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Increasing access to mental health services improves outcomes for people with HIV

Increasing access to mental health services improves HIV outcomes among vulnerable patients, a new study from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.

21 May 2019

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Investigators at the University of British Columbia/Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics and BC Children's Hospital have examined more than 25 years of data to reveal new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease.

18 May 2019

Cedars-Sinai’s Music for Healing program provides medical benefits

On the worst day of her life, Rebecca Woolf found comfort in the most unexpected way. As her husband lay dying in his hospital bed, the sound of a harp wafted in.

17 May 2019

Study explores why people at risk for Huntington's disease choose not to undergo genetic testing

As many as 90 percent of individuals who have a parent with Huntington's disease (HD) choose not to take a gene test that reveals if they will also develop the fatal disorder -- and a new study details the reasons why.

17 May 2019

Study may help identify patients at relapse risk after treatment for cocaine use disorder

A study conducted at the University of São Paulo in Brazil and described in an article published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence may help healthcare workers identify patients who risk relapse after undergoing treatment for cocaine use disorder.

17 May 2019

Using artificial intelligence to identify socially isolated prostate cancer patients

We fare better during health challenges when we have a little help from our friends, family and community. And perhaps an assist from artificial intelligence.

17 May 2019

Study: Older adults who regularly play word and number puzzles have sharper brains

Older adults who regularly take part in word and number puzzles have sharper brains, according to the largest online study to date.

16 May 2019

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation improves working memory, study shows

Magnetic stimulation of the brain improves working memory, offering a new potential avenue of therapy for individuals living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to new research from the Duke University School of Medicine.

16 May 2019

Mindfulness-based app designed to help people stop smoking can change the brain

Researchers have found that a mindfulness-based smartphone app designed to help people stop smoking was effective at reducing study participants' self-reported daily cigarette consumption.

15 May 2019

Ethical and social implications of embodied AI in mental health care

Interactions with artificial intelligence will become an increasingly common aspect of our lives. A team at the Technical University of Munich has now completed the first study of how "embodied AI" can help treat mental illness.

15 May 2019

Study finds sex differences in inflammation-induced anhedonia

Inflammation reduces the brain's response to rewards in women, but not in men, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier.

15 May 2019

Research suggests wisdom is linked to happiness and mental health

New research suggests that wisdom is a direct contributor to psychological well-being and happiness.

15 May 2019

York researchers share new findings on who is at risk for orthorexia nervosa

Researchers at York University's Faculty of Health say those who have a history of an eating disorder, obsessive-compulsive traits, dieting, poor body image, and a drive for thinness are more likely to develop a pathological obsession with healthy eating or consuming only healthy food, known as orthorexia nervosa.

15 May 2019

Physician training makes doctors' DNA to age six times faster than normal

In just a few short weeks, tens of thousands of newly minted doctors will start the most intense year of their training: the first year of residency, also called the intern year.

15 May 2019

Study provides insight into brain network connectivity in patients with psychotic disorders

Researchers from McLean Hospital and Yale University have published findings of their study of large-scale systems in the brain, findings that could improve understanding of the symptoms and causes of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and other mental illnesses.

14 May 2019

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Increasing access to mental health services improves outcomes for people with HIV

Mining 25 years of data reveals new insights into predicting the age of onset for Huntington disease

Cedars-Sinai’s Music for Healing program provides medical benefits

Study explores why people at risk for Huntington's disease choose not to undergo genetic testing

Study may help identify patients at relapse risk after treatment for cocaine use disorder

Using artificial intelligence to identify socially isolated prostate cancer patients

Study: Older adults who regularly play word and number puzzles have sharper brains

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation improves working memory, study shows

Mindfulness-based app designed to help people stop smoking can change the brain

Ethical and social implications of embodied AI in mental health care

Study finds sex differences in inflammation-induced anhedonia

Research suggests wisdom is linked to happiness and mental health

York researchers share new findings on who is at risk for orthorexia nervosa

Physician training makes doctors' DNA to age six times faster than normal

Study provides insight into brain network connectivity in patients with psychotic disorders

History of eating disorders associated with future depressive symptoms among mothers

Could deep brain stimulation help resolve the opioid epidemic?

Finnish study finds higher risk of PTSD in children with immigrant father

Compound derived from broccoli sprouts may restore brain chemistry imbalance related to schizophrenia

Optimism, wisdom and loneliness associated with physical, mental functioning of older persons

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

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