Researchers develop blood test for depression, bipolar disorder
Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches
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Lockdowns linked to rise in eating disorder symptoms
New research indicates that lockdowns to help tackle the spread of COVID-19 could be linked to an increase in symptoms
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Drug to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women of ‘very limited use’
An independent analysis of the medical trials which formed the final basis of approval by the US Food and Drug
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Researchers demonstrate how defects in mitochondria may lead to autism spectrum disorder
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have demonstrated that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be caused by defects in
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Promising treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder, PMDD
The mental symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder improve following treatment with a progesterone receptor modulator, as demonstrated by SciLifeLab researcher
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Liver cancer ten times more likely in men with common genetic disorder haemochromatosis
Men who have the Western world’s most common genetic disorder, haemochromatosis, are ten times more likely to develop liver cancer,
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Lack of positivity bias can predict relapse in bipolar disorder
Relapse in people with bipolar disorder can be predicted accurately by their tendency towards having pessimistic beliefs, according to a
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New study reveals undetected rare neurodegenerative disorder that looks like Parkinson’s disease
A joint study by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) revealed that patients who have been
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Researchers use precision medicine to reverse severe lymphatic disorder
Through genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in
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Molecular basis of rare neurological disorder reveals potential treatment
Like people, neurons need to talk to one another. But instead of turning thoughts into words, these cells convert electrical
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