Essays about: "norepinephrine"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the word norepinephrine.

1. 1. Antidepressants and the Risk of Dental Caries in Children and Adolescents : A Systematic Literature Review

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

   Author : Linda Stahre; Johanna Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Systematic Review; caries; dental paediatrics; antidepressants; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; tricyclic antidepressants;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to review if there is an association between antidepressants and caries in children and adolescents. Previous established evidence exhibits that adults prescribed tricyclic antidepressants have an increased risk of caries. Simultaneously, a global trend of increased prescriptions of antidepressant medications is seen. READ MORE

3. 2. Healing the wandering mind : Treatment of the default mode network in major depressive disorder

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Johanna Wielsma; [2022]
   Keywords : The default mode network; functional connectivity; major depressive disorder; antidepressant treatment;

   Abstract : Rumination, or extensive mind wandering defines one of the key cognitive symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD). Several symptoms included in the psychiatric disorder have been associated with altered connectivity within the large-scaled system default mode network (DMN). READ MORE

4. 3. Possible interaction of sympathetic nerves with macrophages via fractalkine-CX3CR1 ligation in pancreatic islets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk cellbiologi; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Yuexi Wang; [2021]
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   Abstract : Disturbing the interaction between sympathetic nerves and macrophages in islets has been shown to protect from insulitis development. To study the intra-islet neuroimmune communications, we explored the interactions between macrophages and nerves in the islets by looking at their juxta-positioning in the islets of wild type and CX3CR1 knock out mice. READ MORE

5. 4. A comparative study of methylphenidate and lisdexamphetamine in adult ADHD – a systematic literature review

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

   Author : Michelle Karlsson Bok; [2021]
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   Abstract : Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects not only children as it was initially assumed but continues into adulthood in 50% of the cases. ADHD is a major cause of cognitive disability in children, increases risks for criminal behavior, unemployment and is generally associated with low quality of life. READ MORE

6. 5. Relationship between exposure to traumatic stress and mental illness : A study on flood victims in Nepal

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Emelie Zakariasson; [2020]
   Keywords : Traumatic stress; PTSD; depression; anxiety; coping self-efficacy; neurobiology;

   Abstract : Traumatic experiences, such as natural disasters, do not only cause people to suffer from material and financial losses, but they can lead to a maladaptive regulation of the stress response and to the onset of stress-induced psychopathology. Traumatic stress has been shown to alter brain structures and functions involved in the stress response. READ MORE