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Volunteers Sought for Stanford Studies of Bipolar Disorder

STANFORD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine are seeking volunteers for several research studies on bipolar disorder, which affects more than Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Hythiam to Announce Third Quarter Results on Thursday, November 8th

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that it is scheduled to report financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2007 on Thursday, Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Hythiam, Inc. Raises Approximately $46 Million in Equity Offering

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with investors, led by a member of the Company Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

PsychoGenics Announces Drug Discovery Agreement with Cephalon

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PsychoGenics Inc. today announced that it has entered into a drug discovery agreement with Cephalon, Inc. The agreement provides that Cephalon will supply Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Preschoolers with Three or More Coexisting Disorders Show No Response to ADHD Medication Treatment

Preschoolers who are diagnosed with ADHD are not likely to respond to treatment with the stimulant methylphenidate, regardless of dosage, if they also have three or more coexisting disorders, according to a recent analysis of data from the Preschoolers with ADHD Treatment Study (PATS). PATS was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute [...]

GESTURING HELPS GRADE-SCHOOLERS SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS

Using the hands to explain things may tap into knowledge kids can’t otherwise articulate WASHINGTON, DC—Are math problems bugging your kids?  Tell them to talk back – using their hands.  Psychologists at the University of Chicago report that gesturing can help kids add new and correct problem-solving strategies to their mathematical repertoires.  What’s more, when [...]

The Hallowell Center and Dore Present Alternative Treatments for ADHD, Asperger’s, Dyslexia

SUDBURY, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Hallowell Center in Sudbury, MA is sponsoring a free informational talk discussing Dore and LENS, two of their medication-free alternative Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Health Net of California Awarded Nearly $1.1 Million to Administer Four MRMIB Grants in California

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Health Net of California has received nearly $1.1 million from the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) to implement four grants focused on Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Autism Speaks Chooses WhiteBlox To Power First-Ever Internet Autism Video Glossary

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WhiteBlox today announced that Autism Speaks chose its robust interactive broadband video solutions to power the first-ever web-based video glossary to help parents Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Psychiatric Solutions to Present at the Credit Suisse 2007 Healthcare Conference

FRANKLIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (“PSI”) (NASDAQ: PSYS) announced today it will participate in the Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

VistaGen Awarded $1.2 Million from NIH for Development of AV-101 for Neuropathic Pain, Parkinson’s Disease and Epilepsy

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a platform-enabled biopharmaceutical company applying embryonic stem cell technologies to discover, develop and Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Genizon BioSciences Collaborating with NDEI to Enhance Gene Discovery Findings in Schizophrenia

MONTREAL–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Genizon BioSciences Inc. and Neuropsychiatrie, Découverte & Innovation Inc. (NDEI) today announced an agreement under which the Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Ten Brain Health and Fitness Myths Debunked in New Whitepaper from SharpBrains

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leading neuroscientists and practitioners debunk common myths related to health and fitness of Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Cenomed BioSciences Co-Awarded Chemical Defense Grant by JSTO-CBD/DTRA to Evaluate the Use of Novel Compounds to Enhance the Effectiveness of Currently Used Nerve Agent Treatments

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cenomed BioSciences, LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABBI), today announced that in collaboration with co-investigators Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Russian Patent Office Provides Notification of Intention to Grant Hythiam Patent for Treatment of Cocaine Dependence

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) today announced that the Russian Patent Office has informed Hythiam of their decision to grant Hythiam Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Memory-sustaining Enzyme May Help Treat PTSD, Cognitive Decline

Rat Memory Eraser Study Challenges Prevailing Theories Chemically blocking an enzyme in a specific area in the brain’s cortex, or outer mantle, erased a long-term memory of an aversive event that rats had learned, a study funded in part by NIMH has found. The erasing occurred even if the blocking agent was administered weeks after [...]

Taking Time to Think About Peace

By Elizabeth J. Clark, Ph.D., ACSW, MPH My column for the News always needs to be written about six weeks before publication. Therefore, I am writing this early while vacationing at Glacier National Park in western Montana. My husband and I have been coming to this same location for almost 20 years. In many ways [...]

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals to Present Preclinical Data on Its Advanced Schizophrenia Programs at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing innovative technology to fuel drug discovery and clinical development of novel Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

Philips Announces Winner of American Heart Association-Philips Resuscitation Fellowship Award

ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today announced that Dr. Zeng-Jin Yang, research fellow at the department of Anesthesiology and Originally Syndicated via RSS from Business Wire Health: Mental Health News

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