Study Suggests that Perinatal Depression Risk is Significantly Higher in Women with Autoimmune Diseases
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Study Suggests that Perinatal Depression Risk is Significantly Higher in Women with Autoimmune Diseases

Type 1 diabetes (T1D), rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and ulcerative colitis are all examples of autoimmune diseases. An autoimmune disease is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks…

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Doctors Identify Coding DNA Variants that Could Cause Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia
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Doctors Identify Coding DNA Variants that Could Cause Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

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Study: Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients at Greater Risk for Psychiatric Illness

A recent study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology has demonstrated that people diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are at a higher risk for anxiety, mood disorders, as well as ADHD. With this…

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How Exactly Do Antidepressants Work?
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How Exactly Do Antidepressants Work?

  Did you know that over 25 million people worldwide take antidepressants? But even with this high usage, many researchers aren't sure exactly how antidepressants like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors…

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