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Depression screening highly effective at identifying breast cancer patients in need of mental health care

Kaiser Permanente research published January 4, 2022, in JAMA showed depression screening for patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer was highly effective at identifying patients in need of behavioral health care, and the new screening initiative was subsequently and successfully built into the patient care and daily workflow of medical oncology teams at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California.

4 Jan 2022

Researchers identify a biomarker in platelets that tracks the extent of depression

Researchers are one step closer to developing a blood test that provides a simple biochemical hallmark for depression and reveals the efficacy of drug therapy in individual patients.

3 Jan 2022

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Patients with morbid obesity experienced improvement in their quality of life and distinctly fewer episodes of overeating after ten weeks with a new treatment method developed at NTNU.

3 Jan 2022

Promoting exercise as basic need for managing the physical and cognitive symptoms of MS

Citing recent evidence, experts in rehabilitation research advocate for integrating exercise into the care plans of persons with multiple sclerosis. The central role of the neurologist in clinical care offers an opportunity for this provider to promote exercise as fundamental for managing the physical and cognitive symptoms of MS.

30 Dec 2021

New study targets the methylation profile of microglia from human brain

In the central nervous system, microglial cells play critical roles in development, aging, brain homeostasis, and pathology. Recent studies have shown variation in the gene-expression profile and phenotype of microglia across brain regions and between different age and disease states.

29 Dec 2021

New thesis highlights challenges for doctors while certifying sickness for patients with mental disorders

Nearly nine out of ten doctors in primary care think a decision on sickness absence is improved if they are in touch with the patient's employer - but only four out of ten are. A University of Gothenburg thesis highlights several challenges for doctors when certifying sickness for patients with common mental disorders.

28 Dec 2021

Recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’ provides clues to treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the 'dark genome' - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

23 Dec 2021

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Selene Valero and José Gil, researchers at the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the University of Valencia, have studied the changes in sleep behaviour and emotional stability of healthy patients and with previous pathologies before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

23 Dec 2021

Tobacco-style health campaigns are required to spell out the harms of ultra processed foods

Tobacco-style public health campaigns are needed to spell out the full extent of the harms of ultra processed foods, argue public health experts in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.

22 Dec 2021

Star-shaped cells in the brain regulate cognitive flexibility

As we live in a dynamically changing environment, it is important for our brain to not only learn new things but also to modify existing memories.

21 Dec 2021

Study reveals how stigma has changed over two decades for mental health disorders

For the first time since national data have been tracked in the United States, stigma toward people with depression has dropped significantly, according to a study by Indiana University researchers.

21 Dec 2021

Clinical trial results do not support the use of fish oil supplements to prevent depression

Results from the largest clinical trial of its kind do not support the use of fish oil supplements - a source of omega-3 fatty acid - to help prevent depression.

21 Dec 2021

Simple, inexpensive method to predict the risk of functional disability in older people

Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, in partnership with colleagues at University College London in the UK have discovered an efficient, simple and inexpensive method of predicting the risk of functional disability in older people.

21 Dec 2021

Doctors advised to prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time

Doctors should prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time, because of the ongoing uncertainties about their effectiveness and the potential severity and durability of the withdrawal symptoms associated with them, suggests a review of the evidence on antidepressant use, published online in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

21 Dec 2021

What are the long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health?

Researchers determine the long-term adverse mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 by estimating acute infection severity.

21 Dec 2021

Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence.

21 Dec 2021

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with covid are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people to require intensive care and 22 times as likely to die. Infected moms are four times as likely to have a stillborn child.

21 Dec 2021

Scientists publish the most extensive description to date of WAGR syndrome

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have published the most comprehensive description to date of the rare genetic disorder known as WAGR syndrome. This new report identified several clinical issues not classically associated with the disease and provides guidance for proper diagnosis, management, and potential treatment options.

21 Dec 2021

Women experienced greater pain severity than men during COVID-19 lockdowns

COVID-19 lockdown measures appear to have had drastically different effects on men and women living with chronic pain, with women experiencing greater pain severity, according to new research being presented at Euroanaesthesia, the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, held online this year.

20 Dec 2021

Long-term characteristics of long-COVID following hospitalization

A new study demonstrates the urgent need for healthcare services to support this huge and quickly growing patient population, which has a significant burden of symptoms, lower exercise ability, and significant reductions in health-related quality of life after one year.

17 Dec 2021

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Depression screening highly effective at identifying breast cancer patients in need of mental health care

Researchers identify a biomarker in platelets that tracks the extent of depression

New treatment method leads to fewer episodes of overeating in patients with morbid obesity

Promoting exercise as basic need for managing the physical and cognitive symptoms of MS

New study targets the methylation profile of microglia from human brain

New thesis highlights challenges for doctors while certifying sickness for patients with mental disorders

Recently evolved region of the ‘dark genome’ provides clues to treatment of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep behavior, emotional stability of people with previous pathologies

Tobacco-style health campaigns are required to spell out the harms of ultra processed foods

Star-shaped cells in the brain regulate cognitive flexibility

Study reveals how stigma has changed over two decades for mental health disorders

Clinical trial results do not support the use of fish oil supplements to prevent depression

Simple, inexpensive method to predict the risk of functional disability in older people

Doctors advised to prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time

What are the long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health?

Botox-treated patients report lesser anxiety

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

Scientists publish the most extensive description to date of WAGR syndrome

Women experienced greater pain severity than men during COVID-19 lockdowns

Long-term characteristics of long-COVID following hospitalization

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