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Rhode Island Hospital researcher: Broadening bipolar disorder criteria is a bad idea

A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Family history of liver cancer increases risk of developing the disease

A family history of liver cancer is reported to increase risk of developing hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC), independent of hepatitis according to findings published in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal of the Americ ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bile - not acid - is bad guy in triggering precancerous condition associated with reflux disease

For many people with gastroesophageal reflux disease or GERD, acid reflux drugs are the answer to their woes, curbing the chronic heartburn and regurgitation of food or sour liquid characteristic of the disorder. But when ...

Surgery created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Binge eating may lead to addiction-like behaviors

A history of binge eating -- consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time -- may make an individual more likely to show other addiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, according to Penn State College ...

Neuroscience created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Evidence shows that anti-depressants likely do more harm than good, researchers find

Commonly prescribed anti-depressants appear to be doing patients more harm than good, say researchers who have published a paper examining the impact of the medications on the entire body.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (19) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Could the childhood obesity 'epidemic' be ebbing?

(HealthDay) -- After two decades of steadily increasing rates of childhood obesity, at least one state may finally be turning things around.

Pediatrics created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fibrosis and fatty liver disease increase risk of early atherosclerosis

Italian researchers report that severe fibrosis increases the early atherosclerosis risk in patients with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. A second study found that fatty liver disease also increases ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO hails big gains in anti-malaria fight

The World Health Organisation heralded major gains Tuesday in the fight against malaria, one of the developing world's biggest killers, but warned universal access to treatment remains elusive.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bridging the gap in treatment for older women with breast cancer

Sheffield researchers are investigating ways to improve the treatment and survival rate of elderly patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Molecule movements that make us think

Every thought, every movement, every heartbeat is controlled by lightning-quick electrical impulses in the brain, the muscles, and the heart. But too much electrical excitability in the membranes of the cells can cause things ...

Medical research created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leukaemia cells have a remembrance of things past

Although people generally talk about "cancer", it is clear that the disease occurs in a bewildering variety of forms. Even single groups of cancers, such as those of the white blood cells, may show widely differing properties. ...

Cancer created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists find anticonvulsant drug helps marijuana smokers kick the habit

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, helps people to quit smoking marijuana (cannabis). Unlike ...

Addiction created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Family life study reveals key events that can trigger eating disorders

Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nu ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even positive stereotypes can hinder performance, researchers find

Does hearing that you are a member of an elite group – of chess players, say, or scholars – enhance your performance on tasks related to your alleged area of expertise? Not necessarily, say researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

RANK protein promotes the initiation, progression and metastasis of human breast cancer

Researchers from the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) have shown that overactivation of the RANK signalling pathway promotes the initiation, progression and metastasis of tumours in human breast epithelial ...

Cancer created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0