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Online depression intervention tool found effective in adolescent mothers
Researchers from the University of Louisville found that using an Internet-based depression intervention tool program found effective in improving treatment rates of adolescent depressed mothers. This study is published in journal Archives of Women’s Mental Health. Roughly half of…
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Potential treatment for Alzheimer’s dementia using cell therapy
Researchers from Gladstone Institute uncovered the therapeutic benefits of genetically improving interneurons with a voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.1 and transplanting them into the brain of a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. This study is led by Jorge…
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Researchers find possible link between autism and nuclear receptor protein LXRβ
Research by University of Houston scientists discovered a possible link between nuclear receptor protein LXRβ (Liver X receptor Beta) and autism spectrum disorder. They found that nuclear receptor LXRβ deletion causes poor development of dentate gyrus, a…
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New target receptor for treating depression GPR158
Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute find a new target receptor called GPR158 for treating depression. Their research shows that individuals with high levels of above receptor may be more susceptible to depression following chronic stress. “The next…
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Diets rich in fruits and vegetables associated with lower depression risk
People who eat vegetables, fruit and whole grains may have lower rates of depression over time, according to a preliminary study that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting. Research found that…
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People with depression found to have low arginine levels
Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have shown that people suffering from major depressive disorder have reduced arginine levels. One of the role of arginine in body is to produce nitric oxide, which in turn have…
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Adults with autism spectrum disorder showed good results with cognitive enhancement therapy compared to enriched supportive therapy
While there have been advances in early detection and many studies involving the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), few efforts to date have focused on interventions for adults. These individuals experience significant challenges throughout…
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Role of diet and gut microbiome in the major depressive disorder
An international group of researchers headed by André Carvalho has published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic a paper that provides new data and prospects for the links between the intestinal flora and several disorders, notably depression. Persistent low-grade…
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Stress, cortisol and perceptual learning process
Neuroscientists of the Ruhr University Bochum found that stress has adverse impact on our learning process. Usually when we train our senses, we sharpen them and thereby improve our perceptual performance. However during stressful situations we produce…
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Research uncovers link between long-term opioid use and preexisting psychiatric and behavioral disease
A wide range of pre-existing psychiatric and behavioral conditions and the use of psychoactive drugs could be important risk factors leading to long-term use of opioid pain medications, reports a study in Journal Pain, the official publication…
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