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UCLA-led team receives $925,000 CDC grant for four surveillance projects tracking mpox outbreaks

A UCLA-led team has received $925,000 as part of a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to conduct four surveillance projects tracking outbreaks of mpox--formerly known as monkeypox—across the U.S.

3 Jul 2023

Brief admission by self-referral reduces need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm

Gaining access to Brief Admission by self-referral reduced the need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm.

3 Jul 2023

People with mental illness less likely to participate in cancer screening programs

A new study from Aarhus University shows that far too many people with psychological challenges do not accept offers of colorectal cancer screening.

29 Jun 2023

Infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births: A look at time trends and racial inequities

Nearly 4 million infants are born in the United States each year. Despite improvements in obstetric and perinatal care, infant mortality in the U.S. is of ongoing concern.

29 Jun 2023

Food for thought: South European Atlantic diet shows promising link to lower depression risk

Researchers evaluate the effects of the Southern European Atlantic Diet on depression.

27 Jun 2023

UTHSC team poised to make a real-world impact on vulnerable cancer patients

A University of Tennessee Health Science Center research team is poised to make a real-world impact on vulnerable cancer patients, thanks to new support from the State of Tennessee.

27 Jun 2023

Growing up in poverty may influence the wiring of a child's brain, study suggests

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that growing up in poverty may influence the wiring of a child's brain.

27 Jun 2023

Multiple subtypes of major depressive disorder identified using brain imaging

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is not only among the most common mental illnesses, affecting over 8% of Americans, but it is also extremely variable from one person to another.

27 Jun 2023

Age of gender dysphoria diagnosis continues to decline

The age of those who are distressed because of a mismatch between their biological sex and their gender identity—known as gender dysphoria—has been steadily falling, reveals research published in the open access journal General Psychiatry.

27 Jun 2023

Lean body mass and age predict how quickly women eliminate alcohol

The rate at which women eliminate alcohol from their bloodstream is largely predicted by their lean body mass, although age plays a role, too, scientists found in a new study.

26 Jun 2023

Study links poor sense of smell with increased risk of depression in older adults

In a study that followed more than 2,000 community-dwelling older adults over eight years, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have significant new evidence of a link between decreased sense of smell and risk of developing late-life depression.

26 Jun 2023

Cracking the code: machine learning models predict ADHD symptoms in youth

Study developed machine learning models to predict childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder symptoms.

26 Jun 2023

Patients affected by depression more likely to stop taking their heart medications

Patients who feel low when having a cardiac device implanted are more likely to stop taking their heart medications than those without depression, according to research presented today at ACNAP 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

25 Jun 2023

Study reveals neural circuits underlying adolescent stress-induced postpartum social behavior

Stress during adolescence can cause postpartum behavioral changes in women and other mammals, including depression and changes in social behavior after the birth of a child.

23 Jun 2023

New category of depression identified

Scientists at Stanford Medicine conducted a study describing a new category of depression -; labeled the cognitive biotype -; which accounts for 27% of depressed patients and is not effectively treated by commonly prescribed antidepressants.

23 Jun 2023

Humor therapy may reduce depression and anxiety symptoms

An analysis of published studies suggests that humor therapy may lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety.

21 Jun 2023

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed antidepressants were significantly less likely to test positive for COVID-19 when admitted to inpatient care.

20 Jun 2023

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UCLA-led team receives $925,000 CDC grant for four surveillance projects tracking mpox outbreaks

Brief admission by self-referral reduces need for emergency care in adolescents with severe self-harm

People with mental illness less likely to participate in cancer screening programs

Infant mortality, low birth weight and preterm births: A look at time trends and racial inequities

Food for thought: South European Atlantic diet shows promising link to lower depression risk

UTHSC team poised to make a real-world impact on vulnerable cancer patients

Growing up in poverty may influence the wiring of a child's brain, study suggests

Multiple subtypes of major depressive disorder identified using brain imaging

Age of gender dysphoria diagnosis continues to decline

Lean body mass and age predict how quickly women eliminate alcohol

Study links poor sense of smell with increased risk of depression in older adults

Cracking the code: machine learning models predict ADHD symptoms in youth

Patients affected by depression more likely to stop taking their heart medications

Study reveals neural circuits underlying adolescent stress-induced postpartum social behavior

New category of depression identified

Humor therapy may reduce depression and anxiety symptoms

Antidepressant prescriptions may reduce the risk of testing positive for COVID-19

Exercise is a viable intervention for improving depression and anxiety in young individuals, study finds

Cognitive behavioral therapy for mothers may help prevent future psychiatric illness in infants

Individuals with AUD show psychomotor impairment when challenged with a very high alcohol dose

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