Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Mom’s Love Good for Child’s Brain
School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress. The new research, by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of [Read More]
Magic Mushrooms’ Effects Illuminated in Brain Imaging Studies
Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being published in scientific journals this week [Read More]
A Gene for Depression Localized
Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of being depressed and the use of rating scales that quantify depressive symptoms. Over the past two decades, research has developed other [Read More]
Antidepressants Linked to Thicker Arteries
Antidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a study of twin veterans. The data is being presented Tuesday, April 5 at the American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orleans. Depression can [Read More]
Another Marathon Mouse Engineered – Boosting Acetylcholine Reduces Fatigue
After inserting a gene into mice that increases choline transporter and as a result increases acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junctions, the engineered mice were able to run on treadmills twice as long as controls without the inserted gene. [Read More]
Neurobiological Markers For Depression
Neuroscience researchers suggest that utilizing fMRI studies could help to provide biomarkers for the diagnosis of depression. A recent fMRI study of patients with depression showed marked abnormal activations in the medial prefronal cortex. Researchers believe that by [Read More]
PTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years Later
Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others. [Read More]
Bullying, Genetics and Emotions: New Research Shows Links
Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities. [Read More]
Depression Among Hepatitis C Virus Sufferers Not Evaluated Properly
Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are often not evaluated thoroughly for depression during routine clinical interviews, possibly compromising clinical trials for drugs and therapies for treating patients with HCV. [Read More]
