People identify symptoms of depression more readily in women than men
The ability to correctly identify signs of depression depends on the gender of both the identifier and the person with depression, as well as individual psychological differences, according to research published November ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk
Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Babies born to stressed mothers more likely to be bullied at school, longitudinal study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy are more likely to become victims of bullying at school.
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Nov 13, 2012 |
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New website will assist people with dementia
Researchers from McMaster and the University of Waterloo have developed a new website to help those living with dementia navigate the journey.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Nov 09, 2012 |
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The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the ...
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Nov 08, 2012 |
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PTSD linked to smaller brain area regulating fear response
Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses, according to research led by scientists ...
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Nov 05, 2012 |
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Inflammation and cognition in schizophrenia
There are a growing number of clues that immune and inflammatory mechanisms are important for the biology of schizophrenia. In a new study in Biological Psychiatry, Dr. Mar Fatjó-Vilas and colleagues explored the impact ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Single protein targeted as the root biological cause of several childhood psychiatric disorders
A new research discovery has the potential to revolutionize the biological understanding of some childhood psychiatric disorders. Specifically, scientists have found that when a single protein involved in brain development, ...
Medical research
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Eye movements and the search for biomarkers for schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress)—There is a long history of research on impaired eye movements associated with schizophrenia. Using a series of simple viewing tests, researchers of a new paper in Biological Psychiatry explored the ability ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2012 |
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Are schizophrenia and autism close relations?
(Medical Xpress)—Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a category that includes autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, are characterized by difficulty with social interaction and communication, or repetitive ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Researchers find that diabetes drug could be effective in treating addiction
Vanderbilt researchers are reporting today that a drug currently used to treat type 2 diabetes could be just as effective in treating addiction to drugs, including cocaine.
Diabetes
Oct 23, 2012 |
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Uncovering the source of inflammatory malaise
(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted by researchers at Emory indicates that inflammation targets a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, causing symptoms of depression and fatigue. The study was recently ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Some with Alzheimer's better off staying on antipsychotics, study reports
(HealthDay)—People with Alzheimer's disease who take the antipsychotic drug risperidone (Risperdal) to help curb their agitation and aggression may see a return of these troublesome symptoms if they stop ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Oct 18, 2012 |
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Study suggests men diagnosed with ADHD as children had worse outcomes as adults
Men who were diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appeared to have significantly worse educational, occupational, economic and social outcomes in a 33-year, follow-up study that compared ...
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Oct 15, 2012 |
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A gene implicated in schizophrenia risk is also associated with risk for cannabis dependence
A paper by Shizhong Han and colleagues in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry implicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated in synapt ...
Genetics
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