Antioxidant shows promise as treatment for certain features of autism, study...
A specific antioxidant supplement may be an effective therapy for some features of autism, according to a pilot trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's...
View ArticleHelping multiple sclerosis patients face dizzying medication decisions
(Medical Xpress) -- There is no cure for multiple sclerosis, but several medications can help slow its devastating effects, and extend healthier years for the roughly 2.5 million people worldwide...
View ArticleStudy tests potential new drug to reduce pain and symptoms of endometriosis
(Medical Xpress)—According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one...
View ArticlePregnancy and birth complications more likely in mothers with bipolar disorder
Babies born to mothers with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of preterm birth (before 37 weeks) a study published today on BMJ website suggests.
View ArticleBrain imaging identifies bipolar risk
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Black Dog Institute and University of NSW have used brain imaging technology to show that young people with a known genetic risk of bipolar but no clinical signs...
View ArticleHow do happiness and sadness circuits contribute to bipolar disorder?
Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes occur among periods of 'normal...
View ArticleCan proper nutrition regulate mood swings?
In a new study, preliminary data yields conflicting but mainly positive evidence for the use of n–3 fatty acids and chromium in the treatment of bipolar depression. Limited evidence found that inositol...
View ArticleWeathering the winter blues
The holidays are over and there's a calendar full of cold, gray days ahead. Some of us experience the "winter blues" and others experience a more serious kind of depression like seasonal affective...
View ArticleFamily intervention improves mood symptoms in children and adolescents at...
A study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that children and adolescents with major depression or subthreshold forms of...
View ArticleResearch effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental...
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Australia have uncovered what they describe as differences in brain behavior for people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder (BP) or borderline personality disorder...
View ArticleOnline bipolar disorder screening tool shown to improve lives
(Medical Xpress)—Affecting 6% of Australians, bipolar disorder is characterised by distinctive fluctuations in mood and energy.
View ArticleBipolar disorder drugs may 'tweak' genes affecting brain
(HealthDay)—Medications taken by people with bipolar disorder may actually be nudging hundreds of genes that direct the brain to behave more normally, according to new research.
View ArticleMore drugs show promise in fighting hepatitis C
(HealthDay)—An experimental drug duo may cure some cases of the liver disease hepatitis C, without the severe side effects of standard therapy, a new clinical trial suggests.
View ArticleBrain scans reveal differences in depression and bipolar disorder, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Brain scans measuring blood flow can help diagnose bipolar disorder at an early stage and distinguish the condition from depression, according to a study conducted by a University of...
View ArticleBothersome tinnitus linked to neuroticism
People with 'neurotic' tendencies are more likely to be troubled by their tinnitus, a new study involving researchers at The University of Nottingham, has found.
View ArticleImprovement of mood associated with improved brain injury outcomes
Mayo Clinic researchers found that improvement of mood over the course of post-acute brain rehabilitation is associated with increased participation in day-to-day activities, independent living, and...
View ArticleWhat is the safest way to stop postmenopausal hormone therapy?
When the time comes for postmenopausal women to discontinue hormone therapy (HT), little is known about the best way to do so with minimal symptoms. A new study that explores optimal approaches to...
View ArticleParoxetine, an antidepressant drugs may provoke emotional disorders that...
Three patients (two men and a woman) were referred to the Affective Disorders Program of the University of Bologna for paroxetine postwithdrawal symptoms. Patients were treated with paroxetine (from 20...
View ArticleReversing the effects of binge drinking on mental health
Alcohol binge drinking is bad at any age. But binge drinking if you're young and have a mental health issue is a recipe for disaster.
View ArticleHow thoughts and behaviour affect mood
The mood swings of people with bipolar disorder are influenced by their thoughts according to researchers.
View ArticleTeen suicides by hanging on the rise across U.S.
(HealthDay)—Doctors and parents should be aware of the increased use of hanging as a means of teen suicide and take preventive measures, U.S. health officials say.
View ArticleMost teen mood swings decline with age
Adolescence is typically regarded as a period of heightened emotionality. Although the teen years are an important time for youth to learn to regulate their emotions, little research has looked at the...
View ArticleBipolar patients' brain cells predict response to lithium
The brain cells of patients with bipolar disorder, characterized by severe swings between depression and elation, are more sensitive to stimuli than other people's brain cells, researchers have...
View ArticleWarning signs a teen might be suicidal
What should I do if I suspect my teen is suicidal?
View ArticleHuntington's disease gene dispensable in adult mice
Adult mice don't need the gene that, when mutated in humans, causes the inherited neurodegenerative disorder Huntington's disease.
View ArticleEpilepsy drug may not increase risk of birth defects
Babies born to pregnant women taking the epilepsy drug lamotrigine may not be at an increased risk of birth defects, such as cleft lip, cleft palate or clubfoot, according to a study published in the...
View ArticleStudy finds average six-year delay between onset and diagnosis of bipolar...
Crucial opportunities to manage bipolar disorder early are being lost because individuals are waiting an average of almost six years after the onset of the condition before diagnosis and treatment.
View ArticleBipolar research to benefit from sharing of patients' stem cells
Stem cells from patients with bipolar disorder are being made available to scientists around the world to boost research into the condition.
View ArticleApp that tracks bipolar manic, depressive episodes wins award
A team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Sage Bionetworks, has won the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit, a contest...
View ArticleMale birth control gel to go into trials
A team at the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has announced that it will be putting a contraception gel it has developed into trials starting this April. The trials will...
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