(Medical Xpress)—An international team of researchers has found evidence of four genes that can be linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In their paper published in the journal Nature Communications, the group ...
(HealthDay)—Deep brain stimulation has helped people with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, and new research begins to explain why.
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American Amber Pearson used to wash her hands until they bled, terrified by the idea of contamination from everyday items, a debilitating result of her obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
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A new study from UNSW Sydney shows that teenagers with OCD experience deficits in decision making and behavioral control. This is linked to abnormal activity in an area of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). ...
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An eight-year QIMR Berghofer clinical trial of a brain stimulation treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has ended with a negative result, but researchers say the outcome helps progress the development of effective ...
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Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within regions of the frontal lobes in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research ...
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A type of cell usually characterized as the brain's support system appears to play an important role in obsessive-compulsive disorder-related behaviors, according to new UCLA Health research published April 12 in Nature.
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Shinsuke Suzuki at The University of Melbourne, Australia reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and problem gambling, in a study publishing in the open access journal ...
Mar 14, 2023
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During the holidays, kids often spend more time on screens, leaving parents to wonder: Is it causing harm? Possibly.
Dec 12, 2022
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Researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology have developed a new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder based on principles of reinforcement learning. This model may lead to better treatment for obsessive-compulsive ...
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