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Understanding long-term challenges for older breast cancer survivors

Lead author Claire Morton, MD, and senior author Christina Ahn Minami, MD, MS, both of the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital, published a paper in Current Breast Cancer Reports "Survivorship Issues in Older Adults with Breast Cancer.

17 Jun 2025

World Wellbeing Week: Bedfont® Scientific Limited highlights ongoing investment in employee wellbeing

World Wellbeing Week is a global awareness event recognized annually during the last week of June.

From Bedfont® Scientific Ltd 17 Jun 2025

Uncovering unexpected impacts of popular GLP-1 diabetes drugs

GLP-1 drugs show promise in diabetes management, offering heart and kidney benefits, but also highlight the need for vigilance regarding new health risks.

17 Jun 2025

Paternal mental health found to impact child development

Experts from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago affirm the need to screen new fathers for mental distress, recognizing the mounting research that underscores the importance of fathers in child development.

16 Jun 2025

Rising temperatures linked to more severe sleep apnea worldwide

Sleep apnea will become more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens across the globe, warn Flinders University sleep experts.

16 Jun 2025

Single-dose of psilocybin shows long-term relief for depression in cancer patients

New results from a clinical trial reveal that a single dose of psilocybin-a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in mushrooms-can provide sustained reductions in depression and anxiety in individuals with cancer suffering from major depressive disorder.

16 Jun 2025

Two existing medications work effectively together in treating alcohol use disorder

Two existing medications - one used for smoking cessation and the other for depression - appear to work effectively together in treating alcohol use disorder.

16 Jun 2025

Understanding the role of astrocytes in depression and neuroinflammation

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss of interest in activities that were previously associated with happiness.

13 Jun 2025

Exercise therapy shows long-term benefits for people with rheumatic diseases

Regular physical activity is increasingly promoted for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) as well as the general population.

13 Jun 2025

One in five never fully recover quality of life after COVID-like illness

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13 Jun 2025

Breathing patterns reveal clues about mental and physical well-being

Your breath is one of a kind. A study published June 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology demonstrated that scientists can identify individuals based solely on their breathing patterns with 96.8% accuracy.

13 Jun 2025

Study finds no added behavioral risk in children with preterm-born siblings

A new study published in PLOS Mental Health has explored whether having a sibling born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) affects the behavior of children born at term.

12 Jun 2025

Unpredictable caregiving rewires the brain’s threat response

Research shows unpredictable caregiving alters brain responses to threats, highlighting the need for stable environments in childhood for healthy development.

12 Jun 2025

Lower oral microbiome diversity linked to higher depression symptoms

A rich and varied mix of microbes in the mouth, particularly bacteria, is not only important for our oral health, but may hold clues for other conditions.

12 Jun 2025

Non-prescribed ketamine use rises sharply across the UK

The rise in non-prescribed ketamine use across the UK in recent years is a cause for concern, say doctors in The BMJ today.

12 Jun 2025

Healthier lifestyle choices could mitigate telomere length-associated brain disease risks

Scientists from Mass General Brigham explored the associations between telomere length-which decreases as a person ages or is exposed to unhealthy environments-and the risk for age-related brain diseases.

12 Jun 2025

Healthy lifestyle habits may shield aging cells from brain disorders

Stroke and dementia as well as late-life depression are more common in people who have a biomarker of aging called short leukocyte telomere length, according to a study published on June 11, 2025, online in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Jun 2025

Physical comorbidities from mental illness drive up hospital strain in Europe

A recent study led by Judit Simon from the Department of Health Economics, Center for Public Health, at the Medical University of Vienna shows for the first time comprehensively the extent to which people with mental disorders suffer from physical illnesses - and the resulting hospital costs.

11 Jun 2025

Italian researcher sheds light on the lasting psychiatric impact of childhood trauma

In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Sara Poletti, PhD, senior researcher at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Milan, illuminates the profound connections between childhood adversity and lifelong vulnerability to psychiatric disorders through persistent neuroinflammation pathways and alterations in brain structure.

11 Jun 2025

Moderate weekend catch-up sleep linked to lower teen anxiety

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that teens who get moderate - but not excessive - catch-up sleep on weekends have fewer symptoms of anxiety.

10 Jun 2025

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Understanding long-term challenges for older breast cancer survivors

World Wellbeing Week: Bedfont® Scientific Limited highlights ongoing investment in employee wellbeing

Uncovering unexpected impacts of popular GLP-1 diabetes drugs

Paternal mental health found to impact child development

Rising temperatures linked to more severe sleep apnea worldwide

Single-dose of psilocybin shows long-term relief for depression in cancer patients

Two existing medications work effectively together in treating alcohol use disorder

Understanding the role of astrocytes in depression and neuroinflammation

Exercise therapy shows long-term benefits for people with rheumatic diseases

One in five never fully recover quality of life after COVID-like illness

Breathing patterns reveal clues about mental and physical well-being

Study finds no added behavioral risk in children with preterm-born siblings

Unpredictable caregiving rewires the brain’s threat response

Lower oral microbiome diversity linked to higher depression symptoms

Non-prescribed ketamine use rises sharply across the UK

Healthier lifestyle choices could mitigate telomere length-associated brain disease risks

Healthy lifestyle habits may shield aging cells from brain disorders

Physical comorbidities from mental illness drive up hospital strain in Europe

Italian researcher sheds light on the lasting psychiatric impact of childhood trauma

Moderate weekend catch-up sleep linked to lower teen anxiety

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