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The Horrible Disease

A thousand miles from here, a childhood friend is burying her son. He died of that often fatal illness, schizophrenia. Another childhood friend, when telling of it described it... Read more

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Coulrophobia - Are You Afraid of Clowns?

image credit Did you find Heath Ledger as The Joker scary? Then perhaps you suffer from coulrophobia, the abnormal fear of clowns. Why do so many people find clowns scary? Only a... Read more

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Moms’ Depression, Impact on Kids

Who cares for me? Why nobody understands me? Why do my kids don’t listen to me? These are some of the nagging questions that a mom feels when she suffers from... Read more

The 09 January 2012 by Therealsupermum
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Brain Scans and Addiction Research: The Early Years

X-ray specs for drug effects. The science of addiction and the technology of brain scans have both developed exponentially in the past two decades. The... Read more

The 09 January 2012 by Dirkh
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Coulrophobia - Are You Afraid of Clowns?

image credit Did you find Heath Ledger as The Joker scary? Then perhaps you suffer from coulrophobia, the abnormal fear of clowns. Why do so many people find... Read more

The 31 January 2012 by Gerard
Are You Depressed? Here Are 4 Tips To Be Happier

I’m going to take a little break from the Diamonds and Dogs series and talk about something else today. Specifically, I’m going to talk about happiness. First,... Read more

The 30 January 2012 by Gjosefsberg
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A Drug for Head Lice and Heartworm Shows Promise Against Alcohol Abuse

Unlikely candidate helps alcohol-dependent mice cut back on the sauce. Say what you will about glutamate-gated chloride channels in the parasitic nematode... Read more

The 05 January 2012 by Dirkh
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Reward and Punish: Say Hello to Dopamine’s Leetle Friend

Dopamine recruits a helper to track drug rewards. Ah, dopamine. Whenever it seems like researchers have finally gotten a bead on how that tricky molecule... Read more

The 31 January 2012 by Dirkh
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New Autism Definition Will Exclude 3/4 of Diagnosed Asperger's Kids {Yay! Their...

So have you read the New York Times article on the New Definition of Autism that is being kicked around for the next issue of the DSM? If not then you should... Read more

The 20 January 2012 by Thibben
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Heroin in Vietnam: The Robins Study Reexamined

How everything we knew about heroin was wrong. Editor's note: The famous Robins study on heroin use among Vietnam veterans has been so often—and so... Read more

The 24 January 2012 by Dirkh
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Anomalies of French Life: Reverence for Psychoanalysis; Or Le Mur, Autism, and...

In the past few days and weeks, a French documentary about the use of psychoanalysis to treat autism, Le Mur, has been raising hackles and consciousness all ove... Read more

The 28 January 2012 by Sedulia
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Showing HER Appreciation - Part 1 Flowers

This is the start of a series of articles on how to show your non-aspie partner "appreciation". It follows on from my article; Working on Your... Read more

The 29 January 2012 by Gbollard
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Rats Free Trapped Friends

The 23 January 2012 by Gerard : Science
Introducing Elliott Thomas

The 24 January 2012 by Andrew D Wilson : Science
The Horrible Disease

The 30 January 2012 by Wislanscraft : Health,
Interview with Howard Shaffer, Director of the Division on Addiction at Harvard

The 11 January 2012 by Dirkh : Health, Science
A Few Words About Glutamate

The 02 January 2012 by Dirkh : Health, Science
Mike Doughty Talks About “The Book of Drugs”

The 14 January 2012 by Dirkh : Health, Science
Stares At Screen Blankly

The 08 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Non-Alcoholic

The 31 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
This Time Fer Shure

The 14 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Excess Baggage

The 13 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Seventy-five

The 28 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Sleeping Angels

The 16 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
The Fat Controller

The 15 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Stating The Bleeding Obvious

The 10 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression
Post-Stalker Quandry

The 27 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Self Expression
Bed Goes Up, Bed Goes Down

The 14 January 2012 by Sparklepanda : Community, Health, Self Expression