Obese individuals are 8 percent less likely to suffer from depression, according to a new study out of Canada this week. Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered a link between FTO (also known as the fat gene) and depression. The study researchers had been investigating whether obesity was tied to depression. In an unexpected turn […]
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A shocking discovery was made by Montreal researchers when a resident of Quebec appeared to have been cured of his addiction to cocaine after having a stroke. The Quebec man, currently 45 years old, has been addicted to cocaine for more than twenty years. A heavy cocaine user who’s typical day could see as much […]
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Winter is coming and it brings with it snow, ice, colder weather, and more importantly less sunlight. Winter is enough of a challenge for anyone but there are many people who suffer through SAD and the winter together. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a type of depression that affects hundreds of thousands of people throughout the […]
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Researchers have always believed there was a link between mental illnesses and creativity and a massive study in Sweden has landed more credence to this belief. It has been a commonly held notion for years that there was a link between mental illnesses such as bipolar, and schizophrenia. The study to be published in the […]
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The lead author of a study funded by the Ontario Mental Health Foundation suggests that pregnancy could have a positive impact on women with bipolar disorder. With his team, Verinder Sharma, a scientist with the Lawson Health Research Institute, performed a full review of the existing literature in order to understand what was known about […]
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