News tagged with behavioral dysfunction
Statins can protect against Alzheimer's disease
Jun 22, 2009 |
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High cholesterol levels are considered to be a risk factor not only for cardiovascular disease including stroke, but also for the development of Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, many cholesterol lowering drugs, including statins, ...
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Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...
How to identify early graft dysfunction preoperatively?
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Small-for-size graft dysfunction (SFSGD) following living-related liver transplantation (LRLT) is characterized by early graft dysfunction (EGD) when the graft-to-recipient body weight ratio (GRBWR) is below 0.8%. However, ...
Sex is in the brain, says new research
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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More than 40 percent of women ages 18-59 experience sexual dysfunction, with lack of sexual interest — hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or HSDD — being the most commonly reported complaint, according to medical researchers. ...
Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article appearing in a November ...
Could drugs for mood disorders, pain and epilepsy cause psychiatric disorders later in life?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Young animals treated with commonly-prescribed drugs develop behavioral abnormalities in adulthood say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. The drugs tested include those used to treat epilepsy, mood disorders ...
Adult cancer survivors at increased risk of psychological distress
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Long-term survivors of cancer that developed in adulthood are at increased risk of experiencing serious psychological distress, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Researchers identify brain's 'eureka' circuitry
Jan 23, 2008 |
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Researchers have found the brain region that controls the decision to halt your midnight exploration of the refrigerator and commence enjoyment of that leftover chicken leg. What’s more, they said, such mechanisms governing ...
Mouse model of prion disease mimics diverse symptoms of human disorder
Nov 26, 2008 |
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A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor, and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the human version of "mad cow ...
Psychological impact found in adolescents with kidney transplants
Feb 05, 2009 |
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A new study describes the psychological profile of adolescents who have received kidney transplants and compares them to those of healthy peers. The findings reveal a significantly higher prevalence of psychiatric conditions ...
A new insight on ethanol-induced gastric mucosa injury
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Many people all over the world indulge themselves in drinking, which is correlated to a wide spectrum of medical, psychological, behavioral, and social problems. It is well known that chronic alcohol abuse may induce gastrointestinal ...
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