LiveScience Topics: Depression

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  Video Gamers Hooked for Life

  An addiction to video games may lead to self-destructive behaviors.

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  Modern Insanity: What Really Makes Us Crazy

  The typical American lifestyle teems with risk factors for mental illness.

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  In Recession, Women Splurge as if Addicted

  In times of crisis, women are more likely to take a shopping spree than in normal times.

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  Depression Linked to Brain Thinning

  A structural difference in the brain, in particular a thinning of the right hemisphere, is linked to a higher risk for depression.

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  Bad Marriages Strain Women's Hearts, But Not Men's

  Women in strained marriages face risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

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  Why Our Outlook for 2009 Is Sunny

  It's been a hard year, a scary year, but we'll all be OK, won’t we?

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  History Repeats: How 2008 Reflected the Past

  For all the talk about change, everything old seemed oddly new again in 2008.

• When Are We in a Recession?

  When the economy takes a slide into the toilet and stays there for many months.

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  Stress and Suicide in Hard Times: How People Really React

  Suicide does not go up in hard times. But people stress out and eat badly.

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  The Power of Positive Thinking: Truth or Myth?

  Can patients really improve their chances of survival by staying upbeat and happy?

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  Why We Are All Insane

  Humans remain prone to acting mental because, in non-extreme forms, mental ‘illnesses’ can help ensure survival.

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  Cooking and Cognition: How Humans Got So Smart

  Brain metabolism, possibly stimulated by early cooking, may be the main factor behind our intelligence.

• How Your Inner Athlete Makes You Smarter

  By sapping energy reserves (i.e. burning calories), exercise spurs the body to protect its most precious, and energy-demanding, organ: the brain. Scientists have found this is an example of "good stress;" it starts a chain of events that make us smarter,

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  Dolphin Therapy Smells Fishy

  Swimming with dolphins doesn't help humans, and it harms dolphins.

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  Why Stress Is Deadly

  If you're worried about your health, stop. You're only making it worse.

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  Why Do They Call It Black Friday?

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  Why Some Women Wear Too Much Perfume

  Depression may suppress sense of smell, lead to excessive perfuming.

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  The Big Holiday Depression Myth

  There's no evidence that suicide rates spike during holidays.

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  Secret to Stress Revealed in Mice

  The real secret to overcoming stress is hidden in the brain, research suggests.

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  Volume Knob Found in Brain

  Study changes view of how the brain works.

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  How to Suppress Bad Memories

  Researchers find two brain areas involved in emotional memory suppression.