Psychology & Psychiatry

Study finds protein in blood believed to be linked to depression

The process of aging is often related to the onset of neurological symptoms such as cognitive decline, memory loss or mood disorders such as depression. Previous studies have shown that the growth factor GDF11, a protein ...

Medications

An Alzheimer's drug might ease hair-pulling disorder

A long-established Alzheimer's drug can help people with a disorder that causes them to compulsively pull at their hair or pick at their skin, a new clinical trial has concluded.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How Huntington's disease affects different neurons

In patients with Huntington's disease, neurons in a part of the brain called the striatum are among the hardest-hit. Degeneration of these neurons contributes to patients' loss of motor control, which is one of the major ...

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