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Experts weigh in on marijuana smoking's effects on lungs, mental health, in light of study that found no long-term lung damage
Read More »The Art of Audacious Conversation
How does one get over their fear and start talking and networking with those that can help your business, from VC rockstars to possible partners? Even a personal hero, such as Nike cofounder Phil Knight? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Never Eat Alone (2005) by Keith Ferrazzi .
Read More »Same-sex marriage boosts gay men’s health, study suggests
Gay married men less likely to visit clinics with stress-related hypertension, mental health disorders, study found
Read More »This Week In Bots: The Thanksgiving Edition
[youtube 9psNh-dJTDU] Kinect House Maids Meet SmartPal VII , a kind of interim stage before truly automated robot and butler bots start cleaning up your household mess for you--SmartPal's brains are actually you. The robot from Yashkawa Electric is designed to be controlled via a gesture and motion-tracking interface powered through a Microsoft Kinect system
Read More »MIND Reviews: Train the Brain
Two books and a podcast series explore how we can improve our minds.
Read More »Father Time: Children with Older Dads at Greater Risk for Mental Illness
A mother's age is often considered a genetic risk factor for offspring, but research is now pointing the finger at fathers , too--particularly when it comes to the mental health of their progeny. Males may have the advantage of lifelong fertility, but as they grow older, the rate of genetic mutations passed on via their sperm cells increases significantly--putting their children at increased risk for psychiatric disorders, especially autism and schizophrenia. Two recent studies support this link at least associatively, but experts remain uncertain if age is the cause of these problems.
Read More »Mild cognitive impairment risk high for NFL players: What is it?
Repeated blows to head ups risk for disorder that causes problems with memory, language, mental health
Read More »City life bad for brain, study says: What’s the fix?
New research finds neurological basis for city-dwellers' mental health problems
Read More »Should You Self-Fund Your Employee Health Benefits?
More small businesses are choosing to pay out-of-pocket for employee health claims, rather than a fixed monthly premium to an insurance carrier. Here are the pros and cons. As insurance premiums skyrocket and uncertainty surrounds the 2010 health care reform bill, small and mid-sized companies are increasingly looking to contain a spiraling employee health bill
Read More »New Boom in Silicon Valley
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. Office-space shortage in the South Bay.
Read More »Video: Catherine Zeta-Jones gets candid on Bipolar struggle
Catherine Zeta-Jones is speaking out in People Magazine on her treatment at a mental health facility for bipolar II disorder, following husband Michael Douglas' battle with cancer. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
Read More »With the Changing of the Seasons: Dopamine and Mood Cycles
Winter blues, spring fever--most of us take seasonal changes in mood for granted. According to a new study, the cause might be the seasons tinkering with the chemicals in our brain. As reported in the November 3 Journal of Neuroscience , researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health found evidence of seasonal differences in dopamine--a chemical messenger involved in motivation, pleasure, movement and learning.
Read More »Telehealth Is Trending
Remote monitoring and other forms of "telehealth" are increasingly shown to be effective. Several recent studies reveal progress and greater interest in telehealth, according to reports.
Read More »Ruled by the Body: How Physical Illness Affects the Brain (preview)
When I first met Tina, a woman in her late 20s, she had been seeing mental health professionals for virtually her entire life.
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