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  • Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests
    Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to new research.

  • Depression as deadly as smoking, study finds
    A new study has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking. The study also shows that patients with depression face an overall increased risk of mortality, while a combination of depression and anxiety in patients lowers mortality compared with depression alone.

  • Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent
    Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing transcendental meditation technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study.

  • Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression
    Women who participated in a motivational cardiac rehab program designed for women experienced less symptoms of depression. The positive impact of the women-centered program remained six months after the 12-week study ended. Other research shows that positive emotions in men and women may protect from heart disease.

  • Bypassing the blues: Telephone treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life
    Coronary artery bypass graft patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported improved quality of life and physical function compared to those who received their doctors' usual care, according to a new study.

  • Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health
    A study of more than 250 African-American youths from urban, low-income families examined the unique effects of racial identity and self esteem on mental health. Findings reveal that when young people's feelings of ethnic pride rose between 7th and 8th grades, their mental health also improved over that period, regardless of their self-esteem. The researchers also found that racial identity was a stronger buffer against symptoms of depression for boys than for girls.

  • Gene knockout may cheer up mice
    A gene in the brain that was not previously linked to mood disorders could have a role in biopolar, depression, and schizophrenic conditions.

  • Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar
    Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with pediatric bipolar disorder.

  • New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
    The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial. It found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies of people feeling highly stressed.

  • Language Support In Schools Vital For Children With Autism
    Teachers and parents must be vigilant in observing difficulties with language comprehension, reading and spelling in children and young people with autism, Asperger's syndrome and ADHD.

  • Women More Likely Than Men To Suffer Depression After Stroke
    Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, reduced quality of life and an increased risk of death.

  • Unlocking Mysteries Of The Brain With PET
    Inflammatory response of brain cells -- as indicated by a molecular imaging technique -- could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two new studies.

  • Pregnant Women Risk Early Delivery From Using Psychiatric Medication
    Women who used psychiatric medication during pregnancy have triple the odds of delivering prematurely.

  • Connection Between Depression And Osteoporosis Detailed
    Research carried out among thousands of people has shown a clear connection between depression and a loss of bone mass, leading to osteoporosis and fractures.

  • Women With Asthma Feel Worse, Swedish Study Finds
    Women with asthma are more anxious, find it harder to sleep and are more tired during the day than their male counterparts, but nevertheless tend to be better at following their treatment, reveals new research from Sweden.

  • Psychiatric Impact Of Torture Could Be Amplified By Head Injury
    Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a new study. The researchers found structural changes in the brains of former South Vietnamese political detainees who had suffered head injuries and clearly linked those changes to psychiatric symptoms often seen in survivors of torture.

  • Discrimination Takes Its Toll On Black Women
    Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone to depression, according to new findings.

  • New Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic Offers Noninvasive Treatment For Major Depression
    Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test the technique and Dr. Philip Janicak, professor of psychiatry and lead investigator at Rush for the clinical trials of TMS, helped to develop this therapy.

  • Hunting For The Prozac Gene
    Scientists are working to find a genetic marker to determine the effectiveness of Prozac and other SSRIs before they are prescribed.

  • Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Patients
    Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients, according to a new study.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation Gives Hope For Very Severe Depression
    Thanks to a new method, there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. Physicians in Germany have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. Subsequent to this treatment, the patients' depression improved significantly in half of the patients. All patients had suffered from very severe depression for many years and did not respond to any other therapies.

  • Sleep Disturbances Improve After Retirement
    A new study shows that retirement is followed by a sharp decrease in the prevalence of sleep disturbances. Findings suggest that this general improvement in sleep is likely to result from the removal of work-related demands and stress rather than from actual health benefits of retirement.

  • Tai Chi Exercise Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Pain In The Elderly, Research Shows
    Researchers have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility, and self-efficacy.

  • Stress-induced Changes In Brain Circuitry Linked To Cocaine Relapse
    Stress-evoked changes in circuits that regulate serotonin in certain parts of the brain can precipitate a low mood and a relapse of cocaine-seeking, based on mouse studies.

  • 'Culture Of We' Buffers Genetic Tendency To Depression
    A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new study. In other words, a genetic vulnerability to depression is much more likely to be realized in a Western culture than an East Asian culture that is more about we than me-me-me. The study takes a global look at mental health across social groups and nations.

  • New Studies Explore Connection Between High Stress Jobs And GI Disorders
    In a six year study of World Trade Center workers, researchers probed the connection between the high frequencies of GERD and mental health disorders reported among exposed workers during the post 9/11 cleanup. And researchers from the United States Navy examining functional gastrointestinal disorders within the active military population and their connection to of infectious gastroenteritis found not only a significant association between IGE and FGD, but also that almost 30 percent of those effected received care for two years after their initial diagnosis.

  • Use Of Antipsychotic Medications By Children And Adolescents Associated With Significant Weight Gain
    Many pediatric and adolescent patients who received second-generation antipsychotic medications experienced significant weight gain, along with varied adverse effects on cholesterol and triglyceride levels and other metabolic measures, according to a new study.

