Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression second leading cause of global disability burden

A study published this week in PLOS Medicine reports the most recent and comprehensive estimates on how much death and disability is attributable to depression, both world-wide and in individual countries and regions.

Neuroscience

Epilepsy often hand-in-hand with other health problems: CDC

(HealthDay)—Many people with epilepsy also suffer from other serious medical problems, such as heart disease and cancer, at rates higher than the general population, U.S. health officials said Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Breakthrough model holds promise for treating Graves' disease

Researchers have developed the first animal model simulating the eye complications associated with the thyroid condition Graves' disease, a breakthrough that could pave the way for better treatments, according to a recent ...

Cardiology

Metabolically healthy women have same CVD risk regardless of BMI

Metabolically healthy women have the same cardiovascular disease risk regardless of their BMI, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr Søren Skøtt Andersen and Dr Michelle Schmiegelow from Denmark. ...

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