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A resurfaced medical case reported by Live Science has sparked widespread curiosity online. It describes a woman whose condition causes her to perceive human faces as transforming into dragon-like faces. The unnamed patient, a 52-year-old woman from The Hague, Netherlands, visited a psychiatric clinic and told doctors that while faces initially appeared normal, they became distorted after a few minutes. …

When an Amish patient arrived at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with fatigue, a severe headache, and weakness on one side of her body, doctors scrambled to find a cause. All they could see was that she had brain inflammation. That’s usually caused by an infection, but her tests came back normal. High dose steroids, a standard treatment, weren’t effective. …

Sunday feature: Noah Schmitz is an aspiring chef with an eating disorder  Sumner NewsCow Source link

AbbVie to Acquire Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals’ Bretisilocin, a Novel, Investigational Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder, Expanding Psychiatry Pipeline Gilgamesh’s lead asset, bretisilocin (GM-2505), is a potential best-in-class psychedelic compound currently in Phase 2 development for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Bretisilocin is a novel, short-acting serotonin (5-HT)2A receptor agonist and 5-HT releaser. NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. and NEW YORK, Aug. …

Alexa Ray Joel shared an update on her father Billy Joel’s health as the legendary singer battles a brain disorder. Billy, 76, announced that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) – which affects his vision, hearing and balance – on social media in May. The “Riverside Way” singer, who is the daughter of Billy and his ex-wife, …

Eating disorders can affect anybody, no matter their age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status or body size. Yet the myth that eating disorders are “diseases of affluence” persists, and can mean those from wealthier backgrounds are more likely to receive a diagnosis and be able to access treatment. In fact, people who experience socioeconomic disadvantage may be more at risk of …

Dopamine-boosting drug enhances self-control and reduces drinking in people with alcohol use disorder  PsyPost Source link

Thirty-two-year-old Charlotte Chapman-Hart experienced ear-splitting headaches from the age of thirteen, leading to multiple incorrect dietary disorder-related diagnoses.  It would take eight years before doctors discovered that she had cysts on her backbone and her brain was pressing down on her spinal column. Despite the pain, she continued dancing ballet during this period and graduated from university with a health …

Nicola Gilroy BBC Investigations, East Midlands BBC Charlotte Chapman-Hart lives with chiari malformation – type 1, and syringomyelia Weighing six stone and on the brink of organ failure, Charlotte Chapman-Hart is admitted to hospital in excruciating pain. It’s assumed the former model and dancer has an eating disorder. But Charlotte, who repeatedly denies she’s starving herself, has a rare disease. …

Billy Joel is closing his motorcycle shop in Long Island, New York, and auctioning off his personal collection of bikes as he battles a brain disorder. The 76-year-old singer revealed in May that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), which affects his vision, hearing and balance, he said on social media at the time. Joel also canceled …