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• Transplanted nerve cells survive a quarter of a century in a Parkinson's disease patient

  03-05-2016 19:15
  In the late 1980s and over the 1990s, researchers pioneered the transplantation of new nerve cells into the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease. The outcomes proved for the first time that transplanted nerve cells can survive and function in the diseased human brain. Some patients showed marked improvement after the transplantation while others showed moderate or no relief of symptoms. A small number of patients suffered unwanted side-effects in the form of involuntary movements.
  
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• No evidence of an association between silent brain infarcts and having migraine with aura

  03-05-2016 19:15
  A large cross-sectional study focused on women with migraines with aura and compared their brain MRI images with those of women not suffering from migraine. No differences between these two groups of women were found with regard to number of silent infarcts and white matter hyperintensities (WMH).
  
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• Experimental Alzheimer's drug reverses genetic changes thought to spur the disease

  03-05-2016 19:15
  When given to old rats, the drug, which is known to affect signaling by the neurotransmitter glutamate, reversed many age-related changes that occur in a brain region key to learning and memory. The drug also produced effects opposing those seen in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
  
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• Focusing on the past can hurt your grade point average

  03-05-2016 19:00
  
  Graduate students who focused on negative problems in the past performed worse academically than their peers who focused on the present or the future, according to a study that was presented at...
  
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• CDC warns that Americans may be overmedicating youngest children with ADHD

  03-05-2016 18:21 via washingtonpost.com
  
  U.S. health officials are urging parents of preschoolers with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderto try behavior therapy first before trying drugs.
  
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• Study recommends therapy, not sleeping pills to treat insomnia

  03-05-2016 18:18 via foxnews.com
  
  New guidelines say the first choice to treat chronic insomnia should be cognitive behavioral therapy — a way to condition your body to slumber again.
  
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• Placebo effects in women are boosted by vasopressin reports new study in biological psychiatry

  03-05-2016 18:00
  
  A new study in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry suggests that women are particularly susceptible to the pain-relieving placebo effect of vasopressin.
  
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• Breast cancer patients upbeat on body changes

  03-05-2016 18:00
  
  BODY image identity varies among women who have undergone treatment for breast cancer with many rejecting mainstream body shape ideals, research shows.
  
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• Depression worsens COPD symptoms

  03-05-2016 16:46
  Debilitating symptoms from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can worsen in patients who also experience depression, research suggests. Patients who had pre-existing depression or developed depression after COPD diagnosis were more likely to experience heightened COPD symptoms, such as increased breathlessness, reduced exercise tolerance and hopelessness.
  
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• Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis

  03-05-2016 16:46
  A review update has been released to evaluate the effects of corticosteroids being used alongside anti-tuberculosis medication to treat people suffering from tuberculous meningitis Tuberculous meningitis is a serious form of tuberculosis (TB), which affects the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The infection causes headache, coma, and death is common. Survivors are also at risk of being disabled from brain damage.
  
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• Adults with bipolar disorder at equal risk for anxiety or depression following mania

  03-05-2016 16:41
  Adults with bipolar disorder are just as likely to develop anxiety as depression following an episode of mania, according to data from a national survey of more than 34,000 adults.
  
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• The social lives of the elderly mirror how they grow older

  03-05-2016 14:00
  
  Changes in social relationships could signal early cognitive decline.Small changes in the social lives of older people are early red flags showing that their thought processes and brain...
  
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• Depression symptoms that steadily increase in later life predict higher dementia risk, study shows

  03-05-2016 13:00
  
  Depression symptoms that steadily increase in older adults are more strongly linked to dementia than any other types of depression, and may indicate the early stages of the disease, according to...
  
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• ACP recommends cognitive behavioral therapy over drugs for treating chronic insomnia

  03-05-2016 11:00
  
  Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) should be the first-line treatment for adults with chronic insomnia, according to the American College of Physicians (ACP).
  
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• Survey suggests children of gay fathers are well adjusted

  03-05-2016 09:00
  
  Compared to a national sample of heterosexual parents, gay fathers report similar parenting behavior and measures of wellbeing in their children, according to new research presented at the Pediatric...
  
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• Herbs that can boost your mood and memory

  03-05-2016 09:00
  
  The herbs peppermint, chamomile, rosemary and lavender have been proven to have an impact on mood and memory, with significant benefits displayed for older people, according to new research from...
  
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