College students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research shows.
However, the research also indicates that lower grade point averages depended upon a student’s type of depression, according to Daniel Eisenberg, assistant professor in the University of Michigan School of Public Health and principal investigator of the study.
There are two core symptoms (more…)

Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.
This finding could alleviate one of the primary concerns about ECT that it causes memory loss, (more…)

A scary unknown for many children, the prospect of surgery can cause intense preoperative anxiety. While some amount of stress is normal, what many parents do not know is that extreme anxiety before surgery can contribute to the occurrence of emergence delirium, a distressing incidence of acute behavioral changes experienced when "waking up" from anesthesia.
Now in the July issue of Anesthesiology, physicians focused on reducing (more…)

New research, conducted by Charles Wingo and his colleagues, at the University of Florida, Gainsville, suggests a link between the circadian rhythm and control of sodium (salt) levels in mice.
The hormone aldosterone regulates levels of sodium in the blood and thereby helps control blood pressure. Although it is known that aldosterone regulates sodium levels (more…)

Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) announced that it has completed the analysis and validation of the preliminary results of a Phase II, 514-patient study evaluating the efficacy and safety of SEP-225289 for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder, including patients with melancholic and atypical features. Sepracor determined that SEP-225289 did not meet the primary efficacy endpoint, which was a reduction in symptoms of depression following (more…)

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) and Allergy UK are offering the community pharmacy allergy screening service to members of the public attending the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show from 7 July to 12 July.
Representatives from the NPA and Allergy UK will be at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show answering people’s questions on allergy and arranging appointments for allergy (more…)

Like astronomers counting stars in the familiar universe of outer space, chemists in Switzerland are reporting the latest results of a survey of chemical space - the so-called chemical universe where tomorrow’s miracle drugs may reside. The scientists conclude, based on this phase of the ongoing count, that there are 970 million chemicals suitable for study as new drugs. Scheduled for the July 1 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, (more…)

Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men’s sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented today (Tuesday) to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam.
Until now there has been no evidence-based consensus amongst fertility specialists as to whether or not men should refrain from sex for a few days before attempting to conceive (more…)

Identifying and treating depression, including increasing physical activity, may improve quality of life and reduce cardiovascular disease and death in African Americans, according to reports presented at the American Heart Association’s 2009 Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism.
In one study, researchers in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS) found high depressive symptoms were prevalent (more…)

Cytos Biotechnology Ltd (SIX:CYTN) announced results from a biochemical analysis from a phase IIa study (study 02) with the vaccine
candidate CYT006-AngQb for the treatment of hypertension. CYT006-AngQb has demonstrated in a
first phase IIa study (study 01) a significant reduction of the day-time ambulatory blood pressure of
-9 / -4 mmHg (systolic/diastolic) vs. placebo ( (more…)