American biopharmaceutical research companies are currently developing almost 36 new medications for schizophrenia, and a total of 119 new medicines targeting
A chronic brain disorder that is characterized by partial or generalized spontaneous (unprovoked) recurrent epileptic seizures and, often, comorbidities such as anxiety and depression. Epileptogenesis The gradual process by which normal brain tissue becomes epileptic, encompassing the events in the latent...
George F. Koob, Ph.D., began his presentation by identifying the neurobiology of addiction as the conceptual framework necessary to understand the medications developed for substance dependence. From this perspective, addiction may include positive and negative reinforcement as motivation for drug-seeking...
In contrast to most fields of medicine, progress to discover and develop new and improved psychiatric drugs has been slow and disappointing. The vast majority of currently prescribed drugs to treat schizophrenia, mood and anxiety disorders are arguably no more effective than the first generation of ...
Examples include dizziness, anxiety, or flashing bright lights. He or she may have symptoms of one type of a seizure or a combination of different types:A generalized seizure may affect both sides of the brain. After a generalized seizure, your child may have a headache or feel irritable. ...
Reviews the book, Living Well With Anxiety: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You...That You Need to Know by Carolyn Chambers Clark (see record 2006-04117-000 ). The reviewer feels that the book would benefit so many people of various sorts in at least four ways. First, to those who fee...
In recent years, extensive research has fueled a quest for a pharmacological treatment for celiac disease, the development of which represents a sort of a Holy Grail for many researchers and patients. A new review presents a concise description of the cu
electricity sparked a brief craze in electric belts and magnet suits as a supposed cure for anxiety, paralysis or sexual problems. In the 1920s, a quack namedJohn Brinkleybecame a household name by implanting goat testicles into the bodies of patients complaining of infertility and impoten...
Currently, games are being developed in three categories: 1) Simulated- and virtual-reality, which can be used to alleviate anxiety and distract from pain; 2) “Exergames,” which incorporate exercise into playing; and 3) Learning games, which educate children about various health conditions. Ter...
Two patients having similar depression symptoms may have different comorbid conditions (e.g., anxiety disorder versus substance use disorder). Again, this will dilute the effects of a particular variant. Third, the upstream processes involved in depression are hardly known, with problematic ...