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Treating depression, obesity, or Parkinson’s with magnets: a troubling experiment 🧲

BY Anna Origins
November 17, 2024
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Magnetic fields to control neurons remotely? A cutting-edge technology, magnetogenetics, now allows the inhibition or activation of brain circuits in mice remotely, without implants. Scientists at Rockefeller University have modified genes to make certain neurons sensitive to magnetic fields. By controlling the neural circuits linked to Parkinson’s disease, they observed a significant improvement in movement. […]

Diabetes Care

Practice Nursing – Type 2 diabetes and depression: what is the link?

BY Anna Origins
November 15, 2024
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Diabetes Care

Depression Management “Crucial” for T2D Care

BY Anna Origins
November 12, 2024
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Photo Credit: Simpson33 Research on depression and T2D showed depression impaired adherence to diabetes care, highlighting the need for integrated models addressing both conditions. Research indicates that depression complicates type 2 diabetes (T2D) management by impairing adherence to essential self-care regimens, such as blood glucose monitoring and medication compliance. However, research is limited on the […]

Yoga & Exercise

Running or yoga can help beat depression, research shows – even if exercise is the last thing you feel like

BY Anna Origins
November 12, 2024
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At least one in ten people have depression at some point in their lives, with some estimates closer to one in four. It’s one of the worst things for someone’s wellbeing – worse than debt, divorce or diabetes. One in seven Australians take antidepressants. Psychologists are in high demand. Still, only half of people with […]

Heart Health

Beta blockers linked to increased depression in heart attack patients

BY Anna Origins
November 11, 2024
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All patients who have had a heart attack are typically treated using beta blockers. According to a Swedish study conducted earlier this year, this drug is unlikely to be needed for those heart patients who have a normal pumping ability. Now a sub-study at Uppsala University shows that there is also a risk that these […]