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Direct Relief provides medical aid to Haiti to help treat cholera and other diseases

Direct Relief today airlifted 82 tons of medical aid to Haiti to help treat cholera and other diseases that have spread widely since Hurricane Matthew struck in October, incapacitating the country's already overstretched health care system.

29 Dec 2016

Military health system to test U-M-developed V-BID approach

A health care reform idea originated by University of Michigan faculty will get a major test among members of the nation's military and their families, thanks to a provision in the national defense spending bill signed by President Obama on Friday.

28 Dec 2016

'Friendship Bench' approach holds potential to improve lives of people with mental health problems

Their offices are simple wooden seats, called Friendship Benches, located in the grounds of health clinics around Harare and other major cities in Zimbabwe.

28 Dec 2016

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to identify treatments for cognitive deficits in people with SCI

The three-year federal grant will fund research to identify treatments for cognitive difficulties in persons with spinal cord injury.

27 Dec 2016

Discrimination interacts with certain genetic variants to negatively impact health

It's no secret that discrimination is stressful for those who experience it, but turns out the issue is more than skin deep—these stressors can interact with our genetics to negatively impact our health, a new University of Florida study shows.

22 Dec 2016

New detection method could lead to noninvasive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

22 Dec 2016

Scientists discover link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of subthalamic nucleus

Northwestern Medicine scientists identified a link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of the subthalamic nucleus, a component of the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures critical for movement and impulse control.

21 Dec 2016

Partners of cancer patients greatly appreciate web-based self-help intervention

Twenty to thirty percent of the partners of cancer patients suffer from psychological problems. This percentage is even higher if the patients in question are terminally ill.

21 Dec 2016

Anticholinergic drugs linked to increased rate of emergency department and hospital visits

Anticholinergic medications, a class of drugs very commonly used by older adults, are linked to an increased rate of emergency department and hospital utilization in the United States, according to an Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University Center for Health Innovation and Implementation Science, and Regenstrief Institute study of community-dwelling Americans age 65 and older.

21 Dec 2016

History of head injuries increases risk of negative outcomes for homeless adults with mental illness

Among homeless adults with mental illness, having a history of head injuries is associated with a greater risk of adverse health conditions, new research indicates.

20 Dec 2016

UNC study: Yoga treatment shows promise for improving trauma and related mental health problems

“Overall, the researchers found that yoga holds potential promise for helping improve anxiety, depression, PTSD and/or the psychological consequences of trauma”, according to a University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill news-release regarding a study by researchers at its School of Social Work.

20 Dec 2016

Use of multiple social media platforms strongly linked to depression and anxiety among young adults

Compared with the total time spent on social media, use of multiple platforms is more strongly associated with depression and anxiety among young adults, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health found in a national survey.

19 Dec 2016

Researchers seek clarity on how chronic cannabis use affects neurological activity

For those suffering depression or anxiety, using cannabis for relief may not be the long-term answer.

17 Dec 2016

Depression can reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients

A brain-boosting protein plays an important role in how well people respond to chemotherapy, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore

17 Dec 2016

Many cancer survivors suffer from anxiety and depression, study finds

Cancer has a major impact on mental and physical wellbeing, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore.

17 Dec 2016

Student podcast hopes to break stigma surrounding mental health

Mental health awareness and French vanilla ice cream are two passions of senior television-radio major Michayla Savitt, creator and host of "The Scoop on Mental Health," a podcast where Savitt and guests discuss mental health issues over ice cream.

17 Dec 2016

Novel approach shows promise for treating co-occurring PTSD and SUD

N-acetylcysteine, when combined with group cognitive behavioral therapy, reduced symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), cravings, and depression significantly more than CBT alone in veterans with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorder, a particularly difficult-to-treat population, according to the findings of a randomized controlled pilot trial conducted by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center.

17 Dec 2016

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Direct Relief provides medical aid to Haiti to help treat cholera and other diseases

Military health system to test U-M-developed V-BID approach

'Friendship Bench' approach holds potential to improve lives of people with mental health problems

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant to identify treatments for cognitive deficits in people with SCI

Discrimination interacts with certain genetic variants to negatively impact health

New detection method could lead to noninvasive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Scientists discover link between Huntington's disease and dysfunction of subthalamic nucleus

Partners of cancer patients greatly appreciate web-based self-help intervention

Anticholinergic drugs linked to increased rate of emergency department and hospital visits

History of head injuries increases risk of negative outcomes for homeless adults with mental illness

UNC study: Yoga treatment shows promise for improving trauma and related mental health problems

Use of multiple social media platforms strongly linked to depression and anxiety among young adults

Researchers seek clarity on how chronic cannabis use affects neurological activity

Depression can reduce effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients

Many cancer survivors suffer from anxiety and depression, study finds

Student podcast hopes to break stigma surrounding mental health

Novel approach shows promise for treating co-occurring PTSD and SUD

Research network publishes practical guidelines for exterior lighting

Hundreds of airline pilots report depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts, says survey

Refused access to abortion may affect mental health

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