The latest gene-scanning technology may have shed some much-desired light on a potential cause for schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions and scrambled thought processes. The disease is believed to affect 1% of the population.
FRIDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Higher anxiety levels may help elderly women live longer, but may harm older men, U.S. research shows.
A team at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University followed 1,000 seniors in three Florida retirement communities for up to 15 years.
They found that women with higher levels of anxiety at the start of the study lived longer than others. Year-to-year changes in anxiety levels didn't appear to affect women's survival, either.
There are no pills, no invasive procedures, yet doctors say it works.
Doctors said magnets might be the key to successful treatment for those with major depression.
Doctors said that 10 to 15 percent of Americans suffer an episode of major depression at some time in their lives.
Standard treatment doesn't always work and medication can have difficult side effects. But there may be another option with minor side effects and major results.