Medical News Today: Surprising neural communication mechanism revealed
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Researchers have made a surprising discovery about how neurons communicate, which might upturn existing notions and help to unravel mental disorders.
Researchers have made a surprising discovery about how neurons communicate, which might upturn existing notions and help to unravel mental disorders.
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Surprising neural communication mechanism revealed
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Researchers have made a surprising discovery about how neurons communicate, which might upturn existing notions and help to unravel mental disorders.
Researchers have made a surprising discovery about how neurons communicate, which might upturn existing notions and help to unravel mental disorders.
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Rebutting the claim that antidepressants do not work
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A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media suggest that antidepressant drugs, such as the SSRIs, do not exert any actual antidepressant effect. A research group has now analyzed data...
A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media suggest that antidepressant drugs, such as the SSRIs, do not exert any actual antidepressant effect. A research group has now analyzed data from clinical trials and can rebut this theory.
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Community health workers lead to better health, lower costs for Medicaid patients
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As politicians struggle to solve the nation's healthcare problems, a new study finds a way to improve health and lower costs among Medicaid and...
As politicians struggle to solve the nation's healthcare problems, a new study finds a way to improve health and lower costs among Medicaid and uninsured patients. Researchers showed that patients who received support from community health workers (CHWs) had 30...
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Researchers rebut theory that antidepressants do not exert any actual effect
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A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media, including Newsweek and the CBS broadcast 60 minutes, suggest that antidepressant drugs, such as the SSRIs, do not...
A theory that has gained considerable attention in international media, including Newsweek and the CBS broadcast 60 minutes, suggest that antidepressant drugs, such as the SSRIs, do not exert any actual antidepressant effect.
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Medical News Today: Schizophrenia in children: What you need to know
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Schizophrenia in children is uncommon but serious. It may affect their thinking and behavior, and requires careful management. Learn about this condition.
Schizophrenia in children is uncommon but serious. It may affect their thinking and behavior, and requires careful management. Learn about this condition.
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Study shows feasibility of noninvasive retinal imaging for screening people at risk of AD
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Currently, challenges in making an early and definitive diagnosis of...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Currently, challenges in making an early and definitive diagnosis of AD limit opportunities to intervene with disease-modifying therapies before substantial neurodegeneration occurs.
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Simulation shows the high cost of dementia, especially for families
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A new simulation of the dementia epidemic estimates the economic impact the disease has on households and public insurance programs and provides a tool for projecting the impact...
A new simulation of the dementia epidemic estimates the economic impact the disease has on households and public insurance programs and provides a tool for projecting the impact that different interventions could have.
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Noninvasive retinal imaging may improve early detection of Alzheimer's disease
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Currently, challenges in making an early and definitive diagnosis of AD limit opportunities to intervene with disease-modifying therapies...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide. Currently, challenges in making an early and definitive diagnosis of AD limit opportunities to intervene with disease-modifying therapies before substantial neurodegeneration occurs. Neurodegeneration in AD has been attributed to the...
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Medical News Today: Box breathing for anxiety: Techniques and tips
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Box breathing is a relaxation technique to help relieve anxiety. In this article, we look at how it works, and how to perform box breathing properly.
Box breathing is a relaxation technique to help relieve anxiety. In this article, we look at how it works, and how to perform box breathing properly.
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Eye patterns in children: The development of anxiety and emotion
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We now know that anxious children tend to avoid making eye contact, and this has consequences for how they experience fear. New research shows that the shorter and...
We now know that anxious children tend to avoid making eye contact, and this has consequences for how they experience fear. New research shows that the shorter and less frequently they look at the eyes of others, the more likely...
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Cyberbullying linked to suicidal behavior and self-harm among young victims
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Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.
Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.
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Families incur largest financial burden linked to dementia care
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A new study on the lifetime cost of dementia indicates that families of people living with the disease incur the largest financial burden.
A new study on the lifetime cost of dementia indicates that families of people living with the disease incur the largest financial burden.
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Depression casts long shadow over people’s past memories, research shows
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Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past – rather than glorifying the ‘good old days’, they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according...
Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past – rather than glorifying the ‘good old days’, they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according to new research.
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Often missing in the health care debate: Women’s voices
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Women, in particular, have a lot at stake in the fight over the future of health care. Not only do many depend on insurance coverage for maternity care and contraception,...
Women, in particular, have a lot at stake in the fight over the future of health care. Not only do many depend on insurance coverage for maternity care and contraception, they are struck more often by such diseases as autoimmune...
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Fundamental pathology behind amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Scientists have identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some ALS patients. ALS is popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s...
Scientists have identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some ALS patients. ALS is popularly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The researchers were...
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UC Irvine pharmacology researchers unearth potential roots of schizophrenia
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An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can manifest in schizophrenia,...
