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Behavioral Therapy Helps More Than Drugs For Dementia Patients
March 10, 2015
Using antipsychotic drugs to try to ameliorate Dementia symptoms has been common. According to a report released Monday from the Government Accountability Office, 1 in 3 dementia patients in nursing homes receives antipsychotics. Outside of nursing homes, 1 in 7 dementia patients are prescribed the drugs. This is despite a warning from the Food and Drug Administration saying that antipsychotics increase the risk of death for people with dementia. Read More »
Autism is largely down to genes, twins study suggests
March 9, 2015
The King's College London team said 181 of the teenagers had autism, but the risk was far higher in identical twins where one twin had autism, as they share the same DNA. Read More »
A.D.H.D. Diagnosis Linked to Increased Risk of Dying Young
March 6, 2015
People with a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder are at higher risk of dying young than those without the disorder, usually in automobile crashes and other accidents, suggests research reported on Wednesday, from the largest study of A.D.H.D. and mortality to date. Read More »
Pre-K Pays Off By Lowering Special Ed Placements
March 5, 2015
Attending state-funded prekindergarten substantially reduces the likelihood that students will end up in special education programs later on, according to a new study by researchers at Duke University. Read More »