Psychotic Mice May Aid Study of Disease - Report
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Psychotic mice that flee their littermates may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Researchers who believe psychedelic drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms can help people with mental disorders are slowly getting federal agencies on board. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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There are biological brain differences that mark out psychopaths from other people, scientists say.
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Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a  cold - raising hopes of developing new ways to treat asthma.
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Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
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The research is based on experiments with mice, but if it is borne out in other species, it may suggest that no part of an infected animal is safe to eat.
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The Food and Drug Administration will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.
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The study showed that exposure to even mild stress can boost levels of memory-inhibiting PKC. The enzyme may also worsen the symptoms of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and contribute to the deterioration of higher brain function.
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Researchers said they have partially reversed in mice a common cause of autism and mental retardation, and said it might be possible to design a drug that would do the same thing for people.
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Scientists have used a genetic technique to cut cholesterol in mice in a groundbreaking way which could one day be used to treat a range of human illnesses.
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Two studies, at the Mayo Clinic and the Cincinnati Children&#39;s Hospital, found white cells called eosinophils play a role in causing asthma in mice.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report. By tweaking a gene in the brains of mice, US researchers were able to create a hypersensitive
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NEW YORK  - People with a psychotic disorder can benefit from a smoking cessation intervention consisting of nicotine replacement therapy plus motivational interviewing and cognitive behavior therapy, according to a new study.
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Genetically altered mice that are unusually sensitive to nicotine may help scientists nail down exactly how people become addicted to smoking, US researchers said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - If experiments in mice with a  form of Alzheimer's disease are any indication, treatment with  a drug called rolipram appears to produce lasting improvement  in learning and memory deficits, investigators from New York  report.
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Gene therapy might one day be an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease, new experiments in mice suggest.
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Scientists link stress in pregnancy to a raised risk of schizophrenia in children.