Category Archives: Diabetes

Even More Mental Studies & News: Saliva test for depression; Measles outbreaks in Canada; Watching memories form in real time; Mother faces charges after son dies while being treated with ‘herbal remedies’; Canadians use a lot of antidepressants

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

“…researchers, publishing in Pediatrics, decided to test four different pro-vaccination messages on a group of parents with children under 18 and with a variety of attitudes about vaccination to see which one was most persuasive in persuading them to vaccinate. … Continue reading →

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Even more studies into the biology of manic depression, schizophrenia and diabetes

Posted on July 24, 2013 by

“…recent studies have shown that genes linked to mental illness are also involved in the generation of circadian rhythms and sleep, while some clock genes have also been shown to influence the development of certain specific mental illnesses. This new … Continue reading →

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Some studies into the biology of manic depression and schizophrenia

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

“Certain brain regions in people with major depression are smaller and less dense than those of their healthy counterparts. Now, researchers have traced the genetic reasons for this shrinkage. “Brain-imaging studies, post-mortem examinations of human brains and animal studies have … Continue reading →

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Fixing the things that have been broken

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Tomorrow afternoon* I will be in the hospital for a quick procedure which, I’ve been told, will allow me to hear properly again. Eventually. I have some hearing in my left ear, but that’s like wetting the bottom of a … Continue reading →

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I can hear the world again and it’s singing ‘happy birthday’

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

For the first time in more than three weeks I can hear the bathroom fan. Since January 25th I’ve been mostly deaf. The kind of deaf where, just to hear the TV, I had to turn the volume past 60. … Continue reading →

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Spending two weeks listening to my heart beating left me nearly insane

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

For the past ten days I’ve been suffering through an ear infection. Both ears. Until just a few days ago they were both completely closed. For the most part, I’ve been deaf. The only things I’ve heard for the past … Continue reading →

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