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Depressive symptoms tied to higher stroke risk, worse outcomes
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- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The findings of a new study build on prior research examining the link between depression and stroke.
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APA releases updated eating disorder guidelines
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- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The updated guidelines focus primarily on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder.
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Focused ultrasound ablation reduces dyskinesia in Parkinson’s disease
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The procedure can be used to “treat patients when other surgical procedures can’t be applied.”
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Statin disappoints for treatment-resistant depression
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
“Clinical trials of other statins ... have also been congruent with our results,” said Dr. M. Ishrat Husain.
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Higher dementia risk in women explained?
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
A new analysis of data found almost no evidence of sex differences in most known risk factors for dementia.
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Slowing, not stopping, Alzheimer’s a better goal for clinical trials?
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The authors of a new report call for a “reframing” of how researchers define “clinically meaningful” in randomized controlled trials.
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Time for a national ketamine registry, experts say
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
Support is growing for the creation of a ketamine registry to collect data on dosage, treatment frequency, adverse events, and long-term outcomes...
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Unexpected link between light drinking and dementia risk
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
A study offers new information on how risk changes over time as people change their drinking habits.
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Nature, not nurture, the culprit in OCD
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The findings of a new study are particularly surprising, say the authors.
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No spike in overdose deaths from relaxed buprenorphine regulations
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
“When my patients leave the hospital with a buprenorphine prescription, they are much less likely to return with another overdose or serious...
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Positive top-line results for novel psychedelic in major depression
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
This is the first placebo-controlled efficacy trial of a short-duration psychedelic for depression completed to date.
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Lipid signature may flag schizophrenia
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
The development of reliable biomarkers based on lipidomic profiles would require large prospective randomized trials, complemented by...
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Poor sleep quality as a teen may up MS risk in adulthood
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
Individuals who slept less than 7 hours a night on average during adolescence were 40% more likely to develop MS later on.
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Minorities with epilepsy blocked from receiving ‘highest quality of care’
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
“Increasing the attention to these inequities will, we hope, prompt changes across practices,” researchers said.
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U.S. ketamine poisonings up 81%
- Author:
- Kelli Whitlock Burton
Overall ketamine exposures were low, but researchers say the findings add to a growing body of research that suggests recreational ketamine use...