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
Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities. Read More
Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others. Read More
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 identifying the neurobiological markers for depression, psychiatrists can tailor medications and therapies to suit the needs of individual patients. Read More
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
Antidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a... Read More
Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of... Read More
Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the... Read More
School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to... Read More
Findings pave way to reduce readmittance, a new requirement of the Affordable Care Act. Stroke patients receiving in-patient rehabilitation are... Read More
What is usually seen as pathology may aid survival of the species. Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as... Read More
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) doubles risk of future cardiac event and death. One in eight people who suffer a heart... Read More
