mental conditions

Coping With Eating Disorders

Coping with Eating Disorders
Feb. 23 through March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. UConn Today discussed the symptoms, the treatment, and how to help with Elizabeth Cracco, a psychologist and director of UConn's Counseling and Mental Health Services,… Continue reading

ADHD: About 1 in 20 Adults May Have a Disorder Usually Associated With Grade

ADHD: About 1 in 20 adults may have a disorder usually associated with grade
Like other mental conditions, ADHD cannot be measured with something as simple as a blood test, said Benedetto Vitiello, chief of the treatment and preventive… Continue reading

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Rise in Pets as Therapy for Mental Conditions
Studies have shown that being around pets is associated with lower blood pressure and heart rate, and fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression. Therapists and hospital volunteers take advantage… Continue reading

The Trinity of Unemployment, Addiction & Depression

The Trinity of Unemployment, Addiction & Depression
(just like the song… your love never fails, you never give up on me) I was in & out of rehab & mental facilities, being treated for depression & addiction, on & off… Continue reading

Pyogenic Granuloma on the Tongue: A Pediatric Case Report.

Pyogenic granuloma on the tongue: a pediatric case report.

Gen Dent. 2013 Aug; 61(5): 27-9
Ximenes M, Triches TC, Cardoso M, Bolan M

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a rare, benign, vascular, hyperplasic, soft tissue lesion caused by diverse factors,… Continue reading

Drug Interactions in Dermatology: What the Dermatologist Should Know.

Drug interactions in dermatology: what the dermatologist should know.

Indian J Dermatol. 2013 Jul; 58(4): 249-54
Coondoo A, Chattopadhyay C

A drug interaction is a process by which a drug or any other substance interacts with another drug and… Continue reading

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Saponarin, Isolated From Gypsophila Trichotoma Wend. on Paracetamol-Induced Liver Damage in Rats.

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Saponarin, Isolated from Gypsophila trichotoma Wend. on Paracetamol-Induced Liver Damage in Rats.

Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 757126
Simeonova R, Vitcheva V, Kondeva-Burdina M, Krasteva I, Manov V, Mitcheva M

The hepatoprotective potential of… Continue reading

The Role of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Inducing Musculoskeletal Tissue Healing.

The role of platelet-rich plasma in inducing musculoskeletal tissue healing.

HSS J. 2012 Jul; 8(2): 137-45
Halpern BC, Chaudhury S, Rodeo SA

Platelet-rich plasma [PRP] has received increasing interest across many musculoskeletal disciplines and has been widely applied clinically… Continue reading

Why Is Autophagy Important for Melanoma? Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

Why is Autophagy Important for Melanoma? Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.

Semin Cancer Biol. 2013 Jul 12;
Corazzari M, Fimia GM, Lovat P, Piacentini M

As the principle lysosomal mediated mechanism for the degradation of aged or damaged organelles… Continue reading

Posttranslational Modifications of the Histone 3 Tail and Their Impact on the Activity of Histone Lysine Demethylases in Vitro.

Posttranslational Modifications of the Histone 3 Tail and Their Impact on the Activity of Histone Lysine Demethylases In Vitro.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e67653
Lohse B, Helgstrand C, Kristensen JB, Leurs U, Cloos PA, Kristensen JL, Clausen RP

Posttranslational… Continue reading