Depression News and Research

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Newly discovered protein switch may be key to understanding sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression

University of California researchers have found that a newly discovered protein switch which they named neuropeptide S appears to work in the brain to enhance wakefulness and reduce anxiety in laboratory animals. According to Rainer Reinscheid and his colleagues, the protein could help in the understanding of sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression.

18 Aug 2004

"Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study" - a landmark study

The "Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study" (TADS), reported in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first multi- center, randomized clinical effectiveness trial to review a combination of treatments for the types of adolescent depression likely to be treated in routine community-based practice settings.

18 Aug 2004

Treatment of child depression most successful with Prozac and cognitive-behavior therapy combination

A new study by researchers at the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, have found that treatment of child depression was most successful when a combination of Prozac and cognitive-behavior therapy was applied.

18 Aug 2004

80% of cancer patients use some form of complementary or alternative therapies

Plug the terms "alternative" and "cancer" into Google and the Internet search engine returns a list of 3.27 million - yes, million - sites with information both credible and questionable about nontraditional treatments for cancer. What's a cancer patient to make of such a vast array of options?

18 Aug 2004

Critical shortage of support services for parents raising children with autism

The findings come hard on the heels of controversy over the tragic death of autistic ten-year-old Jason Dawes at the hands of his mother, who had received only three of the 20 hours per week of early intervention that her child needed since the age of 18 months.

17 Aug 2004

Link between marijuana and mental health

An eminent University of Melbourne Psychiatry Professor will lead a conference detailing the latest research findings on the link between marijuana and mental health.

16 Aug 2004

Drug interactions between prescription medication and herbal supplements can be extremely dangerous

Herbal supplements may be natural, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are safe.

11 Aug 2004

Having good communication, a reliable partner and understanding in a marriage can boost a person’s health

Certain behaviors by one partner in long-term marriages appear to contribute to a spouse’s likelihood of experiencing chronic health problems, more disability and poorer perceived health, according to a study that looks at 729 adults who were at least 50 years of age and currently married and in their first marriage.

11 Aug 2004

Frog science helps to explain how the environment may have permanent effects on the nervous system

Scientists studying how the nervous system develops in frogs have found that altering the pattern of electrical signaling in individual neurons changes the kinds of neurotransmitters they produce.

11 Aug 2004

Elderly people in the U.S. are being inappropriately prescribed medications

In the U.S. only 15 percent of the population is aged 65 years or older, but this group account for 33 percent of prescription drug users. Elderly persons are also more likely to take several drugs concurrently, the article states.

10 Aug 2004

Newborns may be harmed when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy

Health Canada is advising Canadians that newborns may be adversely affected when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other newer anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy.

9 Aug 2004

Mexican-Americans have a far higher chance of suffering a stroke than non-Hispanic whites

And, according to a second study published today by the same team, the difference doesn't appear to be related to Mexican-Americans' higher incidence of diabetes, which had been thought to raise their risk of a certain type of stroke.

9 Aug 2004

Prozac can now be found in Britain's drinking water and rivers

The British Environment Agency has reported that the anti-depression drug Prozac can now be found in Britain's drinking water. Prozac is being used at such an alarming rate in Britain that it is building up both in river systems and groundwater.

9 Aug 2004

Study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

The study will examine how much of an improvement in pain, stiffness, function and other symptoms is needed before patients consider the change important.

7 Aug 2004

People living with HIV in rural communities may face different barriers to taking proper care of themselves

People who live with HIV in rural areas are less likely to keep up with their treatment schedules if they are problem drinkers, say Tulane University researchers. Overall, about one in three HIV positive people surveyed by the researchers reported skipping at least one dose of their medications in the past week.

7 Aug 2004

Approval of Cymbalta for treatment of major depressive disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl; pronounced SIM-BALL-TA), judging it a safe and effective treatment for major depressive disorder, Eli Lilly and Company have announced.

5 Aug 2004

Mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug plays a critical role in movement, vision and memory

Brown University researchers have discovered that mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug, blocks two gap junction proteins, or connexins, in low doses and with very few side effects in the brains of laboratory mice.

5 Aug 2004

Approval of an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with HIV/AIDS

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

5 Aug 2004

New clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

A new clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) evaluate improvements in disease symptoms will be carried out by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health.

5 Aug 2004

Overactive brain circuit brings on depression

A brain imaging study by the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that an emotion-regulating brain circuit is overactive in people prone to depression – even when they are not depressed.

5 Aug 2004

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Newly discovered protein switch may be key to understanding sleep disorders, anxiety, and depression

"Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study" - a landmark study

Treatment of child depression most successful with Prozac and cognitive-behavior therapy combination

80% of cancer patients use some form of complementary or alternative therapies

Critical shortage of support services for parents raising children with autism

Link between marijuana and mental health

Drug interactions between prescription medication and herbal supplements can be extremely dangerous

Having good communication, a reliable partner and understanding in a marriage can boost a person’s health

Frog science helps to explain how the environment may have permanent effects on the nervous system

Elderly people in the U.S. are being inappropriately prescribed medications

Newborns may be harmed when pregnant women take Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and other anti-depressants during the third trimester of pregnancy

Mexican-Americans have a far higher chance of suffering a stroke than non-Hispanic whites

Prozac can now be found in Britain's drinking water and rivers

Study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

People living with HIV in rural communities may face different barriers to taking proper care of themselves

Approval of Cymbalta for treatment of major depressive disorder

Mefloquine, an anti-malarial drug plays a critical role in movement, vision and memory

Approval of an injectable filler to correct facial fat loss in people with HIV/AIDS

New clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis evaluate improvements in disease symptoms

Overactive brain circuit brings on depression

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