Fragile X syndrome can be reversed in adult mouse brain
A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and a leading cause of...
View ArticleChronic fatigue syndrome—a system under stress
Australian researchers have discovered for the first time that reduced heart rate variability – or changes in heart beat timing – best predicts cognitive disturbances, such as concentration...
View ArticleAlterations in brain activity in children at risk of schizophrenia predate...
Research from the University of North Carolina has shown that children at risk of developing schizophrenia have brains that function differently than those not at risk.
View ArticleGlycerol phenylbutyrate reduces hepatic encephalopathy events
Phase 2 trial results published in the March issue of Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggests the potential for Glycerol Phenylbutyrate (GPB) to...
View ArticleNew approach may help manage the most troubling symptoms of dementia, lessen...
A new approach to handling agitation, aggression and other unwanted behaviors by people with dementia may help reduce the use of antipsychotics and other psychiatric drugs in this population, and make...
View ArticleDopamine replacement associated with impulse control increase in early...
New Penn Medicine research shows that neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety and fatigue are more common in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients compared to the general...
View ArticleExpert recommendations for diagnosing pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric...
A panel of leading clinicians and researchers across various general and specialty pediatric fields developed a consensus statement recommending how to evaluate youngsters in whom neuropsychiatric...
View ArticleIt doesn't take a brain injury to have headache, dizziness and cognitive...
A team of researchers based at McMaster University has developed a new understanding of post-concussion syndrome, answering questions that have been plaguing researchers in the field.
View ArticleStudy finds Alzheimer's manifests differently in Hispanics
Certain symptoms associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease, including agitation and depression, affect Hispanics more frequently and severely than other ethnicities. The findings,...
View ArticleResearchers warn of hazards of smoking and need for wider use of varenicline...
More than 35 million Americans are trying to quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 premature deaths each year due mainly to a two-fold risk of cardiovascular disease and a 20-fold risk of...
View ArticleA surprising new link between inflammation and mental illness
Up to 75 percent of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus—an incurable autoimmune disease commonly known as lupus—experience neuropsychiatric symptoms. But so far, our understanding of the...
View ArticleChronic Lyme disease treatments tied to serious adverse effects
(HealthDay)—Serious bacterial infections have been documented during treatment for chronic Lyme disease, according to research published in the June 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleGlobal experts seek to end damaging dementia psychosis cycle
A new research report calls for a change in approach in the treatment of psychosis in dementia, to find alternatives to highly damaging antipsychotics.
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