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Males, females show distinct symptoms, brain features of PTSD, alcohol use
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 25 (ANI): Researchers found that men and women each exhibit distinct symptoms and brain features of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder. The findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, also present a new model for identifying biomarkers th
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Study suggests that cannabis can reduce OCD symptoms by half in short term
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): A new Washington State University study suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis.
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Your unwanted thoughts could be stemming from sleep deprivation
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 24 (ANI): The human ability to stop unwanted and unpleasant thoughts from entering the mind is significantly impaired by the lack of sleep, suggest the findings of a new study.
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Study reveals PTSD, alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females e
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
California [US], October 24 (ANI): Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have collaborated to zero in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PT
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Study reveals role of sleep deprivation in unwanted thoughts
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Lack of sleep significantly impairs human ability to stop unwanted and unpleasant thoughts from entering the mind, a new study reveals.
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Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term, finds study
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.
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Children with autism, ADHD have more doctor, hospital visits during infanc
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Durham [UK], October 19 (ANI): Children who are later diagnosed with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggest the findings of a new study which enlightens a potential new way to i
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Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): A review of 39 randomised clinical trials by scientists from UCLA and their colleagues from other institutions has found that combining the use of medication with psychoeducational therapy is more effective at preventing a recurrence of illness in people wi
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Mfine reports 3x growth in speciality and super-speciality cases
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 12 (ANI/Prime Venture Partners): MFine, an AI powered, on demand healthcare company has seen a three times growth in the number of speciality and super-specialty consultations conducted on their platform since March 2020.
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Study suggests 'brain fog' after COVID-19 recovery may be due to PTSD
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): People who recover from COVID-19 infection may experience neurological symptoms like "brain fog" due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), suggests a new report.
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'Brain fog' following COVID-19 recovery may indicate PTSD, says Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A new report suggests that people who recover from COVID-19 infection may experience "brain fog" and other neurological symptoms due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an effect observed in past human coronavirus outbreaks such as SARS and MERS.
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Study focuses on bacterium linked to deadly childhood disorder
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): Scientists have discovered bacteria linked to post-infectious hydrocephalus (PIH), the most common cause of pediatric hydrocephalus worldwide.
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