  • Early Treatment Of Fibromyalgia More Effective, Research Suggests
    People suffering from fibromyalgia have reduced activity in the parts of the brain that inhibit the experience of pain. Drugs that affect the CNS can be effective against the disease, and are thought to be even more so if administered early in its course, according to a Swedish researcher.

  • PTSD Less Common Than Depression And Alcohol Misuse Amongst UK Troops
    Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder as is widely believed. A new study also finds that reservists remain at special risk of operational stress injury.

  • Depressed Pregnant Women Could Be At Higher Risk For Severe Response To Flu Infection
    Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study. The finding provides an argument in favor of flu vaccination during pregnancy, researchers say, because it suggests that the immune systems in depressed pregnant women are not functioning typically. This immune dysregulation could affect symptom severity among women who become infected with influenza.

  • Depression Can Lead To Inflated Reports Of Physical Symptoms
    New research shows people who feel depressed tend to recall having more physical symptoms than they actually experienced. The study indicates that depression -- not neuroticism -- is the cause of such over-reporting. Psychologists attribute the findings to depressed individuals recalling experiences differently, tending to ruminate over and exaggerate the bad.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation May Be Effective Treatment For Tourette's Syndrome
    Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette's syndrome, according to new research. The first symptoms of Tourette syndrome are almost always noticed in childhood and some common tics include eye blinking, facial grimacing, shoulder shrugging and head or shoulder jerking.

  • Why Antidepressants Don't Work For So Many
    More than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief. The reason, according to new research, is that the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target. The medications are like arrows shot at the outer rings of a bull's eye instead of the center. The findings offer the first novel concept for antidepressant drugs in 20 years.

  • Faulty 'Wiring' In The Brain Triggers Onset Of Schizophrenia
    A new study by researchers in the UK has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia.

  • Increase In Long-term Antidepressant Drug Use, UK Study Reveals
    A dramatic rise in antidepressant prescriptions issued by GPs has been caused by a year on year increase in the number of people taking antidepressant drugs on a long-term basis, according to researchers in the UK.

  • Link Found Between Depression, Early Stages Of Chronic Kidney Disease
    One in five patients with chronic kidney disease is depressed, even before beginning long-term dialysis therapy or developing end-stage renal disease, researchers have found.

  • Light At Night Linked To Symptoms Of Depression In Mice
    Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a new study in mice. Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that had a normal light-dark cycle.

  • Depression In Older Cancer Patients Can Be Effectively Treated With Collaborative Approach
    Depression in older cancer patients is very common and has debilitating effects both during and after treatment. Researchers have now shown that an intervention called "Improving Mood-Improving Access to Collaborative Treatment" doubles the likelihood that the patient's depression will improve, compared to standard treatment.

  • Use Of Omega-3 With Treatment For Depression In Heart Disease Patients May Not Provide Benefit
    Contrary to the findings of some studies, new research indicates that augmenting antidepressant therapy with an omega-3 fatty acid supplement does not result in improvement in levels of depression in patients with coronary heart disease, according to a new study.

  • Fine-tuning Treatments For Depression
    New research clarifies how neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, are regulated -- a finding that may help fine-tune therapies for depression.

  • For SAD Sufferers, Cognitive Behavior Better Than Light Therapy At Preventing Recurrence, Study Suggests
    A new research study examined the long-term effects of different treatments for seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of severe depression that occurs annually in the fall and winter seasons. Of those treated with cognitive behavior therapy, only 7 percent had a recurrence compared to 36.7 percent of people treated with light therapy.

  • 'ECG For The Mind' Could Diagnose Depression In An Hour
    An innovative diagnostic technique invented by an Australian researcher could dramatically fast-track the detection of mental and neurological illnesses.

  • New Brain Stimulation Treatment May Offer Hope For Those With Treatment Resistant Depression
    A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of depressive symptoms in a small group of patients, according to researchers.

  • Live Recordings Of Cell Communication
    A new advanced method for nano-scale imaging of vesicle-fusion could add to our understanding of diseases of the nervous system and viral infections. In the long term, this could be useful in developing a cure for neurological diseases and mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease).

  • Stranger Homicide By People With Schizophrenia Is Rare -- And Unpredictable
    Homicide of strangers by people with schizophrenia is so rare that is impossible to predict who might offend or when it might happen, say researchers. More than half of offenders in the study had never been treated for schizophrenia -- earlier treatment for the first episode of psychosis and good quality care could prevent some homicides, the study concludes.

  • Eating Licorice In Pregnancy May Affect A Child's IQ And Behavior
    Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of licorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behavior, a study has shown. A study of 8-year-old children whose mothers ate large amounts of licorice when pregnant found they did not perform as well as other youngsters in cognitive tests.

  • Depression Predicts Increases In Inflammatory Protein Linked To Heart Disease
    Researchers report that depressive symptoms are associated with increases over time in interleukin-6, an inflammatory protein that predicts cardiovascular events. In contrast, levels of interleukin-6 were not related to later increases in depressive symptoms.

  • Depression A Common Consequence Of Chronic Rhinosinusitis
    The existence of depression in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis is common and under-reported, according to new research.