Most pregnant mothers will go to great lengths to avoid being sick, and science suggests that their concerns may be well founded.
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![Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Illicit Drug Use](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/vagueyoungwomanagainstbrickwall-1440_4.jpg?itok=WQID6Vih)
American adolescents with a history of childhood trauma have a higher risk of illicit drug use than their peers, according to a population-based study of U.S. teens. The report was published online…
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A genetic study of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and their parents, reported March 29, 2016 in Translational Psychiatry, has yielded important hints about genes and biological…
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From The Quarterly, May 2016
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Poor cognitive performance has long been considered a risk factor for schizophrenia. A new study refines this idea by showing that it is actually a person's poor cognitive performance relative to his…
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