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Precision non-implantable neuromodulation therapies: a perspective for the depr...

Current first-line treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) include pharmacotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy. However, one-third of depressed patients do not achieve remission after multiple medication trials, and psychotherapy can be costly and time-consuming. Although non-implantable neuromodulation (NIN) techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulati...

Leptin prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced depressive-like behaviors in mice: i...

Depression is a chronic and recurrent disorder, associated with high morbidity and risk of suicide. Leptin was firstly described as an anti-obesity hormone, but several actions of leptin in CNS have been reported. In fact, leptin regulates dopaminergic neurotransmission in mesolimbic areas and has antidepressant-like properties in stress-based models. In the present study, we investigated, for the first time, p...

Chronic physical conditions, multimorbidity, and mild cognitive impairment in l...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between chronic physical conditions and multimorbidity and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). DESIGN: Nationally representative, cross-sectional, community- based study. SETTING: Six countries that participated in the World Health Organization Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health. PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged 50 and older (N532...

Use of statins and the risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a system...

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate whether the use of statins could be associated with the risk of all-caused dementia, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Major electronic databases were searched until December 27th, 2017 for studies investigating use of statins and incident cognitive decline in adults. Random-effects metaanalys...

In major affective disorders, early life trauma predict increased nitro-oxidati...

Early life trauma (ELT) may increase the risk towards bipolar diso rder (BD) and major depression (MDD), disorders associated with activated neuro-oxidative and neuro-nitrosative stress (O&NS) p athways. It has remained elusive whether ELTs are associated with O&NS and which ELTs are associated with disti nct affective disorder phenotypes. This case-control study examined patients with BD ( n = 68) and MDD ( n ...

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Acute Treatment of Major D...

Nonverbal behaviors are associated with increased vagal activity in major depre...

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with impairments in nonverbal behaviors (NVBs) and vagal activity. The polyvagal theory proposes that vagal activity regulates heart rate and NVBs by modulating a common anatomically and neurophysiologically discrete social engagement system. However, the association between these putative endophenotypes has not yet been explored. We hypothesize that in M...

Oxidative stress and frailty : a systematic review and synthesis of the best ev...

Objective Oxidative stress (OS) is associated with accelerated aging. Previous studies have suggested a possible relationship between OS and frailty but this association remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review to investigate potential interactions between OS and frailty. Methods A systematic literature search of original reports providing data on ‘OS and antioxidant’ parameters and frailty was carried...

Pain perception in Parkinson’s disease : a systematic review and meta-analysis ...

While hyperalgesia (increased pain sensitivity) has been suggested to contribute to the increased preva- lence of clinical pain in Parkinson’s disease (PD), experimental research is equivocal and mechanisms are poorly understood. We conducted a meta-analysis of studies comparing PD patients to healthy con- trols (HCs) in their response to experimental pain stimuli. Articles were acquired through systematic sear...

The Greek-Orthodox version of the Brief Religious Coping (B-RCOPE) instrument: ...

Background: The B-RCOPE is a brief measure assessing religious coping. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of its Greek version in people with and without long-term conditions (LTCs). Associations between religious coping and mental illness, suicidality, illness perceptions, and quality of life were also investigated. Methods: The B-RCOPE was administered to 351 patients with diabetes, chronic pulmon...