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Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Dr. Marise Parent, professor and associate director of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $1.2 million federal grant to study how brain areas involved in memory control eating behavior.

14 Nov 2018

Age-related decline in abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland. The research is published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

14 Nov 2018

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

Calcified nodules in the retina are associated with progression to late stages of age-related macular degeneration.

14 Nov 2018

One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy to treat their insomnia.

14 Nov 2018

Survey: Complementary and alternative medicine is widely used by general population in England

Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per cent of the population in 2005 to 16 per cent of the population in 2015, according to a survey led by researchers at the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care.

14 Nov 2018

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

The brains of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar to those seen in adults with borderline personality disorder, a severe and hard-to-treat mental illness, a new study has found.

13 Nov 2018

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

A new study shows that food insecurity in pregnant women being treated for opioid use disorder may be associated with increased risk for their infants receiving pharmacologic treatment for neonatal abstinence syndrome.

13 Nov 2018

Preventing falls with new sensor technology

More than one third of all over-65s in Germany are at acute risk of falling. The consequences affect themselves and their personal environment but also the health care system.

13 Nov 2018

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

When mental illness hijacks Margaret Rodgers' mind, she acts out. Rodgers, 35, lives with depression and bipolar disorder. When left unchecked, the conditions drive the Alabama woman to excessive spending, crying and mania.

13 Nov 2018

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

A largescale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

13 Nov 2018

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Cimone Stills, 15, has a medical condition that has caused her to have multiple seizures a day for most of her life. Specifically, she has treatment-resistant generalized epilepsy because of a genetic variation. Like many patients with such a serious illness, it affects her daily life and as a result, she was diagnosed with clinical depression.

13 Nov 2018

Suicidal patients with prescribed access to psychotropic drugs should be closely monitored

As prescriptions for psychotropic drugs increase, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that prescribed access to anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medications may make it easier for some patients to use the drugs in attempted suicides.

13 Nov 2018

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its concussion recommendations to support children and teens engaging in light physical activity and returning to school as they recover.

12 Nov 2018

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

New research released today from the University of South Australia and University of Exeter in the UK has found the strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems.

12 Nov 2018

Fish oil and vitamin D pills no guard against cancer or serious heart trouble

A widely anticipated study has concluded that neither vitamin D nor fish oil supplements prevent cancer or serious heart-related problems in healthy older people, according to research presented Saturday at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. Researchers defined serious heart problems as the combined rate of heart attacks, stroke and heart-related deaths.

12 Nov 2018

High-tech brain surgery improves quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found.

9 Nov 2018

Young men struggle much more with body image disorders than thought

Young men who are overly preoccupied with building muscle have a significantly higher risk of depression, weekend binge drinking, and dieting that is not connected to obesity.

9 Nov 2018

Grieving spouses with sleep problems have increased risk of chronic immune activation

Sleep disturbances have a strong negative impact on the immune system of people who have recently lost a spouse, reports a new study from Northwestern Medicine and Rice University.

9 Nov 2018

Community choirs for older adults reduce loneliness and increase interest in life

An innovative San Francisco program of community choirs for older adults found that singing in a choir reduced loneliness and increased interest in life, but did not improve cognition or physical function, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

9 Nov 2018

Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

The BRAIN Initiative has awarded $16.75 million to a team of neuroscientists charged with deciphering the primary visual cortex, a few hundred million brain cells that play a key role in making sense of what the eye sees.

9 Nov 2018

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Age-related decline in abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Survey: Complementary and alternative medicine is widely used by general population in England

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Preventing falls with new sensor technology

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

Higher body mass index could cause depression even without health problems

Wishes can help pediatric patients to get better over time

Suicidal patients with prescribed access to psychotropic drugs should be closely monitored

AAP updates concussion recommendations for children and teens

Research finds strongest evidence yet that obesity causes depression

Fish oil and vitamin D pills no guard against cancer or serious heart trouble

High-tech brain surgery improves quality of life for people with Parkinson's disease

Young men struggle much more with body image disorders than thought

Grieving spouses with sleep problems have increased risk of chronic immune activation

Community choirs for older adults reduce loneliness and increase interest in life

Neuroscientists receive $16.75 million from BRAIN Initiative to decipher the brain's visual system

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