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Researchers used rewards and enticements to demonstrate that smokers might be more likely to quit if they were offered something that they percieved as more valuable than the pleasure derived from smoking.

Elderly patients with dementia who were exposed to bright light for several hours each day showed a slight improvement in symptoms.

Young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder may benefit from family-based cognitive behavioral therapy.

Young people with an opioid addiction who received a more prolonged treatment regimen during a study were less likely to relapse, but after the study’s end they were almost as likely to use again as the group receiving less intensive treatment.

The onset of dementia can increase the risks of driving for older people. Older drivers, their family members, and doctors should be alert for patterns of behavior that indicate diminished capacity behind the wheel.

Lithium is one of the most effective treatments for bipolar disorder, but long-term lithium use may cause kidney problems. Kidney function of patients should be monitored through regular testing.

Another potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease failed in a randomized trial to perform better than a placebo.

The study of a protein in mice led to an unintentional discovery about a possible influence on the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder.