Depression News and Research

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Erratic sleep patterns may increase blood pressure among teens who have more abdominal fat

Staying awake later into the night and sleeping in on the weekends are hallmarks of adolescent behavior, however, erratic sleep patterns may have consequences for future heart health by increasing blood pressure among teens who have more abdominal fat, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

6 Mar 2023

Most athletes with diagnosed and treated genetic heart disease experienced no cardiac events

Ninety-five percent of athletes with a diagnosed and treated genetic heart disease experienced no disease-triggered cardiac events, such as cardiogenic fainting or seizures, implantable cardio-defibrillator (ICD) shocks, sudden cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death, during an average of seven years of follow up, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology.

6 Mar 2023

Assistance dogs help improve defense veterans’ mental health, study shows

A new Australian study focused on defence veterans’ mental health has found strong evidence that assistance dogs used in conjunction with traditional therapies provide the most effective treatment outcomes.

5 Mar 2023

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

The current study reported the results of an analysis of comments submitted in response to an online published article on postoperative cognitive decline.

5 Mar 2023

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Healthcare providers (HCP) at three Miami hospitals during the height of the Covid crisis, who practiced the Transcendental Meditation technique (TM), showed a rapid and highly significant reduction in stress-related burnout symptoms such as somatization, depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and emotional exhaustion, as well as significant improvement in mental well-being, compared to a parallel matched lifestyle-as-usual group (LAU), according to a new study published today in PLOS ONE.

3 Mar 2023

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) to an antidepressant they're already taking is more effective than switching from one antidepressant to another, according to a new multicenter study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

3 Mar 2023

Pitt and UCI researchers secure funding to advance understanding of patient reactions to Alzheimer's diagnoses

University of Pittsburgh and University of California, Irvine (UCI) researchers have received funding from the National Institute of Aging to advance understanding of real-world patient and family member reactions to biomarker-informed Alzheimer's disease and related disorders diagnoses.

3 Mar 2023

Leucine deprivation results in antidepressant effects, study shows

Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world and contributes greatly to the global burden of disease.

3 Mar 2023

Associations between structural brain alterations and post-COVID fatigue

In a recent study published in eClinicalMedicine, researchers examined the structural brain changes in patients with post-COVID fatigue.

3 Mar 2023

Obesity level affects the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in men and women differently

Obesity continues to become more common worldwide, despite the health risks and increased mortality posed by the diseases and conditions that accompany it (comorbidities).

2 Mar 2023

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

Researchers analyzed polygenic risk scores in whole genome sequences obtained from blood samples of long COVID patients to determine genomic predictors of long COVID.

2 Mar 2023

Are advanced dementia staging and severity of neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms associated with the likelihood of divorce or separation in older adulthood?

Researchers evaluated associations between neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms, dementia staging, and divorce/separation.

2 Mar 2023

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

Jennifer Mitchell remembered getting a call nearly two years ago that her 69-year-old husband, Bill, had crashed his car and had been committed to the Montana State Hospital, the state-run psychiatric hospital for adults about 20 miles from their home in Butte.

2 Mar 2023

Biologists discover how to awaken and reactivate neural stem cells

Some areas of the adult brain contain quiescent, or dormant, neural stem cells that can potentially be reactivated to form new neurons.

1 Mar 2023

New screening tool can efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults

A self-administered screening tool, developed by Cleveland Clinic researchers, can effectively and efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults.

1 Mar 2023

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Amongst healthcare professionals, the feeling of being supported in the workplace can protect them against adverse mental health and burnout, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and medical staff at various hospitals across the UK.

1 Mar 2023

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Erratic sleep patterns may increase blood pressure among teens who have more abdominal fat

Most athletes with diagnosed and treated genetic heart disease experienced no cardiac events

Assistance dogs help improve defense veterans’ mental health, study shows

How do patients feel about postoperative cognitive dysfunction?

Transcendental Meditation reduces stress-related burnout symptoms among healthcare providers

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

Pitt and UCI researchers secure funding to advance understanding of patient reactions to Alzheimer's diagnoses

Leucine deprivation results in antidepressant effects, study shows

Associations between structural brain alterations and post-COVID fatigue

Obesity level affects the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in men and women differently

Study results provide strong evidence for association of genetic markers to long COVID mappable to fatigue

Are advanced dementia staging and severity of neuropsychiatric behavioral symptoms associated with the likelihood of divorce or separation in older adulthood?

Information blackout shrouds new reports of deaths, injuries, and abuse at Montana State Hospital

Biologists discover how to awaken and reactivate neural stem cells

New screening tool can efficiently assess cognition issues in older adults

Workplace support can protect healthcare professionals against adverse mental health and burnout

Patterns of new psychiatric diagnoses among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sexting associated with several mental health problems, study shows

The relationship between nutrient intake and time in bed in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy

Loneliness can lead to depression in expectant and new mothers

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