A novel individualized neuromodulation system may help alleviate symptoms of depression within minutes for those who are resistant to current treatments.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease in Patients With Schizophrenia
People diagnosed with schizophrenia have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease later in life, researchers report. The reason could be due to alterations in the brain’s dopamine system cause as a result of dopamine receptor antagonists or …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: High Insulin Levels During Childhood a Risk for Mental Health Problems in Adulthood
High levels of insulin during mid-childhood was linked to an increased risk of developing psychosis during early adulthood. Additionally, an increase in BMI during the onset of puberty, specifically in girls, was linked to an increased risk of depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cats May Help Increase Empathy and Decrease Anxiety for Kids With Autism
Cats may help increase empathy while reducing symptoms of separation anxiety in children with autism, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Mindfulness Can Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing, but It’s Unlikely to Work for Everyone
In most community settings, compared with doing nothing, mindfulness reduced stress, anxiety, depression, and increased wellbeing. However, in some cases, mindfulness may be no better than other practices to reduce anxiety and depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Workflow Algorithm to Predict Psychosis
Study shows a combination of human and artificial intelligence optimizes the prediction of mental health problems, including psychosis.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Clues Why Gold Standard Treatment for Bipolar Disorder Doesn’t Work for Majority of Patients
Decreased activation of the LEF1 gene is more common in bipolar patients who do not respond to lithium.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How COVID-19 Is Likely to Impact the Brain
Using over a century of data from other pandemics, and applying knowledge about the current COVID-19 infection, researchers predict the long term effects coronavirus will have on the brain and nervous system.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Repeated Ketamine Infusions Reduce PTSD Symptom Severity
A series of ketamine infusions reduced PTSD symptoms by up to 30% from baseline compared to treatment with midazolam, which reduced symptoms by 20% over the same period. Ketamine treatment significantly reduced three of four PTSD associated symptoms, i…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Faster Route to Treat Depression
Researchers used epigenetic modulators to reduce the damage done by stress to neuroplasticity. Findings reveal acute intervention in epigenetic mechanisms produced antidepressant effects more rapidly than conventional medications.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Focusing on Diversion Yields Positive Results for Kids With Behavioral Issues
Youth with problematic behaviors can benefit more from community-driven diversion programs aimed at addressing mental health and substance abuse in lieu of commitment to detention centers.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Six Ways to ‘Reboot Your Brain’ After a Hard Year of COVID-19
Neuroscientists present six scientifically proven ways to help improve brain and mental health.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Making Music Good Medicine
Researchers explore the health and wellbeing benefits of music, from improving creativity to helping boost mood.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: A Year of Blursdays: How Coronavirus Distorted Our Sense of Time in 2020
Many people reported they felt like time was passing differently during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers explore how the pandemic has contributed to the feeling of time distortion.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Is Belief in God a Delusion?
A new study examines the relationship, and differences, between religion and delusion.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Large Transporter Protein Linked to Schizophrenia
Mutations of the ABCA13 cholesterol transport protein are associated with schizophrenia-like behaviors in mouse models.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Antidepressants Can Lift Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Fast, but Don’t Expect Magic Cures
With the risk of potential for abuse, some new fast-acting antidepressants, like Ketamine, may not be a magic “cure-all” for depression.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: One Psychedelic Experience May Lessen Trauma of Racial Injustice
A single dose of psychedelic treatments can help alleviate symptoms of depression, stress, and trauma in those who have experienced racial injustice.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Cannabis Use Blunts Stress Reactivity
Female rats exposed to vaporized cannabis for 30 days developed a blunted response to stress. The effect was not seen in male rats. Findings shed light on how chronic cannabis use affects males and females differently.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Gene Pathway Linked to Schizophrenia Identified Through Stem Cell Engineering
Using human-induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have identified a gene signaling pathway linked to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia.
