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UArizona researchers discover new protein that is responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts

Like bacteria, yeasts are found everywhere, even in and around our bodies. And, as with bacteria, you can become infected by yeasts and become ill. Yeasts infect about 150 million people a year and kill about 1.7 million, especially those who are immunocompromised.

28 Sep 2022

New compound triggers the same anti-depressant action as rapidly acting psychedelic drugs

While illegal for recreational use, psychedelic drugs are showing great promise as treatments for severe depression and anxiety, as well as alcohol addiction and other conditions.

28 Sep 2022

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

The COVID-19 pandemic generated a unique scenario to analyze the psychological impact of global and extreme situations on the population.

27 Sep 2022

Metaphors relating to journey, war are commonly used in mental health narratives

Metaphors relating to journey, war and struggles are probably the most frequently used in any area, but particularly so when talking about diseases such as cancer or, more recently, COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

Ken Beyer can't think of a day in the past few months when his phone didn't flutter with calls, text messages, and emails from a police department, a sheriff's office, or a fire station seeking help for an employee.

27 Sep 2022

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Researchers investigated cognitive deficits associated with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.

27 Sep 2022

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

The University of Washington has joined the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience (ATN), a long-term research partnership between academia and industry geared to transform the fight against brain diseases and disorders of the central nervous system.

26 Sep 2022

Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births

A new UCLA study has found anxiety specific to pregnancy and childbirth is associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births.

26 Sep 2022

Anxiety during pregnancy associated with earlier births

Women who experience anxiety about their pregnancies give birth earlier on average than those who don't, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

26 Sep 2022

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

In a recent study, researchers surveyed a comprehensive range of outcomes in patients diagnosed with myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination in the United States.

26 Sep 2022

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

In a recent study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, researchers investigated the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) against treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

25 Sep 2022

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

A recent study provides an overview of existing literature on the complications of infection with both smallpox and monkeypox virus.

25 Sep 2022

In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

In mid-September, Howard Sanders bumped down pothole-ridden streets in a white Cadillac weighed down with water bottles on his way to a home in Ward 3, a neglected neighborhood that he called "a war zone."

23 Sep 2022

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

If you've had COVID-19, it may still be messing with your brain. Those who have been infected with the virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, new research shows.

22 Sep 2022

Study shows increase in depression cases between 2015 and 2020

In a new study, researchers explored the trends in the prevalence of depression from 2015 to 2020.

22 Sep 2022

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Despite vaccine availability, vaccine hesitancy has inhibited public health officials' efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, which has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S. and nearly 6 million people worldwide.

22 Sep 2022

Salk scientists launch a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas with $126 million NIH grant

With a five-year, $126 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team led by Salk Institute scientists has launched a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas.

22 Sep 2022

Human gene variant in ADHD, autism exposes sex-dependence of neuronal signaling mechanisms

The prevalence, age of onset, and clinical symptoms for virtually all neuropsychiatric disorders differ between men and women. Among the disorders with pronounced sex bias are Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), where the ratio of males/females diagnosed is approximately 4 to 1.

21 Sep 2022

Cardiovascular disease risk factors are largely the same for women and men, study shows

For women and men, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease are largely the same, an extensive global study involving University of Gothenburg shows.

21 Sep 2022

Study reveals mental health burden in the Flint community five years after water crisis

Data from the largest mental health survey of the Flint, Michigan community indicate that one in five adults, or roughly 13,600 people, were estimated to have clinical depression, and one in four, or 15,000 people, were estimated to have PTSD five years after the water crisis began.

20 Sep 2022

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

UArizona researchers discover new protein that is responsible for controlling cell growth in yeasts

New compound triggers the same anti-depressant action as rapidly acting psychedelic drugs

Configuration of brain networks before COVID-19 moderates the effects of coping and perceived stress

Metaphors relating to journey, war are commonly used in mental health narratives

At this recovery center, police cope with the mental health costs of the job

What are the neuropsychiatric effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

UW joins the Alliance for Therapies in Neuroscience to transform the fight against neurological diseases

Pregnancy-specific anxiety associated with shorter gestation times and earlier births

Anxiety during pregnancy associated with earlier births

Long-term follow-up of young people with COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis

Deep brain stimulation as obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment

How smallpox and monkeypox viruses affect the nervous system

In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

Study reveals the long-term neurologic consequences of COVID-19

Study shows increase in depression cases between 2015 and 2020

Study investigates three psychological processes that predict vaccine discourse incivility

Salk scientists launch a new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas with $126 million NIH grant

Human gene variant in ADHD, autism exposes sex-dependence of neuronal signaling mechanisms

Cardiovascular disease risk factors are largely the same for women and men, study shows

Study reveals mental health burden in the Flint community five years after water crisis

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