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Performance Boosting Hormone May Help Patients With Mental Disorders

September 23, 2016 SrijitaBoosting, disorders, Help, Hormone, May, mental, Patients:, Performance, With

Individuals suffering from bipolar disorder or depression treated with a hormone best known to boost performance in sportspersons may also improve their cognitive functioning, a study has found. The hormone erythropoietin (EPO), mostly produced by the kidney, is essential for the production of red blood cells. EPO gives the blood a greater capacity to carry oxygen, and is thus used as a performance-enhancing drug by the sportspersons, the study said. The findings showed that EPO had beneficial effects on patients’ verbal memory, attention span as well as planning ability. The…

Nearly 60 Million Indians Suffer From Mental Disorders

September 3, 2016 Srijita60, disorders, From, Indians, mental, Million, Nearly, suffer

At least 60 million Indians — a number more than the population of South Africa — suffer from mental disorders, even as the country lags the world in medical professionals and spending on mental-health issues. Nearly 10-20 million (1-2 per cent of the population) Indians suffered from severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and nearly 50 million (5 per cent of the population) suffered from common mental disorders like depression and anxiety at the end of 2005, Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda informed the Lok…

Altered DNA linked with psychiatric disorders identified

August 17, 2016 SrijitaAltered, disorders, DNA, identified, Linked, psychiatric, With

Brain scans have revealed a genetic mutation that affects the structure, function and chemistry of the brain, and thus increases the risk of major psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression, says a research. The findings showed that the people with the DISC1 mutation caused a part of one chromosome to swap places with another as well as lead to changes in the structure of their brain. These changes were associated with a significant increase in the risk of psychiatric illness, the researchers said. “The study confirms and extends…