New research has found an association between some popular heartburn treatments and iron deficiency. Heartburn is a symptom of gastroesophageal reflux, which is caused by hydrochloric acid rising into the throat. This condition affects more than two million Australians and is often treated with medications that suppress acid secretion. The collaboration between academics at the...
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We’re doing drug trials wrong – here’s how to fix it
By the age of 65, at least half of us will suffer from two or more long-term diseases. And the chance of having multi-morbidity, as it is known, increases with age. Only 9% of people with coronary heart disease have no other condition. The other 91% have various combinations of hypertension (high blood pressure), heart...
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Antidepressants could stave off dementia
People with a diagnosis of dementia can also face depression. For this reason, they may end up taking antidepressant drugs. Now, a study has found that these drugs may be able to treat not just depression, but dementia itself. A new study tests out the potential of antidepressants to tackle dementia mechanisms in the brain. According to data cited by the Alzheimer’s Association,...
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Plant-rich diets may prevent depression – new evidence
Being depressed can negatively affect your appetite and what you eat, but can bad eating habits bring your mood down? Our latest study, a systematic review of the best available evidence, found a clear link between the quality of a person’s diet and their risk of depression. And it goes beyond the effect of diet...
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Decoding depression: could translating mood signals be the start of a new era for treatment of affective disorders?
Novel decoding technology allows for the prediction of mood based on underlying neural signals, potentially revolutionizing the future treatment of affective disorders. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have recently reported a breakthrough in neural decoding technology. Using recordings from intracranial electrodes they have discovered a new method of translating the...
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Five reasons you could develop heart disease before 50
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, yet people generally associate it with an older, aging population. But heart attacks, strokes and other types of heart disease can be blind to age—particularly when certain factors are in play. Here are five reasons why heart disease can strike by the age of 50:...
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How to Overcome Being Cyberchondriac?
We must all have experienced the features of being a cyberchondriac every once in a while: you wake up with a headache, you feel dizzy and dehydrated, but after googling your symptoms you’re inclined to think you have brain cancer instead of crediting your being unwell to the company cocktail hour the day before. As...
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Primary care is an untapped resource for depression screening
Hazardous alcohol use and depression often go hand-in-hand. Yet when a patient is screened by their doctor for hazardous alcohol use, rarely are they also screened for depression. A new study has identified at-risk populations for whom depression screening combined with hazardous alcohol use screening could detect depressive symptoms that might otherwise go untreated. These...
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New research: Ketamine activates opioid system to treat depression
Experts caution against widespread use due to a potential for tolerance, abuse, and dependence AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION Washington, D.C., — A new study appearing online today from the American Journal of Psychiatry finds that ketamine’s acute antidepressant effect requires opioid system activation, the first time that a receptor site has been shown in humans to be necessary...
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New theory may explain cause of depression and improve treatments
A review of recent studies suggests mitochondria may be the root cause of depression, providing an opportunity for novel antidepressant medication A new area in depression research suggests dysfunction in mitochondria — the main source of energy for cells — could lead to major depression. Published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, this new insight to long-held theories...