CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mice born without a key brain protein developed obsessive compulsive symptoms that went away when treated with anti-anxiety drugs, giving new clues about the brain mechanism behind the disorder, researchers said on Wednesday.rn
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Risperdal (risperidone) for the treatment of schizophrenia in adolescents, ages 13 to 17, and for the short-term treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar I disorder in children and adolescents ages 10 to 17. This is the first FDA approval
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Scientists working on a cure for Alzheimer's disease find it hard to develop drugs that will pass through the highly selective blood-brain barrier. That may be why a Tel Aviv University researcher decided to take an alternate route -- through the nose.Scientists widely agree that plaque formation i
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Scientists from the UK, France and Italy have suggested that drugs normally used to treat Alzheimer's Disease could be effective in treating glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. So far the tests have only been carried out on animals but human tests are planned for later
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Alcoholism has traditionally been considered a male disease because there are many more alcoholic males than females.But a new study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center suggests that women are more prone to brain damage from alcohol
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Age-based sensible drinking limits should be introduced, according to Mary Gilhooly, Professor of Gerontology at Brunel University's School of Health Science and Social Care. As we age, our ability to metabolise alcohol decreases. Older people, therefore, have higher blood alcohol levels than young
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When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker's high"As with other questions involving good sensations, the answer appears to be sugar.A University of Southern California study appearing with a commentary in Nature Neuroscience online proposes a
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Scientists from St. Andrews University, Scotland, say they have developed a compound that has effectively stopped the disease from destroying brain cells. They say that the compound also seems to improve damaged memory and cognitive ability. Their research, led by Dr Frank Gunn-Moore, has sparked e
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USA Today on Thursday examined the practice known as placentophagy, in which the placenta of a pregnant woman is saved, dried and emulsified, then placed in gelatin capsules and taken by the mother in the months after childbirth. [click link for full article]
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