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Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease observed in some athletes with a history of multiple... »
Depression, Obesity Linked in Older Women but Not Older Men
The odds of depression are significantly elevated for older, obese women and significantly decreased for older overweight men, a study of almost 8,000 adults found. The results of the study also held in a longitudinal analysis of the same cohort 5 years later. The findings suggest that more... »
Onset Periods of Depression Linked to Different Dementias
Recurrent depression from midlife through late life increases the risk of vascular dementia, suggesting a progressive etiologic association with vascular disease, a large, long-term retrospective cohort study has shown. When depression begins only in late life, it might be part of the Alzheimer’s... »
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Depression, Cognitive Impairment Often Complicate Multiple Sclerosis
PARIS – Patients with multiple sclerosis often also manifest major depression or cognitive impairments, but these associated conditions frequently go undiagnosed or untreated, experts said at the annual congress of the... »
Short Course of Escitalopram Reduces Fear in Depression
PARIS – A 7-day treatment of escitalopram significantly decreased the response of the amygdala to fearful stimuli in adults with major depression, Dr. Beata Godlewska reported at the Annual Congress of the European College... »
Functional Training Helps Patients With Bipolar Disorder
PARIS – A 21-week program of "functional remediation" for 220 adults with bipolar disorder was more effective than psychosocial education or usual treatment in improving psychosocial functioning at 6 months of... »
PARIS – Patients with multiple sclerosis often also manifest major depression or cognitive impairments, but these associated conditions frequently go undiagnosed or untreated, experts said at the annual congress of the... »
Short Course of Escitalopram Reduces Fear in Depression
PARIS – A 7-day treatment of escitalopram significantly decreased the response of the amygdala to fearful stimuli in adults with major depression, Dr. Beata Godlewska reported at the Annual Congress of the European College... »
Functional Training Helps Patients With Bipolar Disorder
PARIS – A 21-week program of "functional remediation" for 220 adults with bipolar disorder was more effective than psychosocial education or usual treatment in improving psychosocial functioning at 6 months of... »
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Depression, Obesity Linked in Older Women but Not Older Men
The odds of depression are significantly elevated for older, obese women and significantly decreased for older overweight men, a study of almost 8,000 adults found. The results of the study also held in a longitudinal... »
Onset Periods of Depression Linked to Different Dementias
Recurrent depression from midlife through late life increases the risk of vascular dementia, suggesting a progressive etiologic association with vascular disease, a large, long-term retrospective cohort study has... »
Fighters' Study Gives Clues to Brain Trauma Pathology
NEW ORLEANS – How long does it take before the cumulative effect of repeated blows to the head result in significant cognitive changes? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of boxers and mixed martial arts fighters... »
The odds of depression are significantly elevated for older, obese women and significantly decreased for older overweight men, a study of almost 8,000 adults found. The results of the study also held in a longitudinal... »
Onset Periods of Depression Linked to Different Dementias
Recurrent depression from midlife through late life increases the risk of vascular dementia, suggesting a progressive etiologic association with vascular disease, a large, long-term retrospective cohort study has... »
Fighters' Study Gives Clues to Brain Trauma Pathology
NEW ORLEANS – How long does it take before the cumulative effect of repeated blows to the head result in significant cognitive changes? Preliminary results from a longitudinal study of boxers and mixed martial arts fighters... »
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Scan That Predicts Alzheimer's Creates Moral Dilemma
LAS VEGAS – The development of the positron emission tomography radiotracer known as AV-45, or florbetapir F18, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease carries within a certain "curse," said Dr. Jeffrey L.... »
Rise in Use of Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana Concerns Officials
WASHINGTON – The nation is at the front-end of a potential epidemic, as synthetic marijuana and synthetic hallucinogens known as "bath salts" gain popularity, especially among youth, officials warned Feb.... »
Addiction Medicine on the Road to Subspecialty Status
Dr. Daniel P. Alford stumbled into addiction medicine after he finished his residency in internal medicine more than a decade ago. He hesitantly took a part-time position as the medical director for a city-run methadone... »
LAS VEGAS – The development of the positron emission tomography radiotracer known as AV-45, or florbetapir F18, for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease carries within a certain "curse," said Dr. Jeffrey L.... »
Rise in Use of Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana Concerns Officials
WASHINGTON – The nation is at the front-end of a potential epidemic, as synthetic marijuana and synthetic hallucinogens known as "bath salts" gain popularity, especially among youth, officials warned Feb.... »
Addiction Medicine on the Road to Subspecialty Status
Dr. Daniel P. Alford stumbled into addiction medicine after he finished his residency in internal medicine more than a decade ago. He hesitantly took a part-time position as the medical director for a city-run methadone... »
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Study Extends Traumatic Brain Pathology to Blast-Exposed Veterans
Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the... »
Saving Our Patients From Themselves
As I prepare for my addiction medicine boards later this year, I am sharply reminded of the enormous undiagnosed burden of alcohol abuse in primary care. Nearly one-fourth of Americans over the age of 12 years report binge... »
Does a Bipolar Disorder and Intelligence Link Matter?
The idea that bipolar disorder somehow links with creativity, intelligence, and even genius has an inescapable appeal and is a concept that has kicked around for at least a few decades. It seems somehow heartening to think... »
Evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy has been found in autopsies of four blast-exposed veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, signaling a potential overlap of the clinical signs and symptoms of the... »
Saving Our Patients From Themselves
As I prepare for my addiction medicine boards later this year, I am sharply reminded of the enormous undiagnosed burden of alcohol abuse in primary care. Nearly one-fourth of Americans over the age of 12 years report binge... »
Does a Bipolar Disorder and Intelligence Link Matter?
The idea that bipolar disorder somehow links with creativity, intelligence, and even genius has an inescapable appeal and is a concept that has kicked around for at least a few decades. It seems somehow heartening to think... »
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