The season you were born in might be the reason for
your mood swings
According to a recent research the risk of
developing mood disorders is impacted by the season in which you are born in.
People born at certain times of year may have a greater chance of developing
certain types of affective temperaments which, in turn, could lead to mood
disorders (affective disorders).
‘Biochemical studies have shown that the season in
which you are born has an influence on certain monoamine neurotransmitters,
such as dopamine and serotonin, which is detectable even in adult life. This
led us to believe that birth season may have a longer-lasting effect,’ said
Xenia Gonda, assistant professor from the department of clinical and
theoretical mental health at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.
The team looked at over 400 participants and matched their birth season to
personality types in later life.
The group found that
cyclothymic temperament (characterised by rapid, frequent swings between sad
and cheerful moods), is significantly higher in those born during summer in
comparison with those born during winter. ‘Hyperthymic temperament – a tendency
to be excessively positive – were significantly higher in those born in spring
and summer,’ Gonda added. Those born during winter were significantly less
prone to irritable temperament than those born at other times of the year.
While those born during autumn show a significantly
lower tendency to depressive temperament than those born during winter, the
researchers noted. ‘Temperaments are not disorders but biologically-driven
behavioural and emotional trends. Although both genetic and environmental
factors are involved in one’s temperament, now we know that the season at birth
plays a role too,’ concluded professor Eduard Vieta from the European College
of Neuropsychopharmacology (CNP). This work was presented at the European
College of CNP Congress in Berlin recently.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
20.10.2014
Now your iPhone can help keep your eyes healthy
‘This system could be useful not only to ophthalmologists but
also physicians, hospitals and general practitioners,’ said lead
researcher Jiaxi Ding from the Ross Eye Institute at University at Buffalo in
the US. Because it can instantly capture photos and videos of the back of the
eye through an undilated pupil, ‘there is potential for prompt tele-medicine
consultations with an ophthalmologist and getting preliminary triage answers to
the patient more quickly than waiting for standard office referral,’ he added.
Photography plays a critical role in documenting and tracking the progression
of eye diseases. The results were shared at ‘AAO 2014′ – the 118th annual
meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Source: www.thehealthsite.com
20.10.2014
Don’t trust too much; don’t hope too much because
that too much can hurt you so much
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