Researchers unwind secrets of biological clocks
... that eventually could lead to cures for sleep and mood disorders, as well as other medical problems. Golden and her colleagues also study the biological clocks of birds, rats and fungi, but it was the bacterium known as Synechococcus elongatus that yielded the latest revelation: the first structural mode...Pain and the brain: Sex, hormones & genetics affect brain's pain control system
...re frequently, often in tandem with stress-related mood disorders, and they are also more sensitive to the effects of opiate drugs," he explains. "This may be due to a difference in their capacity to activate their pain-response systems when estrogen or progesterone are low." But to understand women and p...Birth control pill may provide relief for PMS
..., loneliness, anxiety, restlessness, irritability, mood swings, depression, tension and food cravings) during the four days before the period and during menstruation. For these patients, the improvement in negative affect also extended into the remainder of the cycle (except crying and loneliness). For pa...Pheromones in male perspiration reduce women's tension, alter hormone response
...dicine. "These findings are the first to document mood and neuroendocrine effects of male pheromones on f...o the compound, the women were asked to rate their mood using a fixed scale. "Much to our surprise, the women reported feeling less tense and more relaxed...Families with severe form of bipolar disorder help scientists narrow the search for disease genes
...ion and mania, but it is distinctive because these mood changes often are accompanied by such psychotic symptoms as hallucinations and delusions. The concept for the new study is that of two slightly overlapping circles, explains Potash. In one circle are all of the genes that contribute to schizophre...Womens health issues, child and adolescent disorders featured at APAs annual meeting
...netics, brain imaging, illness and depression, and mood disorders." Additional topics include but not limited to: ADHD, death and dying, somatoform disorders, addiction psychiatry, forensics, workplace mental health, suicide, violence, AIDS and HIV-related disorders, terrorism, personality disorders, geri...NIMH awards $22.6 million for Center for Collaborative Research on Mental Disorders
...gene discovery in mental disorders such as autism, mood disorders and schizophrenia, and to lead to the identification of novel targets for new therapies. Ultimately, we expect these results to revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these disorders," said Moldin. Jay Tischfield, Ph.D. of...Pitt researchers find genes for depression; Play role in mood disorders, shorter lifespan
... the vulnerability of women to developing unipolar mood disorders. Evidence of at least one male-specific ...nt differences in the molecular pathophysiology of mood disorders in men and women, or in the mechanisms that determine resistance to stressful stimuli. The...A sex-specific gene for depression
...hways that operate through CREB may be involved in mood disorders. Further study along those lines could ...ntification of additional susceptibility genes for mood disorders and shed light on important differences in the pathophysiology of mood disorders in men an...Gene more than doubles risk of depression following life stresses
...rter protein, the gene has been a prime suspect in mood and anxiety disorders. Yet, its link to depression eluded detection in eight previous studies. "We found the connection only because we looked at the study members' stress history," noted Moffitt. She suggested that measuring such pivotal environmen...In men chronically exposed to magnetic fields, no disruptions of melatonin exists
...to clinical disorders involving fatigue, sleep and mood disturbances, altered performance, and depression,...latonin secretion. The clinical signs (depression, mood and sleep disorders, malignant diseases, etc.) reported in some studies of people living or working ...Gene helps regulate longevity in flies, and perhaps humans
...inked to illnesses such as Parkinson's disease and mood disorders. Now, regulation of longevity may be added to this list. Three natural variants in the gene for DOPA decarboxylase (DDC), an enzyme required for the production of dopamine and serotonin, together accounted for 15 percent of the genetic con...Stanford research finds gene variations that alter antidepressant side effects
...vous system. Serotonin has many effects, including mood control, but it also affects the gastrointestinal tract, the sleep-wake cycle and levels of alertness. The researchers looked at one type of serotonin receptor called 5HT2a, thought to be involved in causing antidepressant side effects. Mirtazapine c...Mutant gene linked to obsessive compulsive disorder
...ts that these neuropsychiatric disorders affecting mood and behavior are associated with an uncommon mutant, malfunctioning gene that leads to faulty transporter function and regulation. Norio Ozaki, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues in the collaborative study explain their findings in the October 23 Molecular ...Brain's 'master molecule' produces same behavior in mice from three different psychostimulant drugs
...lved in many behaviors, including those related to mood and the way we perceive the world," says Svenningsson....Alcoholics with antisocial personality disorder have blunted emotional reactivity
...ability to certain psychiatric conditions, such as mood and anxiety disorders and addictions. In the case of antisocial behavior and addictions, there may be diminished reactions to cues that signal aversive events, including punishment." Individuals who do not experience the appropriate amount of anxiet...Scripps Research receives $3 million anonymous donation
... work like acamprosate to address the debilitating mood and sleep disturbances suffered by alcoholics....Bridging the gap between genetics and motivations to drink alcohol
...ho expect positive results from drinking a better mood or social ease are more likely than other drinker... the foundation for drinking to alleviate negative mood states. Thus, the current study attempts to answer the question of how genetic risk might be relate...If airbags work well, then Mars landing sites can be chosen more boldly, says UB geologist
... in order for this technology to work. The general mood in the lecture hall was, 'Yeah, right, good luck,'" Gregg remembered. "Well, the next year, he got up to a standing-room-only crowd at a meeting of the same organization and he described all of the same steps that the Pathfinder had successfully comp...... play a role. Psychological depression is a common mood disorder affecting 23% of males and 59% of females...developed to mimic particular defining features of mood disorders, such as anhedonia (the reduced responsiveness to pleasurable stimuli) and reduced activit...