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By Depressed Jane on February 21, 2008
Luis Berrade, a researcher with the Drug R&D Unit of the University of Navarra, has discovered new compounds with the potential for anti-depressant activity. All-told, the chemist of the School of Sciences synthesized 51 compounds whose biological characteristics were evaluated by two of the most prestigious groups in this area: the Mediterranean Institute of Neurobiology, located in Italy, and the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Oslo.
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By Depressed Jane on February 21, 2008
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are twice as likely to experience depression but are unlikely to talk to a doctor about it, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the most common form of chronic inflammatory arthritis is a debilitating disease characterized by inflammation of joint tissues, persistent pain, functional disability, stiffness and fatigue.
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By Depressed Jane on February 20, 2008
Poor women in Iowa are much more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than their wealthier counterparts, a new University of Iowa study shows.In the study of 4,332 new mothers from four Iowa counties, UI psychologist Lisa Segre found that 40 percent of Iowa mothers with a household income less than $20,000 suffered from clinically significant postpartum depression.
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By Depressed Jane on February 19, 2008
People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System.That means people with depression may still feel a sense of hopelessness even while their condition is improving, which could lead them to stop taking the medication.
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By Depressed Jane on February 18, 2008
Biovail Corporation (NYSE: BVF) (TSX: BVF) announced that it has received a Notice of Compliance from the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) for its supplemental New Drug Submission (sNDS) for a new indication for Wellbutrin® XL in Canada – the prevention of major depressive illness with an autumn-winter seasonal pattern.
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By Depressed Jane on February 16, 2008
Two studies related to suicide performed by researchers from theUniversity of Bristol report that 1) suicide rates in young men are attheir lowest levels in 30 years and 2) the reduction in prescribing ofantidepressants to people under the age of 18 does not seem to beassociated with change in suicidal behavior in young people. Bothpapers are published online at bmj.com.
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By Depressed Jane on February 15, 2008
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday is expected to approve several health bills related to postpartum depression, Healthy Start, breast cancer research, and Down syndrome CQ Today reports.One of the bills (
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By Depressed Jane on February 14, 2008
A new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the brain’s serotonin system differs between men and women. The scientists who conducted the study think that they have found one of the reasons why depression and chronic anxiety are more common in women than in men.
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By Depressed Jane on February 13, 2008
The jury is still out on whether psychotherapy can help older people with depression, according to a new review of recent research.Among the small number of patients studied, there were some signs that a treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy could help older patients manage their depression, at least compared to those waiting to start therapy.
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By Depressed Jane on February 12, 2008
Researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, report that hostility and depression appear to act together in a complex way to elevate inflammatory proteins in the human body, possibly putting hostility plus depression on the list of risk factors for heart disease along with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and smoking.
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