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U-M develops new tool that helps physicians better evaluate patient's depression outcomes

Primary care doctors have long been on the front lines of depression treatment. Depression is listed as a diagnosis for 1 in 10 office visits and primary care doctors prescribe more than half of all antidepressants.

26 May 2011

New insight into how genes and proteins go awry in autism to alter the mind

For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to unravel a disorder that leaves no known physical trace as it develops in the brain.

26 May 2011

Metyrapone reduces brain's ability to re-record negative emotions associated with recalling painful memories

Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain's ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them, according to University of Montreal researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress of Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital.

26 May 2011

Study examines effects of psychotherapy on cortisol stress hormone

In a study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics the effects of psychotherapy on cortisol, the most important stress hormone, are examined.

25 May 2011

Two Novartis ACZ885 Phase III trial data in severe gouty arthritis to be presented at EULAR 2011

Novartis announced results of two pivotal Phase III trials in patients with severe gouty arthritis, showing that ACZ885 provided superior pain relief and reduced the risk of suffering new attacks by up to 68% compared to an injectable steroid used to treat gouty arthritis attacks.

25 May 2011

Biogen Idec launches educational forum, 'Women in MS'

Biogen Idec today announced the launch of "Women in MS," an educational initiative to address both the advantages and challenges female clinicians experience in treating patients living with multiple sclerosis.

25 May 2011

New clinical research study to compare two medications for bipolar disorder

Patients with bipolar disorder may be eligible for a new clinical research study comparing two medications -- quetiapine, a widely prescribed second-generation antipsychotic mood-stabilizing medication, and lithium, the gold-standard mood stabilizer.

25 May 2011

Insight into obsessive-compulsive disorder

New scientific evidence challenges a popular conception that behaviours such as repetitive hand-washing, characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder, are carried out in response to disturbing obsessive fears.

24 May 2011

Variant of obesity gene may increase breast cancer risk

New research aimed to better identify the genetic factors that lead to breast cancer has uncovered a link between the fat mass and obesity associated gene and a higher incidence of breast cancer.

24 May 2011

UB's graded exercise test for concussion could help decide hockey player's fitness to return to the ice

As the chase for the 2011 Stanley Cup heads to the finish, several players are off the ice suffering from concussion, an injury all too common in this contact sport.

21 May 2011

Study shows why individuals with anorexia nervosa have paradoxical response to food

Perhaps the most puzzling symptom of anorexia nervosa - a disorder that tends to occur in young women - is the refusal to eat, resulting in extreme weight loss. While most people have a great deal of difficulty in dieting and losing weight, particularly if a diet extends over many months or years, individuals with anorexia nervosa can literally diet themselves to death. In fact, this disorder has a very high death rate from starvation.

21 May 2011

UM Board of Regents approves $13.7M renovation project for new health care policy institute

A new health care policy institute – one that is expected to become one of the largest of its kind in the nation – will be established at the University of Michigan's North Campus Research Complex.

21 May 2011

Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers

Dementia experts call for a new approach to supporting dementia patients and their carers, after identifying gaps in current health and social care provision. The findings are highlighted in a new report, written by a panel of some of England's leading experts in dementia care, launched in the House of Lords today.

19 May 2011

Pitt researchers develop mouse model of major depressive disorder

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have developed a mouse model of major depressive disorder (MDD) that is based on a rare genetic mutation that appears to cause MDD in the majority of people who inherit it.

19 May 2011

New interactive website for patients with schizophrenia

Schizophrenia24x7.com is a new, interactive website featuring helpful resources, information and interactive tools for people affected by schizophrenia.

18 May 2011

Study: MMN might predict risk of developing schizophrenia

There is a significant need for objective tests that could improve clinical prediction of future psychosis. One strategy has been to determine whether physiologic measures that are abnormal in people diagnosed with schizophrenia might also be useful in estimating the risk for developing this illness. This is the strategy taken by German and Swiss researchers in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry.

18 May 2011

Neurochemical basis for sleep deprivation's effects on memory

From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments. Now, researchers at Penn have found the part of the brain and the neurochemical basis for sleep deprivation's effects on memory.

18 May 2011

Experts urge McDonald’s to stop marketing junk food to kids

McDonald’s has incurred the wrath of over 550 health professionals and organizations who have signed a letter to McDonald's Corp. asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald.

17 May 2011

Early exposure to social deprivation and neglect linked to prematurely shortened telomeres in children

Studies in institutionalized Romanian children have found that the length of time spent in conditions of social deprivation and neglect correlates with lower IQ and behavioral problems. A new study, led by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and Tulane University, shows that early adversity even affects children's chromosomes – prematurely shortening the chromosome tips, known as telomeres, and hastening how quickly their cells "age."

17 May 2011

Scientists identify 'de novo' genetic mutations in autism spectrum disorder children

Scientists at the University of Washington (UW) Department of Genome Sciences have identified several sporadic or "de novo" genetic mutations in children with autism spectrum disorder. The researchers applied leading edge molecular biology techniques and massively parallel sequencing to simultaneously examine all of the protein coding portions of the genome, collectively called the exome.

17 May 2011

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U-M develops new tool that helps physicians better evaluate patient's depression outcomes

New insight into how genes and proteins go awry in autism to alter the mind

Metyrapone reduces brain's ability to re-record negative emotions associated with recalling painful memories

Study examines effects of psychotherapy on cortisol stress hormone

Two Novartis ACZ885 Phase III trial data in severe gouty arthritis to be presented at EULAR 2011

Biogen Idec launches educational forum, 'Women in MS'

New clinical research study to compare two medications for bipolar disorder

Insight into obsessive-compulsive disorder

Variant of obesity gene may increase breast cancer risk

UB's graded exercise test for concussion could help decide hockey player's fitness to return to the ice

Study shows why individuals with anorexia nervosa have paradoxical response to food

UM Board of Regents approves $13.7M renovation project for new health care policy institute

Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers

Pitt researchers develop mouse model of major depressive disorder

New interactive website for patients with schizophrenia

Study: MMN might predict risk of developing schizophrenia

Neurochemical basis for sleep deprivation's effects on memory

Experts urge McDonald’s to stop marketing junk food to kids

Early exposure to social deprivation and neglect linked to prematurely shortened telomeres in children

Scientists identify 'de novo' genetic mutations in autism spectrum disorder children

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