October 16th, 2006
According to scientists at the Forsyth Institute, the well known drug fluoxetine or Prozac, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), increases bone mass under normal conditions. Research on laboratory animals discovered fluoxetine stimulated new bone formation under normal physiological conditions or inflammatory ...
October 16th, 2006
A new study finds that low doses of anti-depression medication may help women mitigate moderate-to-severe premenstrual syndrome. Researchers reported that low doses of sertraline taken for two weeks before the onset of the menstrual period may be an effective and well-tolerated treatment ...
October 16th, 2006
Researchers now have evidence that drug addiction influences regions within the brain that are responsible for monitoring and controlling behavior. Internal clues and perception of environmental feedback are limited in drug-addicted people predisposing the user to irrational monetary decisions.
The discovery came ...
October 13th, 2006
Neuroscientists at Duke University Medical Center have discovered that an imbalance in the brain chemical dopamine contributes to sleep disorders among individuals suffering from Parkinson's disease and Schizophrenia. In an animal model, researchers learned that dopamine levels play a critical role ...
October 13th, 2006
A provocative study on provision of treatment to sustain life finds a divergence of opinion often falling along racial lines. The finding that the wishes of black patients were not only different from those of their white counterparts, but are largely at ...
October 13th, 2006
A new study illuminates the difficulties Korean-American women confront when acknowledging their sexual identity. A woman's "coming out" as a lesbian may be complicated by the Confucian or conservative Christian values of her parents and likely depends on her family's immigration experience ...
October 12th, 2006
A Swedish study finds that Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may slow cognitive decline in some patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease. The study, published in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, is the first clinical trial on the benefit of adding ...
October 12th, 2006
A yo-yo effect often accompanies dieting as individuals initially lose weight but then slowly regain back to the level from which they started. Traditionally, daily weighing has been discouraged because of normal fluctuations in fluid retention with plans relying on a weekly ...
October 12th, 2006
Antipsychotic drugs are frequently prescribed to Alzheimer's patients to help manage symptoms of delusions, agitation or aggression. A new study finds that the long-term effectiveness of three commonly used medications did not exceed that of a placebo because of the significant side ...
October 11th, 2006
UCLA researchers report early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, The authors report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry that supportive, nurturing family relationships reduced the risk of depression among children genetic ...
