Disorders - Travors

Novel preclinical drug could have potential to combat melancholy, brain injury and cognitive disorders

May 23, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Alan Umfress, Sarbjit Singh, Kevin J. Ryan, Ayanabha Chakraborti, Florian Plattner, Yogesh Sonawane, Jayapal Reddy Mallareddy, Edward P. Acosta, Amarnath Natarajan, James A. Bibb. Systemic Administration of a Brain Permeable Cdk5 Inhibitor Alters Neurobehavior. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022; 13 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.863762 Cdk5 is a crucial regulator of signaling in brain neurons. Over three … Read more

Johnny Depp’s Ex Suffering From Two Personality Disorders? Actress’ Cross-Examination Next Week Will Reportedly Be The ‘Most Telling’

May 11, 2022 by Pauline Moonlky

The ongoing court battle between Amber Heard and Johnny Depp had become a parade of disturbing details from their relationship, which ended when the Aquaman actress filed for divorce in 2016. Amber also obtained a domestic violence restraining order against Johnny at the time, accusing the Pirates of the Caribbean star of physically and verbally … Read more

Good information: People can recover and thrive after mental illness and substance-use disorders

April 11, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Andrew R. Devendorf, Ruba Rum, Todd B. Kashdan, Jonathan Rottenberg. Optimal Well-Being After Psychopathology: Prevalence and Correlates. Clinical Psychological Science, 2022; 216770262210788 DOI: 10.1177/21677026221078872 “Our research tells us how many people can recover from a mental illness and go on to experience a life with high levels of well-being and functioning,” said Andrew … Read more

Improving the targeted treatment of movement disorders

April 4, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Andreas Horn, Martin M. Reich, Siobhan Ewert, Ningfei Li, Bassam Al-Fatly, Florian Lange, Jonas Roothans, Simon Oxenford, Isabel Horn, Steffen Paschen, Joachim Runge, Fritz Wodarg, Karsten Witt, Robert C. Nickl, Matthias Wittstock, Gerd-Helge Schneider, Philipp Mahlknecht, Werner Poewe, Wilhelm Eisner, Ann-Kristin Helmers, Cordula Matthies, Joachim K. Krauss, Günther Deuschl, Jens Volkmann, Andrea A. … Read more

Antabuse may help revive vision in people with progressive blinding disorders

March 19, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Michael Telias, Kevin K. Sit, Daniel Frozenfar, Benjamin Smith, Arjit Misra, Michael J. Goard and Richard H. Kramer. Retinoic acid inhibitors mitigate vision loss in a mouse model of retinal degeneration. Science Advances, 2022 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm4643 The drug may revive sight in humans with the inherited disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and perhaps in … Read more

Communication defect in psychotic disorders

March 7, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Valentina Mancini, Vincent Rochas, Martin Seeber, Nicolas Roehri, Tonia A. Rihs, Victor Ferat, Maude Schneider, Peter J. Uhlhaas, Stephan Eliez, Christoph M. Michel. Aberrant Developmental Patterns of Gamma-Band Response and Long-Range Communication Disruption in Youths With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2022; 179 (3): 204 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.21020190 In the mammalian brain, … Read more

Scientists discover a new molecular pathway shared by two neurodegenerative disorders

March 1, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal References: Anna-Leigh Brown, Oscar G. Wilkins, Matthew J. Keuss, Sarah E. Hill, Matteo Zanovello, Weaverly Colleen Lee, Alexander Bampton, Flora C. Y. Lee, Laura Masino, Yue A. Qi, Sam Bryce-Smith, Ariana Gatt, Martina Hallegger, Delphine Fagegaltier, Hemali Phatnani, Hemali Phatnani, Justin Kwan, Dhruv Sareen, James R. Broach, Zachary Simmons, Ximena Arcila-Londono, Edward B. Lee, … Read more

Eating disorders linked to diabetic eye issues

February 24, 2022 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Mike Trott, R. Driscoll, E. Iraldo, S. Pardhan. Pathological eating behaviours and risk of retinopathy in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders, 2022; DOI: 10.1007/s40200-022-00980-x Diabetes is characterised by high concentrations of glucose in the blood, which can in turn lead to tissue damage in several parts … Read more

Study reveals likely link between mitochondrial dysfunction and age-dependent cognitive disorders

February 21, 2022 by Tony Grantly

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Study shows brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders

December 26, 2021 by Tony Grantly

Journal Reference: Camilla L. Nord, Rebecca P. Lawson, Tim Dalgleish. Disrupted Dorsal Mid-Insula Activation During Interoception Across Psychiatric Disorders. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2021; appi.ajp.2020.2 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.20091340 The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, found that the part of the brain which interprets physical signals from the body behaves differently in people with a range … Read more