by Murdoch University New research has shown that saffron may assist adults with depression when it is taken in conjunction with pharmaceutical antidepressants. Murdoch University researchers Dr. Adrian Lopresti and Professor Peter Drummond, and UWA researcher Professor Sean Hood found greater reductions in depressive symptoms when adults with persistent depression, and currently taking a pharmaceutical antidepressant, complement their depression medication...
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Anti-inflammatory agents can effectively and safely curb major depressive symptoms
by British Medical Journal Credit: CC0 Public Domain Anti-inflammatory agents, such as aspirin/paracetamol, statins, and antibiotics, can safely and effectively curb the symptoms of major depression, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. And the effects are even stronger when these agents are added on to...
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Tumors alone may be linked to cancer patients’ cognitive problems
by Emily Caldwell, The Ohio State University New research suggests that both tumors and chemotherapy could be linked to the cognitive problems experienced by cancer patients because each affects the circadian clock, throwing off cellular processes related to behavior and memory. Scientists found that mice with breast cancer tumors were less likely than healthy mice...
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Ground-breaking work improves understanding of brain function
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) are officially one-step closer to understanding the brain and its function KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (KAUST) Dr. Corrado Calì, a Research Scientist specializing in brain imaging at KAUST, and Swiss scientists from the Blue Brain Project (BBP), have shown how lactate is...
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Can aspirin decrease the rate of intracranial aneurysm growth?
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY PUBLISHING GROUP CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (OCTOBER 29, 2019). Researchers conducted a database search to investigate whether aspirin can aid in the prevention of intracranial aneurysm rupture by hindering aneurysm growth. The researchers identified 146 patients harboring multiple intracranial aneurysms, five millimeters or less in diameter, that had been observed for at least five...
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Scientists identify brain circuit responsible for building memories during sleep
Neuroscientists at the University of Alberta have identified a mechanism that may help build memories during deep sleep. In a study published last month in eNeuro, the researchers focused on the role of the nucleus reuniens, an area of the brain that connects two other brain structures involved in creating memories and may co-ordinate their...
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Why some Parkinson’s patients develop harmful addictive behaviours
by QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute A QIMR Berghofer study has discovered how the medications given to people with Parkinson’s disease cause some patients to develop addictive behaviours such as problem gambling, binge eating, hypersexuality and excessive shopping. Medicines that increase dopamine levels in the brain are the cornerstone of treatment for symptoms of Parkinson’s...
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Poor evidence cannabis improves mental health: study
People with psychiatric disorders may want to pass on the joint—at least until further research is done, a new Australian study suggests. The paper, published Monday in The Lancet Psychiatry, looked at 83 previous studies conducted over almost four decades on medical cannabinoids, including products from the cannabis plant, such as leaves, buds and oils....
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Consuming alcohol leads to epigenetic changes in brain memory centers
Triggers in everyday life such as running into a former drinking buddy, walking by a once- familiar bar, and attending social gatherings can all cause recovering alcoholics to “fall off the wagon.” About 40 to 60 percent of people who have gone through treatment for substance abuse will experience some kind of relapse, according to...
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New research divided over links between inflammation and depression
By Rich Haridy Over the last decade an idea that once sat on the fringes of mainstream science has slowly edged its way closer to the center. Since the 1980s researchers have identified a distinct association between inflammation and depression. Of course, alongside that research the biggest development in the field of psychiatry in the...