News tagged with schizophrenia drugs
Chemistry trick renews hope against killer diseases
As infections such as tuberculosis have become immune to an ever widening range of antibiotics doctors have looked on helplessly.
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Potential new drugs plug brain's biological 'vacuum cleaner' and target HIV
In an advance toward eliminating pockets of infection in the brain that help make HIV disease incurable, scientists report the development of new substances that first plug the biological vacuum cleaner that ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Research discovers how marijuana affects the way the brain processes emotional information
Drugs like marijuana act on naturally occurring receptors in the brain called cannabinoid receptors. However, the mechanisms by which these drugs produce their sensory and mood altering effects within the brain are largely ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Evidence lacking for widespread use of costly antipsychotic drugs
Many prescriptions for the top-selling class of drugs, known as atypical antipsychotic medications, lack strong evidence that the drugs will actually help, a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 07, 2011 |
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Risk of violent crimes not increased with bipolar disorder
A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder - or manic-depressive disorder - does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Questions loom over drug given to sleepless vets
(AP) -- Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness. Doctors tried to ease his symptoms using three ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Cold sore virus may contribute to cognitive and brain abnormalities in schizophrenia
Exposure to the common virus that causes cold sores may be partially responsible for shrinking regions of the brain and the loss of concentration skills, memory, coordinated movement and dexterity widely seen in patients ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 28, 2010 |
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Schizophrenia drugs raise the volume of a key signaling system in the brain
All the major groups of medications for schizophrenia turn up the volume of a brain signal known to be muted in individuals with this psychiatric disorder -- a signal that also can be influenced by diet. "This ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2010 |
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Research builds on genetic link to autism and schizophrenia
A genetic link between schizophrenia and autism is enabling researchers to study the effectiveness of drugs used to treat both illnesses.
Feb 24, 2010 |
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Impact of FDA safety warnings examined
A study published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine examines the impact of a safety warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration for commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications. The results show the warnin ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Researchers discover link between schizophrenia and diabetes
People with schizophrenia are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers have found.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 30, 2009 |
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'Neurological work-arounds' offer hope to people with monoamine-related disorders
Researchers have known for decades that the brain has a remarkable ability to "reprogram" itself to compensate for problems such as traumatic injury. Now, a research article published in the February 2009 issue of the journal ...
Feb 20, 2009 |
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