News tagged with neuropsychiatric disorders
Researchers find new actions of neurochemicals (w/ Video)
Jul 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although the tiny roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has only 302 neurons in its entire nervous system, studies of this simple animal have significantly advanced our understanding of human ...
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Can strep throat cause OCD, Tourette syndrome?
Sep 30, 2009 |
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New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published in the September 30, 2009, online issue of Neurology®, the me ...
Antibodies to strep throat bacteria linked to obsessive compulsive disorder in mice
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity indicates that pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Tourette syndrome and/or tic disorder may ...
Experts summarize state of the science in autism disorders
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Scientific understanding and medical treatments for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have advanced significantly over the past several years, but much remains to be done, say experts from the Center for Autism Research at ...
Potential cause of age differences in stimulant response identified
Jan 29, 2008 |
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In young children, psychostimulants relieve symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder, yet in adolescents and adults, those same medications can cause euphoria and are often abused. What is behind these differing drug responses?
Aberrations in region of chromosome 1q21.1 associated with broad range of disorders in children
Sep 10, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered a submicroscopic aberration in a particular region of human chromosome 1q21.1 that appears to be associated with a variety of developmental disorders in children. The aberration can manifest itself ...
Protein on 'speed' linked to ADHD
Jul 08, 2008 |
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A genetic change in the dopamine transporter – one of the brain's dopamine-handling proteins – makes it behave as if amphetamine is present and "run backward," Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators report this ...
Studies examine genetic determinants of ADHD
Jan 07, 2009 |
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A special issue of American Journal of Medical Genetics (AJMG): Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics presents a comprehensive overview of the latest progress in genetic research of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...
Hopkins researchers release genome data on autism
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins’ McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine today are releasing newly generated genetic data to help speed autism research. The Hopkins data, coordinated with a similar data release from the ...
Molecular changes in brain fluid give insight into brain-damaging disease
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Soon after an individual becomes infected with HIV the virus infects cells in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system [CNS]). Although this causes no immediate problems, during the late-stages of disease it ...
Beating the baby blues: A mouse model for postpartum depression
Jul 30, 2008 |
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A new study provides critical insight into the disabling depression experienced by many women during early motherhood. The research, published by Cell Press in the July 31 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals new details about ...
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