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Yoga shows promise in improving symptoms associated with depression, anxiety and epilepsy

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.

23 May 2007

What are the values and inconsistencies in patients who are depressed?

A group of investigators of the University of Jena has attempted to identify these aspects in the May issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

23 May 2007

Smoking and depression

Based on a Finnish study, persistent smokers may have higher risk to become depressed in comparison to never smokers.

22 May 2007

Women diagnosed with breast cancer should either get exercising or keep exercising

This is the message from a new study in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship by Catherine Alfano and colleagues at the Ohio State University.

22 May 2007

Improving communication with families of dying patients reduces post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression

Hospitals that use a simple strategy of enhancing communication with family members of patients dying in the intensive care unit can greatly reduce post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression after their loved one dies, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Francisco.

22 May 2007

High-quality child care for poor children found to offset the risk of later depression

Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 report fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care.

18 May 2007

Link between Parkinson's and narcolepsy

Parkinson's disease is well-known for its progression of motor disorders: stiffness, slowness, tremors, difficulties walking and talking.

17 May 2007

Hormones in children's saliva may indicate trauma from bullying

Hormones in children's saliva may be a biological indicator of the trauma kids undergo when they are chronically bullied by peers, according to researchers who say biological markers can aid in the early recognition and intervention of long-term psychological effects on youth.

16 May 2007

Study reveals need for engaging primary care practices as partners in developing mental health services for older patients

Older patients with major depression whose primary care physicians team with depression care managers are 45% less likely to die within a 5-year time period than older adults with major depression who receive their care in primary care practices where there are no depression care managers.

16 May 2007

New insight into the lives of children and young people who live with, and help care for, their mentally ill parents

A new study by Loughborough University has highlighted what caring for a parent with serious mental health problems is like through the eyes of children and young people themselves.

16 May 2007

Longterm anxiety 'ups' the risk for heart attacks

According to researchers in the United States, for patients with coronary artery disease, anxiety increases their risk of heart attacks and death.

15 May 2007

Go green to avoid the blues!

Recently released figures have revealed that a growing number of people in the UK are receiving treatment for depression and prescriptions for antidepressant have reached an all-time high.

15 May 2007

Distant ancestor less mentally advanced than expected

A surprisingly complete fossil skull of an ancient relative of humans, apes and monkeys bears striking evidence that our remote ancestor was less mentally advanced than expected by about 29 million years ago.

15 May 2007

Highly anxious patients with heart disease face nearly double the risk of heart attack

Patients whose anxiety intensified over time were in greatest peril, while those who started out highly anxious but later found inner calm markedly reduced their risk. The research appears in the May 22, 2007 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

15 May 2007

Scientists find new proteins involved in Huntington's disease

Researchers in the United States have identified more than 200 new proteins that are involved in Huntington's disease.

14 May 2007

Evidence that dementia can be successfully stalled

A University of Sydney academic is part of a team whose research could profoundly change the way we look at and treat dementia.

11 May 2007

Worksite health programs improve blood pressure and diabetes control

Employees who participated in a worksite health program improved blood pressure control by 9 percent and diabetes control by 15 percent, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.

11 May 2007

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Yoga shows promise in improving symptoms associated with depression, anxiety and epilepsy

What are the values and inconsistencies in patients who are depressed?

Smoking and depression

Women diagnosed with breast cancer should either get exercising or keep exercising

Improving communication with families of dying patients reduces post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression

High-quality child care for poor children found to offset the risk of later depression

Link between Parkinson's and narcolepsy

Hormones in children's saliva may indicate trauma from bullying

Study reveals need for engaging primary care practices as partners in developing mental health services for older patients

New insight into the lives of children and young people who live with, and help care for, their mentally ill parents

Longterm anxiety 'ups' the risk for heart attacks

Go green to avoid the blues!

Distant ancestor less mentally advanced than expected

Highly anxious patients with heart disease face nearly double the risk of heart attack

Scientists find new proteins involved in Huntington's disease

Evidence that dementia can be successfully stalled

Worksite health programs improve blood pressure and diabetes control

Counseling helps arthritis sufferers

Cognitive behaviour therapy, treatment of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder

Caring for the sick now a public health priority for developing countries

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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