asthma, and suicide. According to two Taiwanese research studies, asthma was likely the factor in 1 in 14 suicides among young people in Taiwan, and air particle pollution, a major problem in Asia, may have [...]

Mental Development Similar Among Boys, Girls

(HealthDay News) — U.S. scientists are getting the first comprehensive look at how children’s brains and behaviors change over time, and it’s yielding some surprises. It turns out that much-touted differences in the mental evolution of boys and girls aren’t so pronounced after all. On the other hand, the amount of money a child’s family [...]