Patterns: Parkinsonâs Raises Risk of Depression in Relatives
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First-degree relatives of people with Parkinsonâs disease are about 50 percent more likely to suffer depression or anxiety, a new study reports.
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SATURDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Older relatives who are frail or ill have special emotional, mental and physical health needs that require extra attention to help them enjoy the holiday season, geriatric specialists say.
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Parkinson's disease, which robs people of control over their movements, usually starts in middle or late life and develops slowly. It is both chronic, meaning it persists over a long period of time, and progressive, meaning its symptoms grow worse over time.
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Variations in two genes may increase the likelihood that a person will report suicidal thoughts after taking an antidepressant, researchers reported Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Wives and other caregivers of men with prostate cancer may be at risk of anxiety, fatigue and other symptoms that exact a toll on the quality of their lives, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Many children of depressed  mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show,  and both parents' problems are associated with an increased  risk of depression and conduct disorder among the children.
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People with Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites) and dementia experience a similar average annual decline in cognitive function as people with Alzheimer&#39;s disease (news
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Patients with chronic brain diseases such as Parkinson&#39;s disease and epilepsy have an unusually high rate of depression, too -- suggesting links between the conditions, doctors said on Wednesday.
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While Parkinson&#39;s disease typically brings to mind symptoms such as tremors and slow movement, researchers have found that nearly half of all Parkinson&#39;s patients also suffer from depression.
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Three teams of scientists have identified a genetic mutation that is linked to about 5 percent of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease.
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Even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers said. A study based in Iceland, where scientists have access to unique family tree
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International researchers sponsored by the U.S. National Institute on Aging say they've discovered a gene mutation that causes Parkinson's disease in some people.
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Results of a study suggest an  association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk  of developing Parkinson's disease.
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A new medical study is helping to explain the puzzling effect of the hormone dopamine on patients suffering from the degenerative nerve disorder Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- People who carry a certain gene mutation appear to have a greater risk for getting Parkinson&#39;s disease and for getting it at a relatively early age, new research suggests.
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WASHINGTON  - A new medical study helps explain the puzzling effect of the hormone dopamine on patients suffering from the degenerative nerve disorder Parkinson&#39;s disease (news - web sites), said a report.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- New information about how mutations occur in the parkin gene and how that leads to Parkinson's disease is outlined in a Canadian study in the current issue of Neuron.