Parkinson's, Epilepsy Linked with Depression
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Patients with chronic brain diseases  such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy have an unusually high  rate of depression, too -- suggesting links between the  conditions, doctors said on Wednesday.
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Dec. 10, 2004 -- A newly discovered gene mutation may make some people more vulnerable to depression. If confirmed by larger studies, the finding may shed new light on depression, which affects almost 19 million
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Two studies published on Thursday  offer new hope for Parkinson&#39;s disease -- one using gene  therapy to treat the symptoms and another investigating a drug  that might stop the incurable disease in its tracks.
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Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned in an alert to doctors Thursday
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NEW YORK  - Depression appears to increase the development of blood vessel plaques, known as atherosclerosis, a condition that can lead to heart attack, stroke, and a host of other cardiovascular problems, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Mice engineered to lack a stress-related brain protein appear to become depressed in stressful situations, providing insight into a possible source of human depression.
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People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday.
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NEW YORK  - Evidence continues to mount that people who suffer from Parkinson's disease may have trouble driving safely, particularly when faced with everyday distractions like talking to a passenger or on a cell phone.
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NEW YORK  - A drug sometimes used to treat Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news - web sites) can also moderately improve dementia caused by Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites), according a report in this week&#39;s New England Journal of Medicine
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People with Parkinson's disease who develop dementia have a decline in mental abilities similar to the rate seen in people with Alzheimer's disease -- despite the fact that Parkinson's and Alzheimer's are quite different disease -- a Scandinavian study indicates
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First-degree relatives of people with Parkinsonâs disease are about 50 percent more likely to suffer depression or anxiety, a new study reports.
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Scientists say they have identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that one day may help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with epilepsy --  even those with mild forms of the condition -- also experience  depression, but do not always discuss those symptoms with their  physicians, study findings show.
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Depression is more damaging to everyday health than chronic diseases such as angina, arthritis, asthma and diabetes, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - Children with epilepsy have a  moderately increased risk of dying early, but the cause of  death is not usually related to seizures, investigators report.  Rather, the increased risk appears to be more closely related  to severe underlying conditions.
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WEDNESDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pesticides and head injury can both bump up risks for Parkinson&#39;s disease, European researchers report.
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By CHERYL WITTENAUER    ST. LOUIS  -- Scientists say they've identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression, a finding that may one day help identify those at higher risk for the diseases and guide new treatments...