Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the...
Psychiatric disorders can be described on many levels, the most traditional of which are subjective descriptions of the experience of...
Antidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a...
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.
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.
Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.
Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities.
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.
