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Newer techniques like cognitive therapy, by contrast, teach patients to recognize destructive patterns in their lives and develop practical steps for changing bad mental habits...
...reduce anxiety, even in its most severe form of panic disorder. Conventional drugs suppress anxiety but often cause significant side effects and dependence. I have found it is impossible to be anxious while breathing deeply, slowly, quietly and regularly. By working on those qualities in your breathing, you can develop a practical technique for preventing or cutting short an anxiety attack. Breathing exercises derived from yoga are even more effective. With practice, breath work quiets down the nervous system. This not only blunts anxiety but also lowers blood pressure, slows the heart rate, improves circulation and digestion, and helps protect...
...Progress in the research labs has been slow and not that steady, but it has produced some results. Scientists discovered three proteins--alpha-defensins 1, 2 and 3--that may account for the so-called non-progressors, the 1% or 2% of people who contract HIV but never develop AIDS. Also, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new rapid HIV test called OraQuick, which reliably detects HIV antibodies in a blood sample in less than 30 minutes...
...brain itself in order to determine which areas misfire in the course of the disorders as well as the role played by such neurotransmitters as serotonin and dopamine. Others are studying such possible causes as high levels of stress hormones in the womb or even poor nutrition during brain development. Understanding the biochemistry should make it easier to develop medications...
...life may have an equally profound impact, triggering higher rates of depression among women between puberty (when estrogen starts to rise and fluctuate) and menopause (when the hormone is turned down low). Other--though less clear--physical differences may explain why boys are more likely than girls to develop such early-onset illnesses as autism...