Dr. Neumeister is a Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology and the Director of the Molecular Imaging Program for Mood and Anxiety Disorders, New York University Langone Medical Center (NYULMC). Prior to joining NYULMC, he was Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vienna in Austria. In 2001 he was recruited to the Mood and […]
Acupuncture has been used for the treatment of alcohol and drug use disorders for many years. Recently, scientists from the Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hospital of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, reviewed studies of the use of acupuncture for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
An interesting study by German experts revealed that men who marry younger women enhance their chances of longevity, and those who tie the knot with older women meet a premature death. The analysis was carried by a research group at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany. The researchers looked at the deaths […]
An Air France airliner disappeared from radar early Monday morning (June 1, 2009). The airliner, carrying 228 passengers, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean as it was traveling from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France. Air France flight 447 was supposed to arrive at Charles Degaulle Airport just after 11:00 in the morning on June […]
The World Health Organization informs that 53 countries have officially reported 15,510 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, including 99 deaths. The largest numbers of cases are registered in the U.S. (about 8,000), Mexico (about 5,000) and Canada (about 1,100). The World Health Organization also reports that in view of the threat posed by the current […]
Researchers have identified a lethal new virus in Africa that causes bleeding like the dreaded Ebola virus. The so-called “Lujo” virus infected five people in Zambia and South Africa last fall. Four of them died, but a fifth survived. It’s not clear how the first person became infected, but the bug comes from a family […]
Lawrence AJ, Luty J, Bogdan NA, Sahakian BJ, Clark L.Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Addiction. 2009 Jun. Problem gambling has been proposed to represent a ‘behavioural addiction’ that may provide key insights into vulnerability mechanisms underlying addiction in brains that are not affected by the damaging effects of drugs. Our […]
Higher levels of vitamin D, synthesized in the skin after being exposed to the sun and found in oily fish, are associated with increased brain power among middle-aged men, according to a new study. The study compared the cognitive performance of more than 3,000 men between the ages of 40 and 79 years. Men with […]
Taking moderate to high daily doses of antidepressants for more than 2 years is associated with an 84% increased risk for diabetes, according to a large observational study conducted by a group from Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine in Bremen, Germany, based on the data from the U.K. General Practice Research Database. […]
Wong PW, Chan WS, Conwell Y, Conner KR, Yip PS.HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. J Affect Disord. 2009 Apr 23. BACKGROUND: Pathological gambling is associated with suicidal ideation and attempt. There is no known report on pathological gambling preceding suicide. By examining a series of […]
