Numerous genetic variants associated with risk for schizophrenia have been identified. However, little is known about how these genes have their effects in the… » »


Computer modeling provides insight into cellular-level effects of schizophrenia risk genes
22 Jan 2016, 01:50 +04:00
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Chronic stress and anxiety can damage the brain
22 Jan 2016, 01:43 +04:00
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A scientific review paper warns that people need to find ways to reduce chronic stress and anxiety in their lives or they may be… » »
Prenatal maternal iron intake shown to affect the neonatal brain
04 Dec 2015, 12:43 +04:00
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In the first study of its kind, researchers have shown that inadequate maternal iron intake during pregnancy exerts subtle effects on infant brain development.… » »
Brain receptors for hunger hormone control food intake, study shows
04 Dec 2015, 00:41 +04:00
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Activating receptors in the brain for the body’s hunger hormone increases food-related behaviors, such as gathering, storing and consuming food, a finding that has… » »
Gene may predict severity of post-traumatic stress disorder
02 Sep 2015, 20:11 +04:00
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A gene linked in previous research, appears to predict more severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as a thinner cortex in regions… » »
Framework to establish standards for psychosocial interventions used to treat mental health and subs
14 Jul 2015, 20:40 +04:00
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A considerable gap exists in mental health and substance abuse treatments known as psychosocial interventions between what is known to be effective and those… » »
Antidepressant trials exclude most ‘real world’ patients with depression
14 Jul 2015, 20:26 +04:00
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More than 80 percent of people with depression in the general population aren’t eligible for clinical trials of antidepressant drugs, according to a study… » »
FDA approves Otsuka and Lundbeck’s schizophrenia treatment
12 Jul 2015, 22:33 +04:00
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck A/S and Japan’s Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co Ltd’s Rexulti, an anti-psychotic drug used to… » »
Antidepressant May Aid in Treatment of Anxiety
02 Jul 2015, 19:31 +04:00
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The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist vilazodone (Viibryd, Forest Laboratories, Inc), currently approved for the treatment of major depressive… » »
Elevated activation of the kynurenine pathway (KP) may be an objective signal of suicidality in adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD), new research indicates.
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