News tagged with brain disorders
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GW professor discovers new information in the understanding of autism and genetics
(Medical Xpress)—Research out of the George Washington University (GW), published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals another piece of the puzzle in a genetic developmental disorder that ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Long-term ADHD drug use appears safe, brain development not affected
Drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do not appear to have long-term effects on the brain, according to new animal research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Autism spectrum disorders
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Fragile X and Down syndromes share signalling pathway for intellectual disability
Intellectual disability due to Fragile X and Down syndromes involves similar molecular pathways report researchers in The EMBO Journal. The two disorders share disturbances in the molecular events that regula ...
Genetics
Aug 03, 2012 |
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Electrical brain stimulation curbs epileptic seizures in rats
(HealthDay) -- Researchers report that they have created a device able to short-circuit epileptic seizures in rats.
Neuroscience
Aug 09, 2012 |
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Studying everyday eye movements could aid in diagnosis of neurological disorders
Researchers at the University of Southern California have devised a method for detecting certain neurological disorders through the study of eye movements.
Neuroscience
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Storm of 'awakened' transposons may cause brain-cell pathologies in ALS, other illnesses
A team of neuroscientists and informatics experts at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) reports important progress in an effort to understand the relationship between transposons – sequences of DNA that can jump around ...
Genetics
Sep 06, 2012 |
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Strategy developed to improve delivery of medicines to the brain
New research offers a possible strategy for treating central nervous system diseases, such as brain and spinal cord injury, brain cancer, epilepsy, and neurological complications of HIV. The experimental treatment method ...
Medical research
Sep 07, 2012 |
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Stress hormones: Good or bad for posttraumatic stress disorder risk?
Glucocorticoids, a group of hormones that includes cortisol, are considered stress hormones because their levels increase following stress. When their relationship to stress was first identified, it was shown that the release ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 12, 2012 |
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Puberty turned on by brain during deep sleep
Slow-wave sleep, or 'deep sleep', is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology an ...
Medical research
Sep 13, 2012 |
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Fluoxetine increases aggressive behavior, affects brain development among adolescent hamsters
Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents, and to this date, it remains one of only two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) registered for ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Study links deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor to major depression, anxiety, and obesity
McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 08, 2012 |
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Burst of fetal neural activity necessary for vision
(Medical Xpress)—A sudden and mysterious burst of activity originating in the retina of a developing fetus spurs brain connections that are essential to development of finely-tuned sight, Yale researchers ...
Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2012 |
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New model to explain the role of dopamine in immune regulation described
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is associated with emotions, movement, and the brain's pleasure and reward system. In the current issue of Advances in Neuroimmune Biology, investigators provide a broad overview of the ...
Immunology
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Scientists identify compounds that could thwart post-traumatic stress disorder
A brain pathway that is stimulated by traumatic or fearful experiences can be disrupted by two compounds that show promise for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder, Indiana University researchers reported.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 15, 2012 |
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Decreased gene activity is likely involved in childhood risk for anxiety and depression
Decreased activity of a group of genes may explain why in young children the "fear center" of the anxious brain can't learn to distinguish real threats from the imaginary, according to a new University of Wisconsin study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 18, 2012 |
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