Asuragen, Inc. announced the results from two collaborative studies, one with the University of California Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and another with Rush University Medical Center, that demonstrate comprehensive molecular profiling of the Fragile X Mental Retardation (FMR1) gene using advanced PCR-based methods… Read The Full Article…Asuragen And Collaborators Report Results Using PCR-Only Technologies For The [...] Read more »

XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced that it has discovered a novel prodrug that has the potential to improve significantly the blood concentration of acamprosate compared with the currently approved formulation of acamprosate. Preclinical data on this new product candidate will be presented at the National Fragile X Foundation’s 12th International Fragile X Conference in Detroit, Michigan… [...] Read more »

Leslie checked her Facebook profile late one day and discovered that she was suddenly single. Her now ex-boyfriend had met someone new and she learned this through the ubiquitous news feed that presented her personal rejection like a breaking news story. When he changed his Facebook profile, he also changed hers as well — they [...] Read more »

Chicago Tribune: The American Civil Liberties Union says in court papers that some for-profit nursing home operators are using “scare tactics” to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in their facilities… Read The Full Article…ACLU Says Some Nursing Homes Use ‘Scare Tactics’ To Keep Psychiatric Patients Read more »

“Many people,” says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla, “feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know that there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of nature.” Forests – and other natural, green settings – can reduce stress, improve moods, reduce [...] Read more »

Chicago Tribune: The American Civil Liberties Union says in court papers that some for-profit nursing home operators are using “scare tactics” to persuade psychiatric patients to stay in their facilities… Read The Full Article…ACLU Says Some Nursing Homes Use ‘Scare Tactics’ To Keep Psychiatric Patients Read more »

“Many people,” says Dr. Eeva Karjalainen, of the Finnish Forest Research Institute, Metla, “feel relaxed and good when they are out in nature. But not many of us know that there is also scientific evidence about the healing effects of nature.” Forests – and other natural, green settings – can reduce stress, improve moods, reduce [...] Read more »

Psychiatry, unlike many other areas of medicine, lacks diagnostic blood tests. Blood tests have been extremely useful in helping doctors make medical diagnoses and aiding them in treatment options for conditions and diseases in most medical fields… Read The Full Article…Could A Diagnostic Blood Test Be Created For Depression? Read more »

Your friend walks into a bar to meet you for happy hour… Read The Full Article…Genetics May Influence Social Drinking Read more »

Psychiatry, unlike many other areas of medicine, lacks diagnostic blood tests. Blood tests have been extremely useful in helping doctors make medical diagnoses and aiding them in treatment options for conditions and diseases in most medical fields… Read The Full Article…Could A Diagnostic Blood Test Be Created For Depression? Read more »