Published: June 28, 2023 9.09am EDT Authors Trevor RobbinsProfessor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge Barbara Jacquelyn SahakianProfessor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Marjan BiriaResearch Fellow of Mental Health Neuroscience, UCL MRI brain scan. SpeedKingz/Shutterstock People often jokingly say they’ve “got a bit of OCD” (obsessive-compulsive disorder) if they are overly organised or tidy. But OCD is...
JANUARY 17, 2022 REPORT by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Fig. 1. Rate of DNMS across genomic regions. (A and B) Distribution of the per-individual rate of mutations within (A) different functional genomic regions and (B) different chromatin states. The P values represent the significance of differences in controls or patients with other diseases and were...
By Baland Jalal on September 7, 2021 Credit: Os Tartarouchos Getty Images Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has puzzled artists and scientists for centuries. Afflicting one in 50 people, OCD can take several forms, such as compulsively putting things in just the right order or checking if the stove is turned off 10 times in a row. One type of OCD that affects nearly...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION DALLAS, May 27, 2021 — Adults who have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) were more than three times as likely to have an ischemic stroke later in life compared to adults who do not have OCD, according to new research published today in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of...
Some people have an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. As a result, they may develop a habit of compulsive washing and repeatedly cleaning their hands or body. They are trapped in a vicious circle, as the fear of new contamination returns quickly after washing. Sufferers see no way out. They are even incapable of...
