News tagged with sexual disorders
Sex is in the brain, says new research
More than 40 percent of women ages 18-59 experience sexual dysfunction, with lack of sexual interest — hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or HSDD — being the most commonly reported complaint, according to medical researchers. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Control gene for developmental timing discovered
University of Alberta researchers have identified a key regulator that controls the speed of development in the fruit fly. When the researchers blocked the function of this regulator, animals sped up their rate of development ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Multiple Symptoms Can Point to Bipolar Disorder
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to bipolar disorder, a successful diagnosis can be challenging.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Viagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido
The drug flibanserin, which was originally created as an antidepressant, is effective in treating women with low libido, pooled results from three separate clinical trials have found.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 16, 2009 |
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When someone is raised female and the genes say XY
(AP) -- It's the birth defect people don't talk about. A baby is born not completely male or female. The old term was hermaphrodite, then intersex. Now it's called "disorders of sexual development." Sometimes the person ...
Sep 12, 2009 |
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After years of research, drug for 'female sexual dysfunction' remains elusive
The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Crucial sex hormones re-routed by missing molecule
A hormone responsible for the onset of puberty can end up stuck in the wrong part of the body if the nerve pathways responsible for its transport to the brain fail to develop properly, according to research funded by the ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Childhood sexual abuse may be a risk factor for later psychotic illness
An Australian study suggests that children who are sexually abused, especially if it involves penetration, appear to be at higher risk for developing schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, according to a report in the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 01, 2010 |
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German firm shelves libido-boosting drug for women
German drug firm Boehringer Ingelheim has shelved development of a libido-booster for women after it was given the thumbs down by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 09, 2010 |
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Drugs for low libido raise concerns over industry 'construction' of new diseases
Drug companies have not only sponsored the science of a new condition known as female sexual dysfunction, they have helped to construct it, in order to build global markets for new drugs, reveals an article in this week's ...
Sep 30, 2010 |
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Frontal cortex dysfunction may contribute to compulsive sexual behavior
Sex "addiction" is a concept that has had particularly high visibility recently with the publicity associated with Tiger Woods. Persons with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display an inability to inhibit behaviors ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Severity of binge eating disorder linked to childhood sexual or emotional abuse
Imagine stuffing yourself with a day's worth of food in two hours or less. Imagine feeling disgusted, depressed and guilty once you finally stop. Then imagine doing it again, repeatedly and uncontrollably, once a week or ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2010 |
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Parkinson's disease treatments associated with compulsive behaviors
Pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, binge eating and other impulse control disorders appear to be more common among individuals taking dopamine agonist medications for Parkinson's disease, according to a report in ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 10, 2010 |
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Researchers Begin to Decipher Metabolism of Sexual Assault Drug
(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s a naturally occurring brain chemical with an unwieldy name: 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB). Taken by mouth, it can be abused or used as a date-rape drug.
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Major schizophrenia study finds striking similarities across 37 countries in 6 regions
An international study of more than 17,000 people with schizophrenia has found striking similarities in symptoms, medication, employment and sexual problems, despite the fact that it covered a diverse range of patients and ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 16, 2009 |
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