Tag: Disease
Positive affect treatment improved clinical status more than comparison therapy
What the study found A reward-focused psychotherapy called positive affect treatment (PAT) led to better clinical improvement than a comparison therapy called negative affect treatment (NAT) in adults with severely low positive affect, depression, and anxiety. The study also found that changes in reward and threat processing were linked to clinical improvement. Why the authors…
Molecular imaging links late-life depression to neurotransmitter and Alzheimer’s changes
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in MedicineMolecular imaging reveals late-life depression involves altered neurotransmitter systems, Alzheimer’s pathology, and neuroinflammation, supporting development of targeted mechanism-based treatments.
Boone-Mayer scoring system proposed for murine colitis standardization
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in MedicineStandardized scoring system for murine colitis models in preclinical IBD research, addressing variability across laboratory assessments.
Ecological network balance index distinguishes healthy and dysbiotic gut states
Ecological network balance index quantifies positive and negative microbial interactions as a marker of dysbiosis, differentiating health from disease states with mechanistic grounding.
