The journal PLoS Medicine in 2010 reported on a research review that showed in numerous studies individuals with poor social connections had 50 percent higher odds of mortality in the study's follow-up period (an average of 7.5 years) than those with hearty social lives.
The review tracked more than 300,000 women and men worldwide. The mortality risk for those with slim connections was larger than the risk of death from a lack of exercise and obesity. 148 studies were reviewed going...
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According to a new study published in the journal ACS Chemical Neuroscience, all of the major groups of schizophrenia medications boost the volume of... Read more »
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