News tagged with major diseases
Depression link to heart disease not affected by medication
People with major depression and anxiety are 75% more likely to have a heart rate condition linked to cardiovascular disease – regardless of whether they are taking antidepressants, new research shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Does Borna disease virus cause mental illness? New study may end two decades of suspicion
Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have linked Borna disease virus (BDV) with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and dementia. Genetic fragments and antibodies to this RNA virus, ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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Inflammation in depression: Chicken or egg?
An important ongoing debate in the field of psychiatry is whether inflammation in the body is a consequence of or contributor to major depression. A new study in Biological Psychiatry has attempted to resolve the issue.
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Jan 05, 2012 |
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Most patients need several sequential treatment steps for remission of major depression
Major depressive disorder is a major public health problem that affects 7% of the population during any 12-month period and affects around 1 in 6 people throughout their lifetime. A Seminar published Online First by the Lancet review ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Next-generation brain stimulation may improve treatment of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a devastating and incurable disease that causes abnormal poverty of movement, involuntary tremor, and lack of coordination. A technique called deep brain stimulation (DBS) is sometimes used to ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Study finds link between chronic depression and accelerated immune cell aging
(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain cases of major depression are associated with premature aging of immune cells, which may make people more susceptible to other serious illness, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Stress management program helps prevent heart events in patients with heart disease
A cognitive behavioral therapy program focusing on stress management appears to decrease the risk of recurrent heart attacks and other cardiovascular events in patients with heart disease, according to a report in the January ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Valve-in-valve implants via catheter effective in high-risk patients
Replacing failing artificial animal-based heart valves by implanting mechanical valves inside them is an effective option for high-risk patients, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Severe complications of diabetes higher in depressed patients
Depression raises risks of advanced and severe complications from diabetes, according to a prospective study of Group Health primary-care patients in western Washington. These complications include kidney failure or blindness, ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Depression increases risk for heart disease more than genetics or environment
A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ...
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Mar 04, 2009 |
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Dendritic cells as a new player in arteries and heart valves
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1973, Ralph M. Steinman launched a new scientific discipline when he published his discovery of the dendritic cell, an odd-shaped player in the immune system. Since then, dendritic cells have proved to ...
Feb 17, 2009 |
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