Psychology & Psychiatry
People prove adept at predicting emotional transitions
For most people, reading the emotions of those around you is second nature: Your spouse is grumpy. Your co-worker is anxious. Your child is happy.
Jun 29, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Computational model finds new protein-protein interactions in schizophrenia
Using a computational model they developed, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered more than 500 new protein-protein interactions (PPIs) associated with genes linked to schizophrenia. ...
Apr 27, 2016
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Neuroscience
The invisible world of human perception
Stage magicians are not the only ones who can distract the eye: a new cognitive psychology experiment demonstrates how all human beings have a built-in ability to stop paying attention to objects that are right in front of ...
Mar 21, 2016
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Health
Health woes to worsen due to climate change, study warns
(HealthDay)—Coupled with worldwide marches demanding action on climate change, a new study warns that rising temperatures and altered weather patterns in the United States may soon exacerbate many existing health risks.
Sep 23, 2014
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Neuroscience
Sleep deprivation leads to symptoms of schizophrenia
Twenty-four hours of sleep deprivation can lead to conditions in healthy persons similar to the symptoms of schizophrenia. This discovery was made by an international team of researchers under the guidance of the University ...
Jul 7, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Collaborative care model manages depression, anxiety in patients with heart disease
A telephone-based collaborative care model helped manage depression and anxiety, and improved health-related quality of life in patients with heart disease.
Apr 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
In animal study, 'cold turkey' withdrawal from drugs triggers mental decline
Can quitting drugs without treatment trigger a decline in mental health? That appears to be the case in an animal model of morphine addiction. Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say their observations suggest ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Neuroscience
Antisense oligoneucleotide corrects striatal transcriptional abnormalities and protects function in HD mice
Findings from postmortem studies of the brains of Huntington's Disease (HD) patients suggest that transcriptional dysregulation may be an early step in the pathogenesis of HD before symptoms appear. Other studies report transcriptional ...
Aug 26, 2013
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Medical research
Gene therapy cures a severe paediatric neurodegenerative disease in animal models
A single session of a gene therapy developed by the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) cures Sanfilippo Syndrome A in animal models. This syndrome is a neurodegenerative disease that affects between 1 and 9 out of every ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroimaging may offer new way to diagnose bipolar disorder
MRI may be an effective way to diagnose mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, according to experts from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In a landmark study using advanced techniques, the researchers were ...
Jun 5, 2013
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