Medications News

How Do Bipolar Drugs Work?

April 12th, 2013
How Do Bipolar Drugs Work? Although modern pharmacology has developed formulas to aid people with mental illness, the method by which the drugs actually work is often ...

New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise

April 7th, 2013
New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise  Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles have paired a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early ...

Brain Scans May Reveal Early Signs of Schizophrenia

April 6th, 2013
Brain Scans May Reveal Early Signs of SchizophreniaAs much as a decade before most schizophrenia patients begin showing obvious symptoms, brain scans may be able to detect signs of the disease, according ...

CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of Vaccines

April 1st, 2013
CDC Research Refutes Link Between Autism, Number of VaccinesDespite a lack of scientific evidence, approximately one-third of parents believe an association exists between the number of vaccines a child receives, ...

Genetics Impacts Depression Meds’ Effectiveness

March 29th, 2013
Genetics Impacts Depression Meds' Effectiveness Unfortunately, antidepressant drug therapy does not work for everyone. But new research finds that improved identification of genomic predicators -- that is, how a person's genetic makeup ...

Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness

March 25th, 2013
Gender Matters When It Comes to Illness Experts still know very little about gender-specific differences in illness, particularly when it comes to disease symptoms, social and psychological factors, and ...

People With Serious Mental Illness Can Lose Weight, Too

March 23rd, 2013
 People With Serious Mental Illness Can Lose Weight, Too  People with serious mental illnesses — such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression — can lose weight and keep it off ...

Treating Depression to Ward Off Further Cardiac Ills

March 23rd, 2013
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Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After All

March 21st, 2013
Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Not Hinder Infant Growth After AllNew research suggests taking commonly prescribed antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact an infant's growth over the ...

Rat Study Suggests New Explanation for How Depression Works

March 20th, 2013
Rat Study Suggests New Explanation for How Depression Works Provocative new research suggests that depression results from a disturbance in the ability of brain cells ...