Mental Illness/Retardation Health Center

Common Disorders

• Mental retardation
• Motormental retardation
• Fragile X syndrome
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Cri du chat syndrome
• Sanfilippo syndrome
• Phenylketonuria
• Congenital hypothyroidism
• Lipofuscinosis
• Homocystinuria
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Mental Illness/Retardation - Health News

• Research Finds Causal Link Between Ending Drinking, Depression
  But giving mice on the wagon an antidepressant restored brain's ability to make new cells
  
• Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
  Finding could help advance individualized medicine for psychiatric patients
  
• Many Recovering Alcoholics Depend on Coffee, Cigarettes
  But smoking may increase the likelihood of relapse, expert says
  
• Suckling Infant Triggers 'Trust' Hormone in Moms
  Breast-feeding releases oxytocin, involved in bonding, release of milk in humans, animals
  
• Genetics, Social Factors Tied to Male Delinquency
  Family, friends, school impact expression of certain molecular variants, study says
  
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• Volunteering Bad for Your Health?
• Mariuana, the Good Bad and Ugly
• Antidepressants Not Safe?
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