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- Treatment for Minor Depression
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March 21, 2003
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In a new approach to research on minor depression, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a four-year study to determine the safety and effectiveness of St. John’s wort, a common herbal supplement, and citalopram, a standard antidepressant, compared to placebo. - Telltale Protein Defects Mark Fragile X Pathways
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February 12, 2003
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A team of scientists led by National Institute of Mental Health Health (NIMH) grantees has identified a trove of proteins involved in synaptic plasticity and neuronal growth—some of them likely implicated in mental retardation and perhaps other neurodevelopmental disorders like autism. - Human Gene Affects Memory
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January 23, 2003
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NIH scientists have shown that a common gene variant influences memory for events in humans by altering a growth factor in the brain's memory hub. - Mouse Gene Knockout Illuminates How Light Resets Clock
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December 13, 2002
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A key role in synchronizing daily rhythms to the day/night cycle has been traced to a light-sensitive protein in the eye, by knocking out the gene that codes for it. - Psychiatric Disorders Common Among Detained Youth
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December 10, 2002
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Among teens in juvenile detention, nearly two thirds of boys and nearly three quarters of girls have at least one psychiatric disorder, a federally funded study has found. - Mimicking Brain’s ”All Clear” Quells Fear in Rats
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November 6, 2002
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Researchers funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have discovered a high tech way to quell panic in rats. - Preventive Sessions After Divorce Protect Children into Teens
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October 15, 2002
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Divorcing families who participated in a prevention program markedly reduced the likelihood of their children developing mental disorders as adolescents, say NIMH-funded scientists. - Brain Shrinkage in ADHD Not Caused by Medications
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October 8, 2002
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A 10-year study by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) scientists has found that brains of children and adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are 3-4 percent smaller than those of children who don't have the disorder—and that medication treatment is not the cause. - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders: Are Children Being Overmedicated?
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September 26, 2002
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ADHD is the most extensively studied mental disorder of children, with several thousands of peer–reviewed papers in the scientific literature devoted to this topic. ADHD—which affects an estimated 3-5 percent or 2 million young school-age children and an unknown number of teenagers and adults—refers to a family of related chronic neurobiological disorders that interfere with an individual’s capacity to regulate activity level, inhibit behavior, and attend to tasks in developmentally appropriate ways. - NIH Awards Grants for Two New Autism Research Centers
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September 18, 2002
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced grants totaling $19 million to support the first two research centers of a major network of facilities to focus on the biomedical and behavioral aspects of autism.
