MONASH UNIVERSITY FLUORESCENT PICTURE OF AN INTESTINAL ORGANOID (STAINED FOR THE PROLIFERATION MARKER KI-67 (WHITE), THE STEM CELL MARKER EPHB2 (RED) AND DNA (BLUE). view more CREDIT: (C) MONASH BDI In a world first, Monash University researchers have identified a key biomolecule that enhances the repair of your gut lining by prompting stem cells to...
Dive Brief: Walmart will now sell health insurance policies directly to its customers, a spokesperson told Healthcare Dive, confirming speculation sparked by job postings from the retailer for Medicare sales managers and insurance agents, first reported by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Analysts with SVB Leerlink said the move underscores the attractiveness of this market and...
For the first time in decades, researchers have identified a new medication that can successfully treat major depression. Depression affects about 300 million people across the globe, making the condition the “leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide,” according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Image: An existing oral drug may relieve major depression. In 2016 in the United States, over...
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) exhibited a significant reduction of depressive symptoms after being treated with ezogabine, an FDA approved drug used to treat seizures. After treatment, patients showed a 45 percent reduction in depression, a significant reduction in anhedonia, the inability...
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...
Some mice with symptoms respond to drugs that act on ‘feel-good hormones’ Yet such medications have no effect on the mental states of other rodents Thought to be due to animals having different receptor levels for such hormones Findings may lead to new antidepressants that benefit more sufferers Around 7% of adults in the US...
(HealthDay)—Studies show that depression is underreported. People aren’t getting the help they need, sometimes because they don’t know the warning signs or where to turn, or are embarrassed because of the stigma that can still surround mental health issues. But the numbers are too great to ignore. Up to 26 percent of U.S. women and...
A new trial from Deakin University has shown for the first time that improving diet quality can treat major depression. Director of Deakin’s Food and Mood Centre Professor Felice Jacka said the results of her team’s new study offered a possible new treatment approach to depression, one of the world’s most prevalent and costly medical...
