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FDA Advisers Vote Against PTSD Combo Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's panel of independent advisers on Friday voted against the efficacy of Otsuka Pharma's drug when used in combination with Viatris' Zoloft for the treatment of adults with PTSD. The panel voted 10-1 to say the available data does not...
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Best Brain Foods for Those Over 40
Our brains undergo changes with age, just like our bodies. According to HuffPost Life, these changes may include a decrease in neurotransmitter levels, and an increase in oxidative stress and inflammation which can lead to cognitive decline. Dr. Alexander Zubkov, a...
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Depression Risk Greater With Premature Menopause
Some women have a greater risk of depression as they go through premature menopause, according to a new study. Premature menopause occurs when the ovaries stop functioning normally before age 40, researchers said in background notes. The condition has been linked with a more...
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Playing a Musical Instrument Might Slow Brain Aging
Want to help maintain your brain health as you age? Then pick up a guitar, start tickling a piano's ivories or join a band. Playing an instrument can promote a youthful pattern of brain activity, researchers reported July 15 in the journal PLOS Biology. Specifically, older...
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Why Lack of Sleep Makes You Crave Junk Food
When you don't get enough sleep, your brain sends signals to your body that make you crave sugary, greasy foods. Without sound slumber, this can trigger a vicious cycle leading not only to disruptive hunger signals, but also to weak self-control, impaired glucose...
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FDA Raises Efficacy Concerns for PTSD Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reviewers have raised efficacy concerns over Otsuka Pharma's combination drug for adults with PTSD, citing inconsistent trial results and a modest treatment effect that may not be clinically meaningful. The FDA staff reviewers'...
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Children Don't Ease Loneliness of Losing a Spouse
Adult children aren't likely to fill the void left by the loss of a spouse, a new study says. Becoming widowed might cause a stronger bond between the remaining parent and their children, but these bonds don't appear to ease the loneliness left by loss, researchers reported...
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Study Links Virus in Brain to Psychiatric Disorders
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine may have discovered the link between psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression, and viral infections. In the breakthrough study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry,...
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The Best Exercise for Your Personality Type
A new study reveals how your personality type determines which exercise programs may yield the best results for you. According to TODAY, acknowledging your personality traits can help steer you to choosing the right workout. "Our personalities are largely dictated by how our...
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Lead Exposure Can Harm Kids' Memory
Even low levels of lead exposure can harm kids' working memory, potentially affecting their education and development, according to a new study. Exposure to lead in the womb or during early childhood appears to increase kids' risk of memory decay, accelerating the rate at...
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Antidepressant Withdrawal Not as Severe as Thought
People typically don't suffer severe withdrawal symptoms or fall into depression immediately after they stop taking antidepressants, a new evidence review says. There had been concerns that people who quit antidepressants would suddenly fall prey to depression or develop...
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Popular Chronic Pain Medication Linked to Dementia
A drug used to treat seizures, nerve pain and restless leg syndrome might be linked with increased risk of dementia, a new study says. Regular gabapentin use appeared to increase risk of dementia by 29% and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by 85%, researchers reported July 10...
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Air Pollution Linked to Common Brain Tumors
Folks who breathe in more air pollution have a higher risk of developing a common non-cancerous brain tumor, a new study says. Several different types of air pollutants, including particle pollution and nitrogen dioxide, appear to increase risk of meningiomas - tumors that...
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Optimism May Improve Asthma Symptoms
Want your asthma to improve? Cultivate a positive outlook, researchers say. An asthma patient's level of optimism or pessimism can influence how their symptoms progress, a new study says. People who expect their asthma and health to get worse wind up reporting more symptoms...
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Study: Virus Might Trigger Parkinson's Disease
A common virus once thought harmless to humans might be linked to Parkinson's disease, a new study says. The germ, Human Pegivirus (HPgV), was found in half the autopsied brains of patients with Parkinson's, but not in any brains from healthy people, researchers reported...
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FDA Approves Gradual Dosing for Alzheimer's Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved changing the prescribing information for Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's drug Kisunla to allow more gradual dosing to lower the risk of a potentially dangerous type of brain swelling, the company said on Wednesday. Kisunla, given as a...
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The Best Food for Boosting Brain Health
A lowly tin of sardines may be the secret to boosting brain power. Experts agree foods that contain healthy fats, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that nourish the brain should be at the top of our shopping list. According to TODAY, fatty fish are stellar brain-boosting...
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Which is Better for Sleep: Melatonin or Magnesium?
According to health experts, an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep deprivation or sleep disorders. According to University of California Davis Health, getting enough sleep can play an important role in your weight, emotional wellbeing, blood pressure,...
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US Kids Have Become Unhealthier Over Past 17 Years
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a...
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Mild Electric Brain Stimulation Boosts Math Ability
Struggle with math? A gentle jolt to the brain might help. A new study published Tuesday in PLOS Biology suggests that mild electrical stimulation can boost arithmetic performance - and offers fresh insight into the brain mechanisms behind mathematical ability, along with a...
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Medicaid, Medicare Addiction Coverage Not Adequate
Opioid addicts covered by Medicare and Medicaid are less likely to receive the mental health and substance use treatment that they need, a new study says. Addicts with public insurance receive more than twice as many sessions if their therapy is also covered by other...
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Loss of Grip Strength May Be Early Sign of Psychosis
"Get a grip" might be a truer saying for holding onto sanity than previously thought, a new study says. A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, researchers report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. People recently diagnosed with psychosis have weaker...
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Turning Your ADHD Into a Strength at Work
Jeremy Didier had taken her son to a psychologist for a possible ADHD evaluation when she spotted an article about women with the condition. As she read it in the waiting room, she thought to herself: They're describing me. "Lots of risk-taking, lots of very impulsive...
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Study: Heading A Soccer Ball Alters Brain Chemistry
Heading the ball can be a dramatic, game-changing play during a soccer match. Unfortunately, soccer players pay a price every time they make this move, a new study argues. Bouncing a soccer ball off your head disrupts a person's brain even if it doesn't result in a...
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CDC: Vaccines With Thimerosal Not Linked to Autism
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report said that evidence does not support a link between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism, ahead of a two-day meeting of experts scheduled for later this week. The report, along with the meeting's final...