New Mental Health Center Moves Forward In Forsyth County
Forsyth County is a step closer to having a new 24-hour mental health care option. Centerpoint Human Services voted last week to buy land on Ivy Street for a new treatment center.
Mental Health
Sleep's Link To Learning And Memory Traced To Brain Chemistry
During sleep, the brain locks in existing memories and can even form new ones. Scientists say they are starting to understand how that happens. A midnight snack may interfere.
Debate: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?
Several states allow doctors, in certain circumstances, to help terminally ill people end their lives. The emotionally charged issue is at the center of the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.
Legislature Explores Better Management For Treatment Centers
The General Assembly is looking at how to better manage the state's three drug treatment centers.
Toxic Tau Of Alzheimer's May Offer A Path To Treatment
Faulty forms of the brain protein tau trigger tangles inside and outside brain cells of Alzheimer's patients. Scientists say figuring out how to stop bad tau's spread from cell to cell might be key.
Transgender Men Who Become Pregnant Face Social, Health Challenges
Getting prenatal care can be a struggle, transgender men report in what may be the first study of its kind. And their feelings on once again appearing more female varied greatly.
Can Changing How You Sound Help You Find Your Voice?
Women's voices are often criticized, especially at work. We're called "shrill," told we "lack authority." Here's the story of two women who changed their voices in a quest to be heard.
Scientists Implicate More Than 100 Genes In Causing Autism
Spontaneous gene mutations, not ones inherited from parents, increase a child's risk of autism, scientists say. By comparing genes within families they've identified more than 100 suspects.
Why Saying Is Believing — The Science Of Self-Talk
Self-help videos tell women to learn to love their bodies by saying nice things to themselves in the mirror. Can shushing your harshest critic actually rewire the brain?
VIDEO: Talking While Female
For starters: Your voice is too squeaky, too loud; it lacks authority, is grating or obnoxious or unprofessional. Why is talking while female such an offense?