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Cities know the way police respond to mental crisis calls needs to change. But how?

Philadelphia police officers Kenneth Harper and Jennifer Torres were in their patrol car sitting at a red light when a call came in over the 911 radio dispatch.

8 Feb 2024

Cancer risk factors and barriers to cancer prevention services among people experiencing homelessness

While people experiencing homelessness are more exposed to cancer-associated risk factors, there is a lack of awareness and structures for targeted cancer prevention.

1 Feb 2024

Social media usage and depressive symptoms among adolescents in India

Researchers investigate the potential bi-directional association between social media usage and depressive symptoms among adolescents in India.

30 Jan 2024

Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

26 Jan 2024

Childhood adversity may trigger obesity in adolescence

Study links adverse childhood experiences to increased obesity risk in adolescence, mediated by behavioral issues and self-concept.

25 Jan 2024

988-hotline counselors air concerns: More training needed to juggle a mix of calls

In the year and a half since its launch, 988 — the country's easy-to-remember, three-digit suicide and crisis hotline — has received about 8.1 million calls, texts, and chats.

24 Jan 2024

Clinical trial shows MRI and tracking-guided delivery of magnetic stimulation to brains of people with severe depression eases symptoms

Researchers performed a randomized clinical trial to compare resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst stimulation vs. repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for therapy-resistant depression.

19 Jan 2024

CGRP antagonists and dietary changes show promise for migraine treatment

Review in "Medicina" explores advancements in migraine therapy, highlighting the role of CGRP antagonists and dietary interventions like ketogenic and low-glycemic diets in reducing migraine frequency and severity.

17 Jan 2024

Is there a neurobiological association between childhood trauma, alexithymia, and long-term nicotine smoking?

A new study published in JAMA Network Open explores the risk for smoking presented by childhood trauma with subsequent failure of emotional regulation and the neural measures that reflect these risk factors.

11 Jan 2024

Cardiovascular disease deaths tied to substance use jump 4% per year from 1999 to 2019

Cardiovascular disease deaths involving substance use rose an average of 4% per year from 1999 to 2019, despite a drop in overall cardiovascular disease deaths, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 Jan 2024

Access to residential addiction treatment centers for U. S. adolescents is limited and costly

Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

9 Jan 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Can better internet access improve mental healthcare in the U.S.?

Study analyzes the correlation between broadband internet access and mental health resource availability in U.S. counties, revealing significant disparities in mental healthcare access, particularly in areas with limited broadband.

8 Jan 2024

Doctors are as vulnerable to addiction as anyone. California grapples with a response.

Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression.

4 Jan 2024

Mental health courts can struggle to fulfill decades-old promise

In early December, Donald Brown stood nervously in the Hall County Courthouse, concerned he'd be sent back to jail.

28 Dec 2023

Childhood trauma linked to chronic pain in adulthood

Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to new research.

19 Dec 2023

Late-night eating linked to higher cardiovascular disease risk, study suggests

Study finds that the timing of meals, particularly late-night eating, is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, highlighting the importance of meal timing for cardiometabolic health.

17 Dec 2023

The impact of racism on mental health disparities experienced by Black people in the United States

A series of literature reviews published online December 13 in The Lancet Psychiatry journal highlight the large body of evidence on the role played by racism in mental health disparities experienced by Black people living in the United States.

14 Dec 2023

What level of smartphone use affects adolescent health?

A higher rate of multiple conditions associated with poor health among young people with high mean daily smartphone usage.

11 Dec 2023

Decoding anxiety: Study reveals brain's role in behavioral inhibition risks

Researchers in the U.S. used non-human primate models to explore the molecular mechanisms and neural systems behind behavioral inhibition, a key risk factor for anxiety disorders. The study identified molecular systems in the posterior orbitofrontal cortex linked to variations in anxious temperament, offering potential targets for treating anxiety disorders.

28 Nov 2023

Decoding screen time: A thorough review of its impacts on young minds

The impacts of electronic media exposure and screen use on youths.

14 Nov 2023