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·December 16, 2014·2 min read

Study Reports Depression in Dementia More Common in Community Care

People with dementia who receive community care have higher instances of depression than those living in care homes, a new study reports.

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·December 15, 2014·2 min read

Brain Stimulation May Hold Key to Treating Anxiety

tDCS may help retrain cognitive patterns associated with anxiety and depression, a new study reports.

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·December 9, 2014·4 min read

Nitrous Oxide Shows Potential as Treatment Resistant Depression Therapy

A new study reports nitrous oxide is showing promise as an effective treatment for depression.

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·December 8, 2014·3 min read

Preeclampsia During Mother’s Pregnancy Associated with Greater Autism Risk

Researchers report children with ASD were more than twice as likely to have mothers who suffered from preeclampsia during pregnancy.

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·December 2, 2014·5 min read

Brain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism Diagnosis

Neuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.

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·November 25, 2014·3 min read

Missing Gene Linked to Autism

Researchers report that some people with autism have a deficiency of the neurexin-II gene.

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·November 24, 2014·2 min read

Schizophrenia May Be Triggered By Excess Protein

An overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.

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·November 14, 2014·3 min read

Kidney Function Monitoring Vital for People on Lithium

Researchers establish a link between short term exposure to lithium and potential kidney damage.

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·November 13, 2014·4 min read

Depression and Overwhelming Guilt in Preschool Years Linked to Brain Changes

A new neuroimaging study finds the anterior insula is smaller in school aged children previously diagnosed with depression.

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·October 20, 2014·4 min read

Rapid Agent Restores Pleasure Seeking Ahead of Other Antidepressant Action

Treatment resistant bipolar disorder patients experienced a reversal of a key symptom 40 minutes after a single infusion of ketamine, a new study reports.