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Neurobiological Effects of the Green Tea Constituent Theanine and Its Potential Role in the Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders.

...  in cognitive function including learning and memory, in human and animal studies, possibly via a decrease in NMDA-dependent CA1 long-term potentiation (LTP) and increase in NMDA-independent CA1-LTP. Furthermore, theanine administration elicits selective changes in alpha brain wave activity with… Continue reading

Current and Emerging Treatments for Absence Seizures in Young Patients.

...  exhibit a specific electroclinical semiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacological response profile. A large-scale comparative study has recently confirmed the key role of ethosuximide in the treatment of childhood absence epilepsy, more than 50 years after its introduction. No new antiepileptic… Continue reading

Quality, Rigour and Usefulness of Free-Text Comments Collected by a Large Population Based Longitudinal Study – ALSWH.

...  reprogramming inhibits Western diet-associated obesity. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e68596Poutahidis T, Kleinewietfeld M, Smillie C, Levkovich T, Perrotta A, Bhela S, Varian BJ, Ibrahim YM, Lakritz JR, Kearney SM, Chatzigiagkos A, Hafler DA, Alm EJ, Erdman SE A recent… Continue reading

Therapeutic Action of Fluoxetine Is Associated With a Reduction in Prefrontal Cortical miR-1971 Expression Levels in a Mouse Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

...  miR-1971 Expression Levels in a Mouse Model of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 66Schmidt U, Herrmann L, Hagl K, Novak B, Huber C, Holsboer F, Wotjak CT, Buell DR MicroRNAs (miRNA) are a class of small non-coding… Continue reading

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients With Depression: Comparison Between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

...  dementia), and motor abnormalities (including chorea). Having reached the twentieth anniversary of the discovery of the “genetic stutter” which causes HD, we still lack sophisticated insight into why so many HD patients exhibit affective disorders such as depression at… Continue reading

Mixing Time Effects on the Dispersion Performance of Adhesive Mixtures for Inhalation.

...  invaded the lateral ventricle, although worsened symptoms associated with ventricular hemorrhage were apparent only during early phase of the disease. These results clearly indicate that invasion of the internal capsule or the lateral ventricle by hematoma is a critical… Continue reading

Direct-Acting Antivirals for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Open Issues and Future Perspectives.

...  in patients who were treated with BMS or SES. Restenosis rate was 0.0% in the DES group and 20.8% in the other group (p = 0.562); it did not differ between BMS and SES (2/11 18.2%, 3/13 23.1%, p… Continue reading

Effects of Propofol, a Sedative-Hypnotic Drug, on the Lipid Profile, Antioxidant Indices, and Cardiovascular Marker Enzymes in Wistar Rats.

...  to attenuate oxidative stress and reduce the risk for related neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), stroke, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Huntington’s disease (HD). Polyphenols exhibit strong potential to address the etiology of neurological disorders… Continue reading

Cannabis Use, Addiction Risk and Functional Impairment in Youth Seeking Treatment for Primary Mood or Anxiety Concerns.

...  addiction   History of depression and previous suicide attempt predict increased risk of suicide attempt following diagnosis of first-episode psychosis. Evid Based Ment Health. 2013 Aug; 16(3): 67Melle I HubMed – addiction   Escalation of drug self-administration as a… Continue reading

Role of Kappa-Opioid Receptors in Stress and Anxiety-Related Behavior.

...  have stimulated interest in the development of KOR-targeted ligands as therapeutic agents. As one example, it has been suggested that KOR antagonists might have a wide range of indications, including the treatment of depressive, anxiety, and addictive disorders, as… Continue reading