If you’re diabetic, the worst thing you can do is be depressed. According to a recent study, depression can cause diabetes patients to suffer from higher glucose levels over time compared to those who are not depressed.
Through a combination of diet, exercise and medication, people with type 2 diabetes work to keep their blood glucose levels within a certain range. Past research has shown that those who are also depressed have a tougher
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Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders.
There are an increasing variety of epigenetic mechanisms that have been described, including the regulation of gene function via the methylation or demethylation of DNA. The study by Drs. Michael Poulter
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In a new study, University of Maryland sociologists John P. Robinson and Steven Martin sought to identify what activities contribute most to a happy life.
In their study, they analyzed two sets of data spanning nearly 30 years, gathered from almost 30,000 adults. In the first set of data, the participants had completed diaries regarding the activities they did in a 24-hour period and how pleasurable they found these activities.
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Disability and a recent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are associated with a greater risk for depression according to research funded by the Arthritis Foundation and presented this week at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco.
Studies show that people with RA who are depressed have worse
outcomes – including death – as compared to people with RA who are not depressed.
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