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Mortality risk in epilepsy: New data
“To our knowledge, this is the only study that has assessed the cause-specific mortality risk among people with epilepsy according to age and...
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High stress levels linked to cognitive decline
“We were able to see that regardless of race or gender, stress is bad.”
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Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
The most common Treatment-emergent adverse events during the treatment phase were decreased appetite, upper respiratory tract infection,...
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Once-daily stimulant for ADHD safe, effective at 1 year
Most treatment-emergent adverse events were mild to moderate,in a phase 3 study.
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Depressive symptoms tied to higher stroke risk, worse outcomes
The findings of a new study build on prior research examining the link between depression and stroke.
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APA releases updated eating disorder guidelines
The updated guidelines focus primarily on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
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Focused ultrasound ablation reduces dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease
The procedure can be used to “treat patients when other surgical procedures can’t be applied.”
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Statin disappoints for treatment-resistant depression
“Clinical trials of other statins ... have also been congruent with our results,” said Dr. M. Ishrat Husain.
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Higher dementia risk in women explained?
A new analysis of data found almost no evidence of sex differences in most known risk factors for dementia.
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Slowing, not stopping, Alzheimer’s a better goal for clinical trials?
The authors of a new report call for a “reframing” of how researchers define “clinically meaningful” in randomized controlled trials.
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Time for a national ketamine registry, experts say
Support is growing for the creation of a ketamine registry to collect data on dosage, treatment frequency, adverse events, and long-term outcomes...
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Unexpected link between light drinking and dementia risk
A study offers new information on how risk changes over time as people change their drinking habits.
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Nature, not nurture, the culprit in OCD
The findings of a new study are particularly surprising, say the authors.
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No spike in overdose deaths from relaxed buprenorphine regulations
“When my patients leave the hospital with a buprenorphine prescription, they are much less likely to return with another overdose or serious...
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Positive top-line results for novel psychedelic in major depression
This is the first placebo-controlled efficacy trial of a short-duration psychedelic for depression completed to date.