An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can manifest in schizophrenia, University of California, Irvine pharmacology researchers report in the journal...
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Scientists identify basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in ALS
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A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in...
A team led by scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Mayo Clinic has identified a basic biological mechanism that kills neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and in a related genetic disorder, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), found in some...
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Depression overshadows the past as well as the present
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Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past: rather than glorifying the 'good old days,' they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according to new research.
Depressed people have a peculiar view of the past: rather than glorifying the 'good old days,' they project their generally bleak outlook on to past events, according to new research.
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Roots of schizophrenia: Excess of methionine during pregnancy?
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An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can manifest in schizophrenia, pharmacology researchers...
An abundance of an amino acid called methionine, which is common in meat, cheese and beans, may provide new clues to the fetal brain development that can manifest in schizophrenia, pharmacology researchers report.
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Adult brains produce new cells in previously undiscovered area
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A discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Scientists have discovered that new brain cells are produced in the adult amygdala, a region...
A discovery may lead to new treatments for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Scientists have discovered that new brain cells are produced in the adult amygdala, a region of the brain important for processing emotional memories. Disrupted connections...
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Weight-gain receptor linked to antipsychotic drugs, report researchers
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Many schizophrenic and depressed patients experience weight gain and type 2 diabetes in their quests for the life-changing benefits of a major class of antipsychotic drugs. Now researchers may know why.
Many schizophrenic and depressed patients experience weight gain and type 2 diabetes in their quests for the life-changing benefits of a major class of antipsychotic drugs. Now researchers may know why.
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Will ketamine treat your depression? Check your activity monitor
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During a depressive episode, people often report having reduced energy, feeling slowed down and having reduced interest in activities. As their mood lifts, energy and activity return to their usual...
During a depressive episode, people often report having reduced energy, feeling slowed down and having reduced interest in activities. As their mood lifts, energy and activity return to their usual levels. A new study altered measures of daily activity in...
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Dementia and low brain serotonin may be linked: Study finds
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Johns Hopkins researchers looked into the brain scans of persons with mild loss of thought and memory and have found that they have significantly low levels of serotonin...
Johns Hopkins researchers looked into the brain scans of persons with mild loss of thought and memory and have found that they have significantly low levels of serotonin in their brains. Serotonin is a natural brain chemical that is responsible...
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NASA sees strengthening Tropical Storm Gert west of Bermuda
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Tropical Depression Eight (TD8) formed around 11 p.m. EDT on Saturday, August 12 about 260 miles northeast of the southeastern Bahamas. By 5 p.m. the depression strengthened into a tropical...
Tropical Depression Eight (TD8) formed around 11 p.m. EDT on Saturday, August 12 about 260 miles northeast of the southeastern Bahamas. By 5 p.m. the depression strengthened into a tropical storm and was named Gert.
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Understanding smartphone separation anxiety and what smartphones mean to people
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What factors determine nomophobia, otherwise known as smartphone separation anxiety, and what behaviors and descriptors can help identify people with high nomophobia who tend to perceive smartphones as...
What factors determine nomophobia, otherwise known as smartphone separation anxiety, and what behaviors and descriptors can help identify people with high nomophobia who tend to perceive smartphones as their extended selves? A new study that compares how people with high...
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Are your tweets feeling well?
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In the future, public health workers could monitor trends on social media to quickly identify a rise of influenza, depression or other health issues in a specific area, thanks to research at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest...
In the future, public health workers could monitor trends on social media to quickly identify a rise of influenza, depression or other health issues in a specific area, thanks to research at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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Teachers who dragged autistic boy by ankle won't be charged
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Two Ohio kindergarten teachers seen on video carrying an autistic boy down hallways and dragging him on the floor by an ankle won't be criminally charged but still...
Two Ohio kindergarten teachers seen on video carrying an autistic boy down hallways and dragging him on the floor by an ankle won't be criminally charged but still face potential disciplinary action
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Medical News Today: Death anxiety: The fear that drives us?
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Death anxiety is something that many of us may have felt to some degree, but how is it defined, what are its causes, and how is best to...
Death anxiety is something that many of us may have felt to some degree, but how is it defined, what are its causes, and how is best to deal with it?
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Teachers who dragged, carried autistic boy won't be charged
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Two Ohio kindergarten teachers seen on video carrying an autistic boy down hallways and dragging him on the floor by an ankle won't be criminally charged but still face potential...
Two Ohio kindergarten teachers seen on video carrying an autistic boy down hallways and dragging him on the floor by an ankle won't be criminally charged but still face potential disciplinary action
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Death anxiety: The fear that drives us?
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Death anxiety is something that many of us may have felt to some degree, but how is it defined, what are its causes, and how is best to deal with it?
Death anxiety is something that many of us may have felt to some degree, but how is it defined, what are its causes, and how is best to deal with it?
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