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Researchers at Lund University have succeeded in preventing very early symptoms of Huntington's disease, depression and anxiety, by deactivating the mutated huntingtin protein in the brains of mice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-breakthrough-huntington-disease.html Neuroscience Thu, 23 May 2013 11:32:40 EST news288527467 Age has little to do with how patients should be treated after suffering a stroke, according to new research from the University of Georgia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-patients-similarly-after-stroke-age-difference.html Cardiology Fri, 17 May 2013 08:36:36 EST news287998384 (HealthDay)—When teens start dating, parents' worries grow—and experts say that dating violence should be on their list of concerns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-teen-dating-abusive-violent.html Pediatrics Fri, 10 May 2013 12:46:19 EST news287408770 UNC researchers are launching a 5-year study aimed at understanding the role of oxytocin in postpartum depression and bonding between mothers and babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-link-postpartum-depression-hormone.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news287388997 Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective acute treatment for severe major depression. However, even with newer forms of ECT, there remains a significant risk of adverse cognitive effects, particularly memory problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-reveal-precise-method-electroconvulsive-therapy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 06 May 2013 10:48:45 EST news287056091 Researchers at Wayne State University, in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology, recently published a study advising clinical gerontologists in the field to be aware of older adults' needs for assessment of financial exploitation or its potential when working with highly vulnerable individuals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-psychological-vulnerable-older-adults-susceptible.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:08:25 EST news286110499 Heart failure patients who are moderately or severely depressed have four times the risk of dying and double the risk of having to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized compared to those who are not depressed, according to new research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-heart-failure-patients-depression-death.html Cardiology Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:00:11 EST news282927280 Heart disease patients who have anxiety have twice the risk of dying from any cause compared to those without anxiety, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-anxiety-depression-heart-disease-patients.html Cardiology Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:00:08 EST news282927238 A study published this week in PLOS Medicine finds that while antipsychotic medications are associated with small-to-moderate improvements in depressive symptoms in adults, there is little evidence for improvement on measures of quality of life and these medications are linked to adverse events such as weight gain and sedation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-adjunctive-antipsychotic-medications-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:00:07 EST news282323089 Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine. Older adults are known to be at risk for shingles, a painful condition caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, and more than a million new cases occur each year in the U.S. The vaccine boosts cell-mediated immunity to the virus and can decrease the incidence and severity of the condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-link-untreated-depression-response-shingles.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:36:33 EST news280031767 For problem drinkers, bouts of depressive symptoms are often the direct result of their heavy alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-alcohol-abusers-depression.html Addiction Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:45:49 EST news279855932 Young adults, in a period of transition, are often reluctant to seek treatment for mental health problems because of the stigma, inadequate insurance coverage and difficulty finding a mental health care provider. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-interacting-avatars-depressive-symptoms-young.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:29:23 EST news279797311 Horrific images from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest notwithstanding, modern electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains one of the safest and most effective antidepressant treatments, particularly for patients who do not tolerate antidepressant medications or depression symptoms that have failed to respond to antidepressant medications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-declining-access-electroconvulsive-therapy-clinical.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:08:07 EST news277038479 (HealthDay)—In a small study of former NFL players, about one quarter were found to have "mild cognitive impairment," or problems with thinking and memory, a rate slightly higher than expected in the general population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-brain-small-nfl-players.html Neuroscience Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:01 EST news276803030 (Medical Xpress)—A drug that works through the same brain mechanism as the fast-acting antidepressant ketamine briefly improved treatment-resistant patients' depression symptoms in minutes, with minimal untoward side effects, in a clinical trial conducted by the National Institutes of Health. The experimental agent, called AZD6765, acts through the brain's glutamate chemical messenger system. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-experimental-agent-briefly-eases-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:19:31 EST news274436364 (Medical Xpress)—Using multiple forms of media at the same time – such as playing a computer game while watching TV – is linked to symptoms of anxiety and depression, scientists have found for the first time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-multiple-media-tied-depression-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:05:34 EST news273845122 Although several studies have followed the course of depression throughout the lifespan, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages haven't been clearly identified. New research published in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, presents a unique longitudinal investigation of depression across four critical developmental periods from childhood to adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-explores-markers-depression-childhood-adulthood.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:46:22 EST news273757570 In an Australian first, researchers are studying Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) as an alternative treatment for the 30 per cent of patients suffering from depression who don't respond to traditional treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-depression-treatment-side-effects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:50:03 EST news270202616 Cyberbullying – the use of the Internet, phones or other technologies to repeatedly harass or mistreat peers – is often linked with teen suicide in media reports. However, new research presented on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, shows that the reality is more complex. Most teen suicide victims are bullied both online and in school, and many suicide victims also suffer from depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cyberbullying-rarely-sole-factor-teen.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 20 Oct 2012 05:30:01 EST news269928810 The combination of shortened telomeres, a biological marker of aging associated with cancer development, and elevated depression significantly impacted bladder cancer mortality, according to data presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held here Oct. 16-19, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-depression-shortened-telomeres-bladder-cancer.html Cancer Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:00:06 EST news269704678 According to AARP, the annual cost of unpaid elder caregiving – work that falls mainly on the backs of family members – runs about $450 billion. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cwru-nurse-effort-toll-unpaid.html Health Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:39:57 EST news266513992 Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3 in the online version of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-inflammation-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:06 EST news265888737 (Medical Xpress) -- Online depression therapy programs can have a positive impact on more than just depressive symptoms, a new study from The Australian National University reveals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-online-depression-big-impact.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Jul 2012 08:55:06 EST news260438085 When being diagnosed with cancer, people will naturally worry about their future, their family and about dying. Actually, no less than 35-40% of cancer patients suffer from significant anxiety and depression symptoms. An interdisciplinary research project carried out between Aarhus University, Business and Social Sciences and Aarhus University Hospital and the Danish Cancer Society now shows that mindfulness can help cancer those patients suffering from anxiety and depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mindfulness-anxiety-depression-cancer-patients.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:01:28 EST news258631282 Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night significantly increases the risk of stroke symptoms among middle-age to older adults who are of normal weight and at low risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study of 5,666 people followed for up to three years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-normal-weight-adults-hours.html Health Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:10:01 EST news258605233 (HealthDay) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes, depression is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality, regardless of previous cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online May 22 in Diabetes Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-depression-death-diabetes.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:20:01 EST news257775087 Bipolar disorder is a serious and debilitating condition where individuals experience severe swings in mood between mania and depression. The episodes of low or elevated mood can last days or months, and the risk of suicide is high. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-ketamine-bipolar-depression-minutes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 May 2012 09:45:54 EST news257589770 Suffering from a chronic illness can drain a person's quality of life, but add in depression, and the results are debilitating. A new study from University of Georgia researchers shows that exercise training can reduce depression symptoms in patients with a chronic illness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-chronic-illness.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:02:58 EST news252738169 Obstructive sleep apnea and other symptoms of OSA are associated with probable major depression, regardless of factors like weight, age, sex or race, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was no link between depression and snoring. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-cdc-forges-link-depression-apnea.html Sleep apnea Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:48:10 EST news252298076 Enduring subtle, insidious acts of racial discrimination is enough to depress anyone, but African-American men who believe that they should respond to stress with stoicism and emotional control experience more depression symptoms, according to new findings from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-emotions-exacerbate-depression-black-men.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:01:43 EST news250956093