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Lyme disease heightens risk of mental disorders, suicidality: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a new study, U.S. and Danish researchers report that patients hospitalized with Lyme disease had a 28 per cent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide post-infection, compared to individuals without the diagnosis.
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Study: New schizophrenia drugs can be identified using stem cells
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Loss of synapses and the death of neurons, leading to neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases can be caused by inflammation and overactivation of the immune system in the brain.
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Study: Cluster headache sufferers more likely to have other illnesses
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Cluster headache sufferers are more than three times more likely to suffer from various medical issues such as heart disease, mental disorders, and other neurologic diseases.
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Individuals diagnosed with mental disorders lose years of working life: St
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A new study from Aarhus University shows that people diagnosed with a mental disorder on average work 10.5 years less compared with the general population.
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Selena Gomez reveals she might not be able to bear children in future
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Selena Gomez revealed that though she would love to have a growing family, it may be dangerous to bear children due to her bipolar disorder medication.
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Study finds cerebral palsy can be treatable
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], October 2 (ANI): Severe brain injury that develops slowly after preterm births, causing the likes of cerebral palsy, may be treatable, suggests new research from the University of Auckland.
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A Seven Boats initiative towards spreading true awareness about this extre
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 12 (ANI/ATK): Each suicide is a personal tragedy that prematurely takes the life of an individual and has a continuing ripple effect, affecting the lives of families, friends and communities. Every year, more than 1,00,000 people commit suicide in our
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Afghanistan tops the list of unhappiest countries: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Under the Taliban regime, Afghanistan ranked first among the list of unhappiest countries in terms of physical pain, mental stress, mental disorders triggered by poverty and unemployment, anxiety, and anger, as per a report by a global analytics firm.
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Study: Brain activity differs in young people with genetic risk of mental
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI): According to a study, young people with a genetic alteration that raises the risk of mental illnesses have significantly different brain activity during sleep.
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Suicide cases in Gilgit-Baltistan rise at alarming rate due to mental diso
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Gilgit Baltistan [PoK], June 24 (ANI): The statistics of the rising cases of suicide among the youth in Gilgit Baltistan paint a grim picture of the police and concerned authorities across the districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Delhi court frames charges against accused of abducting, raping woman suff
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): A Delhi District Court has framed charges against an accused of abducting and raping a woman suffering from a bipolar mental disorder.
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