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New research program to understand and treat debilitating psychiatric disorders

Scientists and physicians at UC San Francisco (UCSF) are leading a $26 million, multi-institutional research program in which they will employ advanced technology to characterize human brain networks and better understand and treat a range of common, debilitating psychiatric disorders, focusing first on anxiety disorders and major depression.

28 May 2014

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

Seeing people use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) increases the urge to smoke among regular combustible cigarettes users, according to a new study of young adult smokers.

28 May 2014

Study gives hints about male versus female risk for certain psychiatric disorders

Puberty is the defining process of adolescent development, beginning a cascade of changes throughout the body, including the brain.

27 May 2014

Unexpected death may trigger mania in loved ones

The unexpected loss of a loved one can trigger a range of psychiatric disorders, including mania, in patients with no history of mental illness, a study shows.

23 May 2014

Research reveals pattern of neurocognitive risks in children with cochlear implants

Children with profound deafness who receive a cochlear implant had as much as five times the risk of having delays in areas of working memory, controlled attention, planning and conceptual learning as children with normal hearing, according to Indiana University research published May 22 in the Journal of the American Medical Association Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery.

23 May 2014

Stomach also plays a role in how we respond to fear

An unlit, deserted car park at night, footsteps in the gloom. The heart beats faster and the stomach ties itself in knots. We often feel threatening situations in our stomachs.

23 May 2014

Study shows disparity between US and English discharge rates for pediatric bipolar

A study published in the June 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found a very much higher discharge rate for pediatric bipolar (PBD) in children and adolescents aged 1-19 years in the US compared to England between the years 2000-2010.

23 May 2014

Automated video analysis identifies children with autism spectrum disorders

Most schools across the United States provide simple vision tests to their students--not to prescribe glasses, but to identify potential problems and recommend a trip to the optometrist.

23 May 2014

Can cannabis help curb convulsions?

Experts say that vigorous investigations are needed to determine whether or not the medical use of marijuana would be of benefit to patients with epilepsy.

22 May 2014

Group of 11 genes could help predict alcoholism risk

A group of 11 genes can successfully predict whether an individual is at increased risk of alcoholism, a research team from the United States and Germany reported Tuesday.

22 May 2014

Depression does not impact on cognition in early bipolar disorder

Depressive episodes have no additional impact on cognition in patients early in the course of bipolar disorder, research suggests.

21 May 2014

Hippocampal role in psychosis bolstered

Reduced hippocampal volumes exist in patients across the psychosis spectrum, shows the latest report from the B-SNIP study.

21 May 2014

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

Edison Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted Orphan Designation to EPI-743 for the treatment of Leigh syndrome.

21 May 2014

Cardiome, AOP Orphan team up to commercialize AGGRASTAT in select European markets

Cardiome Pharma Corp. today announced an agreement with AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, to commercialize AGGRASTAT® (tirofiban HCl) in selected European markets.

20 May 2014

Study compares effectiveness of duloxetine and fluoxetine in children with MDD

Two studies of the anti-depressive drug duloxetine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), compared its effectiveness and safety to either fluoxetine or placebo in children and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD).

20 May 2014

Biomarker predicts stress reaction in schizophrenia patients

Salivary levels of the endogenous neuromodulator kynurenic acid can identify patients with schizophrenia who are intolerant of stress, research shows.

19 May 2014

Fathers who work in engineering are two times as likely to have child with ASD

Children of fathers who are in technical occupations are more likely to have an autism spectrum disorder, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

16 May 2014

New intervention program may benefit chronically homeless, alcohol-dependent individuals

Chronically homeless, alcohol-dependent individuals might benefit from a new intervention that does not require them to stop or even reduce drinking, according to the results of a preliminary study in Seattle.

16 May 2014

Meditation training may help reduce stress disorders among US military personnel

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Naval Health Research Center have found that mindfulness training - a combination of meditation and body awareness exercises - can help U.S. Marine Corps personnel prepare for and recover from stressful combat situations.

16 May 2014

Young adult social drinkers may develop alcohol use disorder over time

Heavy social drinkers who report greater stimulation and reward from alcohol are more likely to develop alcohol use disorder over time, report researchers from the University of Chicago, May 15 in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

16 May 2014

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New research program to understand and treat debilitating psychiatric disorders

Seeing people use e-cigarettes increases urge to smoke among young adult smokers

Study gives hints about male versus female risk for certain psychiatric disorders

Unexpected death may trigger mania in loved ones

Research reveals pattern of neurocognitive risks in children with cochlear implants

Stomach also plays a role in how we respond to fear

Study shows disparity between US and English discharge rates for pediatric bipolar

Automated video analysis identifies children with autism spectrum disorders

Can cannabis help curb convulsions?

Group of 11 genes could help predict alcoholism risk

Depression does not impact on cognition in early bipolar disorder

Hippocampal role in psychosis bolstered

Edison Pharmaceuticals' EPI-743 granted orphan designation for Leigh syndrome in Japan

Cardiome, AOP Orphan team up to commercialize AGGRASTAT in select European markets

Study compares effectiveness of duloxetine and fluoxetine in children with MDD

Biomarker predicts stress reaction in schizophrenia patients

Fathers who work in engineering are two times as likely to have child with ASD

New intervention program may benefit chronically homeless, alcohol-dependent individuals

Meditation training may help reduce stress disorders among US military personnel

Young adult social drinkers may develop alcohol use disorder over time

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