Category Archives: Mental Health

We all know that it is easy to get caught up in the hectic and fast-paced lifestyles that seem to be more common then uncommon. Combine a hectic lifestyle with the inability to set aside some quite time or alone time and you have the recipe for leading a life that is filled with stress.

In fact, for many individuals, stress, to varying degrees, has virtually become a daily part of their lives. This being said, if you find that work and finances are two of the biggest sources of stress in your life, you’re not alone.

A newly published survey that was conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) indicates that money, stress in the workplace, and the economy are the most prominent sources of stress among Americans.

Even more alarmingly, the clinical survey also concluded that most Americans do not fully understand and comprehend how stress in the workplace and in their personal lives can affect their overall mental well-being and physical health.

A recent study conducted by the Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute shows that a new drug known as NA-1 may protect recipients from brain damage from stroke.

The study was performed on monkeys by Dr. Michael Tymianski and a team of researchers, and suggested that brain damage from stroke could be prevented even if the drug is administered several hours after a stroke.

During the study, the monkeys that received the drug scored better on brain function tests and maintained additional healthy brain tissue in comparison to monkeys that were not given the drug. According to Dr. Tymianski, monkeys were chosen for the study because they’re more biologically similar to humans than rats or mice.

This being said, over the last 50 years, there have been over 1,000 drugs have been designed for a similar purpose, reducing brain damage caused from a stroke. While all of the prior drugs have worked in rats and mice, none of them have been effective for humans.