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Researchers confirm strong bidirectional relation between epilepsy, schizophrenia

Researchers from Taiwan have confirmed a bidirectional relation between schizophrenia and epilepsy. The study published today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reports that patients with epilepsy were nearly 8 times more likely to develop schizophrenia and those with schizophrenia were close to 6 times more likely to develop epilepsy.

19 Sep 2011

Landmark international study confirms common genetic contribution to mental illness

An international research consortium has confirmed that common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The largest study of its kind provides new molecular evidence that 11 regions have strong association with these diseases, including six regions not previously observed. The researchers also found that many of these DNA variations contribute to both diseases. The findings, reported by the Psychiatric Genome-Wide Association Study Consortium (PGC) and published online in two papers in the journal Nature Genetics, represent significant advances in the understanding the causes of these severe and often debilitating disorders.

18 Sep 2011

Researchers discover molecular-level changes in brains of women with major depressive disorder

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered molecular-level changes in the brains of women with major depressive disorder that link two hypotheses of the biological mechanisms that lead to the illness. Their results, published online this week in Molecular Psychiatry, also allowed them to recreate the changes in a mouse model that could enhance future research on depression.

17 Sep 2011

Coulter Foundation awards University of Pittsburgh $3.54M grant for translational bioengineering research

The Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh has received a $3.54 million grant from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation.

17 Sep 2011

Reducing levels of protein FKBP51 may yield new antidepressant therapies

Decreasing expression of a protein associated with susceptibility to depression made old mice resistant to depressive-like behavior while improving their hormonal response to stress, a study led by researchers at the University of South Florida found. The lack of this protein, FKBP51, did not adversely affect their memory, learning, or basic motor functions.

17 Sep 2011

Alkermes completes merger with Elan Drug Technologies

Alkermes plc and Elan Corporation, plc today announced the completion of the merger between Alkermes, Inc. and Elan Drug Technologies (EDT), the drug formulation and manufacturing business unit of Elan, following the approval of the merger by Alkermes, Inc. shareholders on Sept. 8, 2011.

17 Sep 2011

Policies needed to prepare individuals, society for earlier diagnosis and high risk of Alzheimer's

The changing tide of Alzheimer's diagnosis presents new challenges to the public, physicians and lawmakers: if you could find out your Alzheimer's risk, would you want to know? How should doctors tell you your risk? And what does it mean for the many newly diagnosed Americans still in the workplace?

16 Sep 2011

Anavex announces ANAVEX pre-clinical data on Alzheimer's disease

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. will present the most recent data showing the therapeutic potential of ANAVEX compounds in animal models of Alzheimer's disease at a special symposium of the 34th annual meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society.

16 Sep 2011

Researchers discuss how decision neuroscience hopes to advance understanding of brain

Although still a young field, research in "decision neuroscience" has exploded in the last decade, with scientists beginning to decipher what exactly is happening in our brains when we are making choices, whether big or small.

16 Sep 2011

CHAM experts available to discuss variety of back-to-school issues

Experts from The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are available for interviews on a variety of back-to-school issues.

16 Sep 2011

Positive thoughts improve mental health in men with testicular cancer

Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, according to results of a Baylor University pilot study.

16 Sep 2011

U of C researchers create new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder

A new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that mirrors both symptoms of the disease and the timing of its treatment in humans has been created by University of Chicago researchers, according to a new study.

16 Sep 2011

China Botanic third-quarter net sales increase 33.6% to $12.4 million

China Botanic Pharmaceutical Inc., a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and traditional Chinese medicines in China, today announced financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2011.

15 Sep 2011

Suicidal teens are not likely to get mental healthcare they need

Suicidal teens are not likely to get the mental healthcare they need. This is according to a team of researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute, the University of Washington (UW), and Group Health Research Institute.

15 Sep 2011

CHK Nutrition, NeuroResearch Clinics sign consent to halt sale of unapproved amino-acid products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that two Minnesota companies have agreed to halt distribution of amino-acid products marketed to treat a number of diseases, until requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act are met.

15 Sep 2011

UIC researchers to conduct study on televised drug commercials

Do pharmaceutical ads educate patients and improve health -- or merely spur drug sales? Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Institute for Health Research and Policy will conduct the first comprehensive study of televised drug commercials using Nielsen Media Research and health care utilization data.

15 Sep 2011

Spanish research establishes factors associated with tiredness in breast cancer survivors

In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish research establishes the factors associated with tiredness in cancer survivors to improve their quality of life and rehabilitation.

15 Sep 2011

OXTR gene associated with optimism, self-esteem and mastery

UCLA life scientists have identified for the first time a particlular gene's link to optimism, self-esteem and "mastery," the belief that one has control over one's own life - three critical psychological resources for coping well with stress and depression.

15 Sep 2011

Researchers identify abnormal hippocampal blood flow in veterans with Gulf War illness

Blood flow abnormalities found in the brains of veterans with Gulf War illness have persisted 20 years after the war, and in some cases have gotten worse, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

14 Sep 2011

Australians depressed, obese, alcoholic and in denial: Survey

Reports reveal that Australians are in denial about their increasing rates of obesity and claim to be the unhappiest in the world. The findings came from an international health survey which also revealed that Australians were among the world's biggest drinkers, coming in just behind the British. The survey by health insurer BUPA showed that while 64 per cent of Australians said they were in relatively good shape, there were some worrying trends.

14 Sep 2011

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Latest Depression News and Research

Researchers confirm strong bidirectional relation between epilepsy, schizophrenia

Landmark international study confirms common genetic contribution to mental illness

Researchers discover molecular-level changes in brains of women with major depressive disorder

Coulter Foundation awards University of Pittsburgh $3.54M grant for translational bioengineering research

Reducing levels of protein FKBP51 may yield new antidepressant therapies

Alkermes completes merger with Elan Drug Technologies

Policies needed to prepare individuals, society for earlier diagnosis and high risk of Alzheimer's

Anavex announces ANAVEX pre-clinical data on Alzheimer's disease

Researchers discuss how decision neuroscience hopes to advance understanding of brain

CHAM experts available to discuss variety of back-to-school issues

Positive thoughts improve mental health in men with testicular cancer

U of C researchers create new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder

China Botanic third-quarter net sales increase 33.6% to $12.4 million

Suicidal teens are not likely to get mental healthcare they need

CHK Nutrition, NeuroResearch Clinics sign consent to halt sale of unapproved amino-acid products

UIC researchers to conduct study on televised drug commercials

Spanish research establishes factors associated with tiredness in breast cancer survivors

OXTR gene associated with optimism, self-esteem and mastery

Researchers identify abnormal hippocampal blood flow in veterans with Gulf War illness

Australians depressed, obese, alcoholic and in denial: Survey

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