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People with depression suffer significantly more often a stroke as mentally healthy. One recently published in the scientific journal JAMA study found, Depressive have an increased risk to 45 percent of suffering a stroke. The probability of this widespread disease of dying is even increased by 55 percent. [1] "The results show that depression is an important risk factor for stroke is" the authors write lead investigator An Pan of the Harvard Medical School of Public Health, Boston.
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One at Swinburne University of Technoloy in Melbourne, Australia, conducted clinical study has shown that an increased intake of Vitamin B can help to significantly reduce the stress.
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Depressed mood and hopelessness increase the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and aggravate its course. Large studies have shown that only the depression increases the risk of a heart attack by 64 percent. Depression it one of the five most important factors for CHD. This is due to the unhealthy lifestyle. Researchers have now also damaging immunological reactions and increased clotting tendency measured.
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The date, when played on the computer is important for mental health as the playing time. This is the conclusion of a study by the University of Basel. The researchers were able to prove that whoever night between 22 and 6 am regularly playing online computer games, has an increased risk of depressive symptoms - regardless of how many hours per week total played. The research results are published online in the journal "Personality and Individual Differences".
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As the running with the Fremdschämen
If one is ashamed for other similar areas of the brain are active, as when one mimics the pain of others. This is the result of a recent study on the neural basis of foreign Schämens, scientists at the Philipps University published in the current issue of the online scientific journal "PLoS One". The authors led by Dr Sören Krach and Frieder Paulus including reports on results that they have achieved using behavioral experiments, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
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It was discovered a decade ago, now there are new insights into its function: The protein in the body slows SPRED2 the hormonal stress response. Whether in the development of diseases, it plays a role, it is not clear yet.
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Bochum's researchers investigate the effect of TMS stimulus patterns specifically alter the activity of certain neurons
What sounds like science fiction is actually possible: Due to the magnetic stimulation from the outside can be the activity of certain brain nerve cells selectively influence. What it happens in the brain exactly was still unclear. Bochum physicians led by Prof. Dr. Klaus Funke (Department of Neurophysiology) have now shown that various stimulus patterns act in different cells and inhibit their activity or increase. Certain stimulus patterns led so mean that rats learning more easily.
The findings could help to that the brain stimulation can be used in future targeted against brain dysfunction. The researchers have published their studies in the Journal of Neuroscience and in the European Journal of Neuroscience.
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Max Planck researchers study effects of subjective well-being
How do perceived well-being and factors such as income, marital status, health and professional success interact? Martin Binder and Alex Coad from the Max Planck Institute for Economics in Jena investigated this question. Your result: Increased well-being leads, among other things, to better health and greater professional success.
The Max Planck researchers examined a British longitudinal data set in which people regularly reported their subjective (psychological) well-being using a detailed psychometric scale over a period of 15 years. The questions asked were how happy individuals felt, as well as the occurrence of stress, depression or anxiety, for example. The respondents also provided information on factors such as income, marital status, health or professional success.
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Open letter to the central association of statutory health insurance (GKV) and the Federal Joint Committee, Berlin
Ernährungsbratung will only be reimbursed by the statutory health insurance, if it meets the outdated provisions of the German Society for Nutrition (DGE). Here patients require individual and oriented on current knowledge consulting:
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Deceiver and deceived must reckon with disease
You know you should not do it, but the temptation is sometimes too big: "One in four men had in his current relationship already an escapade, in women, it is one in five," says Dr. Ragnar Beer, a psychologist at the University of Göttingen , the men's lifestyle magazine "Men's Health" (issue 12 / 2010, 10.11.2010 EVT). The main reason for the lack of fidelity is according to the findings of the experts sexual dissatisfaction in the partnership. But mostly it is not at a time. Often develops a month long affair. With consequences - sidewalks not only the existing relationship affect extremely negatively - they are also a major threat to health.
Italian researchers at the University of Turin have found in several studies that men carry with affairs at the highest risk for migraine and aneurysms (abnormal arteries extensions) - the stress of cheating increases to their heads. Therefore a study of the US Colorado State University strongly advises to confess infidelities. This makes the disease risk will at least be reduced, according to "Men's Health". The infidelity often makes even with the dupes for health damage. Thus, the note of a fling of the partner can lead to anxiety and depression. "These symptoms are similar to the mental disorders after a serious car accident," warns Dr. Christoph Kröger, a psychologist at the University of Braunschweig, in the men's lifestyle magazine.
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Not all people tolerate coffee; some caffeine can even trigger anxiety symptoms. This is due to a small variation in the genome. Their effect can be mitigated by regular coffee consumption, however.
Coffee remains the favorite beverage of the Germans. they have drunk in the past year according to the German Coffee Association 1,3 billion cups. In other words: On average, every German has relish 150 liters of coffee spread throughout the year.
