THE OBESITY SOCIETY SILVER SPRING, Md.–Waist circumference is a more accurate indicator of abdominal visceral fat level than body mass index (BMI) in the elderly, according to a report published in Obesity, the flagship journal of The Obesity Society. The study is the first large-scale cohort to examine the association of late-life waist circumference with...
Tag: <span>Mental disorders</span>
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An oral anticoagulant delays the appearance of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified a possible treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Working together with a scientific team at the Rockefeller University in New York, the investigators have shown that treatment with the oral anticoagulant dabigatran delays the appearance of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The results published today in the Journal of the American College...
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Anxiety disorders linked to disturbances in the cells’ powerhouses
by Public Library of Science The powerhouse of the cell, the mitochondria, provides energy for cellular functions. But those activities can become disturbed when chronic stress leads to anxiety symptoms in mice and humans. Iiris Hovatta of the University of Helsinki and colleagues report these findings in a new study published 26th September in PLOS...
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Dissociative disorders are nearly as common as depression. So why haven’t we heard about them?
by Mary-Anne Kate, The Conversation Dissociative disorders are often said to be rare. But our soon-to-be published analysis of international studies suggest they affect 10-11% of the population at some point in their lives. This makes them nearly as common as mood disorders (such as clinical depression). So what are dissociative disorders, why is diagnosis controversial and how...
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I really have thought this can’t go on’: Loneliness looms for rising numbers of older private renters
Loneliness is increasingly recognized worldwide as a critical social issue and one of the major health hazards of our time. Our research shows older private renters are at high risk of loneliness and anxiety. This is a growing concern as more Australians are renting housing later in life. By contrast, only a small proportion of...
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Carers of terminally ill up to 7 times more likely to have mental health problems
Carers for people with cancer are between 5 and 7 times more likely to have mental health problems than the general population, according to a landmark new study. The Dimbleby Cancer Care funded study identifies a major public health concern, according to the lead author Gunn Grande, Professor of Palliative Care at The University of...
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4 in 5 adolescent girls have a mental health disorder following sexual assault
July 24, 2018, University College London Eighty percent of young women were found to have a mental health disorder and 55 percent had two or more mental health disorders four to five months after sexual assault, according to a study led by UCL and The Havens, London’s specialist sexual assault referral centres (SARCs) hosted by King’s...
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Team develops framework to identify genetic missense mutations linked to autism spectrum disorder
Missense mutations occur when there is a change in one gene’s DNA base pair, and the change results in the substitution of one amino acid for another in the gene’s protein. Mutations that disrupt the function of proteins are widely recognized as a risk source for development disorders such as intellectual disability, congenital heart defects...
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New findings on brain functional connectivity may lend insights into mental disorders
Ongoing advances in understanding the functional connections within the brain are producing exciting insights into how the brain circuits function together to support human behavior — and may lead to new discoveries in the development and treatment of psychiatric disorders, according to a review and update in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published...
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Ketamine finds market as costly off-label option to treat mental disorders
Ketamine has been used for decades as an anesthetic, but researchers are exploring its potential as a treatment for severe forms of mental illnesses like OCD and bipolar disorder. As research shows that the hallucinogen is a potentially powerful treatment for intractable mental disorders, and academics continue to debate its safety, private clinics across...
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