HEPATITIS B AND C MAY BE LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE
A new study reports people with Hepatitis B are up to 76% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, and those with Hep C are 51% more likely to develop the disease.… READ MORE…
LINK BETWEEN INCREASED PARKINSON’S DISEASE RISK AND HEPATITIS C DISCOVERED
A new study reports people with hepatitis C may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.… READ MORE…
DEPRESSION AMONG HEPATITIS C VIRUS SUFFERERS NOT EVALUATED PROPERLY
Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are often not evaluated thoroughly for depression during routine clinical interviews, possibly compromising clinical trials for drugs and therapies for treating patients with HCV.… READ MORE…
ANCIENT DNA CAN BOTH DIMINISH AND DEFEND MODERN MINDS
A new study raises the question of whether a genetic mutation associated with neurodegeneration in one environment could act in a positive way in a different setting.… READ MORE…
RATES OF NON-MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USE AND OPIOID USE DISORDER DOUBLE IN 10 YEARS
According to researchers, non-medical use of prescription opioids has more than doubled among US adults within a 10 year period.… READ MORE…
ANTIVIRAL IMMUNE RESPONSE LINKED TO DEPRESSION IN MICE
According to a new study, brain cells lining blood vessels produce a protein that impairs neuronal firing in the hippocampus during an antiviral immune response.… READ MORE…
INFLAMMATION ATTACKS BRAIN’S REWARD CENTER, INCREASING DEPRESSION RISK
According to a new study, the striatum may be directly affected by inflammation, increasing the risk for depression related symptoms.… READ MORE…
INFLAMMATION CONNECTED TO ELEVATED GLUTAMATE COULD GUIDE DEPRESSION TREATMENTS
A new study reports on which patients may respond best to depression treatments that target glutamate.… READ MORE…
REWARD CIRCUITS WEAKENED BY INFLAMMATION IN DEPRESSION
Researchers find high level of inflammation markers in the blood of people with depression. The research indicates persistent inflammation affects brain areas associated with the more stubborn symptoms of depression.… READ MORE…
DRUG SHOWS EARLY PROMISE IN TREATING LIVER FAILURE-RELATED SEIZURES
A new study reports a potential new treatment for seizures which often occur in children with genetic metabolic disorders and people with liver failure. … READ MORE…
STUDY FINDS EVIDENCE OF NERVE DAMAGE IN AROUND HALF OF FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS
l group of patients with fibromyalgia have damage to nerve fibers in their skin and other evidence of SFPN.… READ MORE…
IOM REPORT RECOMMENDS STRINGENT LIMITS ON USE OF CHIMPANZEES IN BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH
Given that chimpanzees are so closely related to humans and share similar behavioral traits, the National Institutes of Health should allow their use as subject… READ MORE…
