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New strategy combining heart failure with depression treatment improves patients' clinical outcomes

A telephone-delivered nursing care strategy that combined heart failure care management with depression treatment improved patients' clinical outcomes, discovered clinicians from the University of Pittsburgh.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering from COVID, according to a Houston Methodist study recently published in Nature's Scientific Reports.

30 Aug 2021

‘My time to live’: Through novel program, kidney patients get palliative care, dialysis ’til the end

After a decade of living with chronic kidney disease, Vonita McGee knows her body is wearing out.

30 Aug 2021

Researchers analyze dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 COVID-19 patients

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. In this article the authors Jianqin Liang, Guizeng Liu, Shuzhuang Yu, Yang Yang, Yanchun Li, Hongli Tian, Zhe Chen and Wenping Gong The Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China and Nanpi County People's Hospital, Hebei, China discuss dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 patients with COVID-19.

28 Aug 2021

More than one-third of physician assistants suffer from burnout, study reports

More than one-third of physician assistants meet criteria for burnout, suggests a study in the September issue of JAAPA, Journal of the American Academy of PAs. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

28 Aug 2021

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

This week marks the 11th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences, and the thousands of scientists attending this year's virtual conference will hear from PETA scientists on matters ranging from scientific and ethical concerns regarding inflicting permanent brain damage on primates to toxicity testing in rabbits.

28 Aug 2021

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

Smokers with depression at the time of a heart attack who quit smoking are more likely to improve their mood than those who continue the habit. That's the finding of research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

A review of the literature on the impact of COVID-19 on adult mental health in the UK has revealed a decline in mental health. Read more here.

27 Aug 2021

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MicroTransponder Vivistim Paired VNS System (Vivistim System), a first-of-its-kind, drug-free rehabilitation system intended to treat moderate to severe upper extremity motor deficits associated with chronic ischemic stroke—a stroke caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain with long-lasting symptoms—using vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

27 Aug 2021

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Most symptoms of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients are resolved within 12 months, however, around one half still experience at least one persistent symptom, a study of 1,276 patients from Wuhan, China, published in The Lancet, has found.

27 Aug 2021

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

COVID-19 survivors report significantly higher symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and these symptoms are associated with changes to the brain's connectivity, according to a study coauthored by Vince Calhoun, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS).

27 Aug 2021

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

Many public health experts feared the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an increase in suicidal behavior among U.S. military veterans, a group that already has high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder and which experienced a 30% surge in suicides between 2010 and 2018.

25 Aug 2021

Telepsychiatry in rural health centers expands access to high-quality care for underserved patients

John Nolan served in the U.S. Army and Marines and later worked in law enforcement and as a correctional officer. A career spent dealing with traumatic events led to post-traumatic stress disorder and insomnia. He felt like his life was spinning out of control.

25 Aug 2021

Young adults with ADHD 69% more likely to have had a substance use disorder

Half of adults aged 20-39 with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have had a substance use disorder (SUD) in their lifetime according to new research published online ahead of print this month in Alcohol and Alcoholism.

25 Aug 2021

Study: Women smoke fewer cigarettes than men but find it more difficult to quit

A study of more than 35,000 smokers has found that women smoke fewer cigarettes than men but are less likely to quit. The research is presented at ESC Congress 2021.

25 Aug 2021

Aerobic exercise combined with tDCS improves the gait of Parkinson's patients

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the benefits of aerobic exercise and improve the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease immediately after a session. Step time variability decreases, reaction time shortens, and executive control of gait is enhanced.

25 Aug 2021

Researchers explore how to optimally control diseases in prison population using rapid tests

The use of rapid tests to screen for diseases in prisons could enable the diagnosis of asymptomatic individuals and reduce the spread of infection. Victor Riquelme, Pedro Gajardo, and Diego Vicencio (all from the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María in Chile) recently explored how to optimally control a communicable disease inside a prison population using inexpensive, low-complexity rapid tests that personnel can administer with only basic training.

25 Aug 2021

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

New strategy combining heart failure with depression treatment improves patients' clinical outcomes

Researchers identify 55 lingering effects of COVID-19

‘My time to live’: Through novel program, kidney patients get palliative care, dialysis ’til the end

Researchers analyze dynamic changes in chest CT images over 167 days in 11 COVID-19 patients

More than one-third of physician assistants suffer from burnout, study reports

PETA scientists come up with state-of-the-art tools to implement animal-free research

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult mental health in the UK

FDA approves drug-free stroke rehabilitation system to treat upper extremity motor deficits

Study: One half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients experience persistent symptoms after one year

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in COVID-19 survivors linked with changes to the brain's connectivity

Prevalence of suicidal thinking did not increase among veterans during the pandemic

Telepsychiatry in rural health centers expands access to high-quality care for underserved patients

Young adults with ADHD 69% more likely to have had a substance use disorder

Study: Women smoke fewer cigarettes than men but find it more difficult to quit

Aerobic exercise combined with tDCS improves the gait of Parkinson's patients

Researchers explore how to optimally control diseases in prison population using rapid tests

Study reveals stable usage of drugs by adolescents in the first six months of the pandemic

Study suggests a balanced approach to developing safer opioid analgesics

The impact of COVID-19 on mental health and family finances

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