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Brain enzyme discovery may open new path to treat neurodegenerative diseas
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli and European scientists have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism that helps explain why aging and neurological disease are so often accompanied by sleep disturbances, mood disorders, and cognitive decline -- and, crucially, how those effects may be reversed.
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Serotonin booster leads to increased functional brain connectivity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Debilitating cognitive deficiencies frequently accompany mood disorders and other mental illnesses. There are presently few therapies available, however research in both animals and people has suggested that medications that stimulate serotonin receptors, such the laxative prucalopride, may
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Study: Perfectionists are more prone to burnout
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A mental health and mood disorders expert has been carefully studying the phenomenon of burnout for a number of years. Based on a substantial study, the first thorough self-help book on burnout has been published.
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Study suggests women with postpartum mood disorders might have immune syst
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new research by Cedars-Sinai investigators, Women with prolonged mental health problems up to three years after childbirth may be suffering from irregular immune system responses
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Vitamin B6 supplements could reduce anxiety and depression
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Trial participants reported feeling less anxious or depressed after taking high doses of Vitamin B6 for a month. The trial provides evidence that the calming effect B6 has on the brain could make it effective in preventing or treating mood disorders.
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Scientists find brain pathway that helps to explain light's effect on mood
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): Improved understanding of a neural pathway connecting light-sensitive cells in the retina with the cortical brain regions involved in mood and cognition has implications for the development of treatments for mood disorders.
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Fatigue, mood disorders associated with post-coronavirus syndrome: Study
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): Patients diagnosed with post-COVID-19 syndrome, also known as 'PCS', 'COVID-19 long-haul syndrome' and 'Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS COV-2', experience symptoms such as mood disorders, fatigue, and perceived cognitive impairment that can negatively affect return
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Research offers promising blood test for treating depression, bipolar diso
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Indiana [US], April 8 (ANI): Worldwide, 1 in 4 people are suffering from depression. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by Indiana University School of Medicine sheds new light on the biological basis of mood disorders and offer
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Study reveals dementia caregivers' stress leads to sleep deprivation
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Perth [Australia], October 1 (ANI): New Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found 94 per cent of Australians caring for a loved one with dementia are sleep deprived.
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Older people with persistent insomnia symptoms more likely to remain depre
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): Lack of sleep has long been considered a potential risk factor for mood disorders. According to a new study, older people with depression, who also experience persistent and worsening sleep disturbances, are at much higher risk of remaining depressed.
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Power of scents can alter processing of memories in brain
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 22 (ANI): Researchers at the Boston University (BU) Center for Systems Neuroscience have suggested that scents or odors have a great ability to stimulate the memory of past encounters and also a tool to treat memory-related mood disorders.
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Study suggests power of scents can alter how memories are processed in bra
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): Scents or odours has a great potential in triggering the memory of past experiences and also a tool to treat memory-related mood disorders, suggests researchers from Boston University's (BU) Center for Systems Neuroscience.
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