Hunt for autism genes to be led by Hopkins researchers
...age cells, says Chakravarti. But unlike those with disorders such as Down syndrome, people with autism don't have extra chromosomes, just -- and only perhaps, at this point -- extra segments of chromosomes. So existing techniques to count and look at the structure of intact chromosomes aren't enough. Instead,...Mentally ill have higher odds of developing brain, lung cancers
Men and women with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed with brain tumors and lung cancer and they develop these cancers at younger ages than individuals without mental illness according to a study published in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. "This work is ...Study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds risk of ADHD greater in boys
...t males are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental disorders compared with females. However, why males are at higher risk for these disorders is unclear. In other findings researchers reported that low maternal and paternal education leve...NYU Child Study Center to launch Healthy Kids, Happy Futures
...s Disorder (PTSD), anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders and depression. "We are extremely thankful to Project Liberty for recognizing the importance of such a program and providing the funding to allow us create this valuable educational program," said Harold S. Koplewicz, M.D., director of the Child Stud...Antipsychotic drug prescriptions nearly double for kids with ADHD
...ion-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and mood disorders increased more than twofold. Perhaps most concerni.... First, these drugs appeared to be prescribed for disorders they are not proven to treat in children; second, the side effects of these drugs in children are no...Could skin cells become brain cells?
...ions for the future treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease. Ethical and practical considerations limit the availability of neural stem cells derived from human embryonic tissue. A readily available source of human neural stem cells is therefore needed. Siddharthan Chandran (Univer...Patients with severe depression improve using guidelines developed by UT Southwestern researchers
...dhukar Trivedi, head of the depression and anxiety disorders program at UT Southwestern, associate professor of psychiatry and the study's lead author. "This study, which is the first to show the effectiveness of the TMAP project on depression, is quite powerful and compelling." The study compared 547 patients...Lack of insurance coverage, cost cited as reasons for not seeking mental health services
...ination against those suffering from mental health disorders by passing the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act." The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act (S. 486/H.R. 953) would put insurance coverage for mental health services on par with physical health services. The bill a...Adrenaline packs a powerful punch in the use of antidepressants
...Millions of Americans suffer from major depressive disorders and this study helps us understand how antidepressant drugs are processed to produce clinical therapeutic effects. It helps us understand how to redesign better drugs and which treatments will work better for which patients," says the study's lead a...Cells from fat tissue turned into functional nerve cells
... possibilities for the treatment of nervous system disorders or injuries. "We are trying to think about human disease in a new way," Gimble said. "Everyone is used to the concept of surgical, medical or pharmacological approaches to the treatment of disease -- we're looking at one of the next steps in biotechn...World mental health surveys find mental disorders highly prevalent and often untreated
... the problem of unmet need for treatment of mental disorders among serious cases in developed and developing co...CIDI), a structured diagnostic interview to assess disorders and treatment. Disorders considered included anxiety disorders, mood disorders, disorders that shar...Read my lips: UCL launches centre for human communication
...ear implants, aphasia, dementia and other language disorders is even more pressing and will be key areas of study at the new centre. "Language death is another real concern, apart from the obvious cultural loss. Just as biodiversity tells us about the complexity of biology, a multitude of languages offers in...Uppsala scientists behind acclaimed health site
...Health Awards." In the last decade stress-related disorders have increased dramatically. A report published b...bove and beyond personal suffering, stress-related disorders cause economic distress for individuals, companies, and society in general. Today there is a large ...Unexpected similarities between raindrops and proteins
...ng in the sensitive nerve cells lies behind severe disorders like ALS, mad-cow disease, and Alzheimer's disease. At present these diseases are incurable because the knowledge of the misfolding process is yet fragmental. With the aid of the new theory, these scientists are now working to map what parts of th...The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania evaluates heart failure treatments for landmark study
...rdiac electrophysiologists who focus on the rhythm disorders that are frequently found in patients with various forms of heart failure. In addition, their efforts are supported by a team of cardiac surgeons who are able to complement medical and electrical treatments with transplant or other pioneering surgic...Laser surgery offers advantages for voice disorders
...newly developed pulsed-dye laser surgery for voice disorders has been found to be faster, cheaper, better tolerated, and less complicated than standard surgery that requires general anesthesia, more time and a longer recovery, surgeons reported here today at an international conference on problems associated w...The worldwide prevalence of glaucoma is increasing
...week's issue of THE LANCET. Glaucoma is a group of disorders that progressively damage the optic nerve in the eye and without treatment can cause visual disability and eventual blindness. Glaucoma affects more than 66 million people worldwide and is the second leading cause of blindness. In the USA, health cos...National Academies news: vaccines and autism
... thimerosal was associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Given that mercury is known to ha..., but rather a complex set of severe developmental disorders -- also referred to as autistic spectrum disorders -- characterized by sustained impairments in soci...Cedars-Sinai Medical tipsheet for May 2004
...ples' ability to predict the likelihood of genetic disorders in their offspring. Testing is available to patients in various situations women over age 35 who are worried about chromosomal problems like Down Syndrome, patients exposed to potentially harmful medications or chemicals, couples with a family histor...Novel vitamin discovery offers clues for cancer chemotherapy and lipid disorders
...ide may be a useful nutrient for certain metabolic disorders and that kinase screening may benefit certain cancer patients. Niacin, for example, can help lower cholesterol, but it has uncomfortable flushing effects in patients, so nicotinamide riboside supplementation may offer an alternative. And, while ti...