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Chicago, May 19: Cancer patients are more susceptible to depression. Mental trauma of diagnosis and side effects of chemotherapy treatment are known to fuel negative thoughts. But apart from these, biochemical secretions from the tumors themselves can also impair the chemical make-up of the brain, thus triggering depression, a new study suggests.

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London, May 18: Postponing retirement until 65 could delay the onset of dementia, results of a new study suggest.

Uncover the truth about the psychological symptoms a child develops if bullied.
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Research and surveys reveal that bullying is common in school. Around 10 to 54 percent of children have been bullied in school at some time or the other. Most adults just take bullying as a common thing to happen to growing children and do not take it seriously.

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Chicago, May 11: Adding more to the surging list of disadvantages of binge drinking, a new research has suggested that heavy alcohol intake could increase risk of dementia.

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Chicago, May 9: It has been commonly believed that lack of sunlight in the winter months can trigger depression in people. But, a new study suggests that too much sunlight may have an even more dreadful consequence.

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Michigan, May 9: Even as the economic slowdown is hitting everyone hard, a latest study has revealed that losing your job can prove to be bad for your health as well.

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London, May 8: Money makes the mare go! In fact it makes you go right till the last leg of your life. A new study from the Economic and Social Research Council has revealed that heftier the bank balance, the better the person’s health and well-being in old age.

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Maryland, May 7: After a year long wait, the biotech company Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) got the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its schizophrenia drug, Fanapt, known by its chemical name iloperidone, to treat adults with the chronic, severe and disabling brain disorders.

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Chicago, May 7: A new study based on child-parent relationship has revealed that family arguments between parents and children get worse as the offspring get older, and that the rifts between them are likely to upset the parents more than the children.

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Baltimore, May 6: Children with high blood pressure are at an increased risk of developing learning disabilities and Attention Deficient Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), a new study has revealed.

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