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Community COVID-19 disease is associated with increased risks of post-viral-illness, fatigue, embolism, and respiratory conditions

Researchers determined the magnitude of changes in healthcare utilization attributable to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

24 Jul 2023

Is there an association between dementia risk and neighborhood disadvantage?

Researchers determined the association between the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) quintile and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) incidence.

24 Jul 2023

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in some patients.

24 Jul 2023

Fathers' mental illness linked to increased risk of preterm birth

Babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Karolinska Institutet and published July 20 in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

21 Jul 2023

Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis

Researchers pursued insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of MS.

21 Jul 2023

Study examines pediatric traumatic brain injury as a potential risk factor for psychotic disorders or symptoms

Scientists conduct a meta-analysis to assess whether pediatric traumatic brain injury is a potential risk factor for psychotic disorders or symptoms.

21 Jul 2023

Did multimodal in-office/telemedicine prenatal care implemented during the pandemic perform similarly to in-office prenatal care?

Researchers compared the performance of a multimodal prenatal health care model combining in-office and telemedicine visits to an in-office-only model between the pre-pandemic and pandemic period.

20 Jul 2023

Female victims of gender-based violence may have altered stress response systems

Gender-based violence affects between 20% and 30% of women in Europe and North America, and can be a continuous source of stress for the victims that can last for years and decades.

20 Jul 2023

Could Machine Learning models serve to predict depression in early pregnancy in racial/ethnic minority women?

Researchers built and assessed machine learning models to predict depression in pregnant women using electronic medical record data.

20 Jul 2023

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Researchers investigated the longitudinal relationships between adherence to the Mediterranean-dietary approaches.

20 Jul 2023

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

Researchers investigate the relationship between social networking, leisure activities, and dementia risks in older adults.

20 Jul 2023

Fetal exposure to epilepsy medications does not affect neurodevelopment in children

Most mothers who took prescription antiseizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: A new study published today in Lancet Neurology found that young children who were exposed to commonly-prescribed medications in utero do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes than children of healthy women.

19 Jul 2023

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

It's been 22 years since UC Davis MIND Institute Medical Director Randi Hagerman and her husband, researcher Paul Hagerman, discovered the neurodegenerative condition called FXTAS (fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome).

19 Jul 2023

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

The longest nerve in the human body starts in the brain and meanders its way down the neck and into the chest, where it splits into separate branches, winding its twisting tendrils to touch each internal organ.

19 Jul 2023

Gut bacteria may play a role in cognitive decline

Two additional studies define specific gut bacteria that are associated with increased dementia risk, as well as gut bacteria that may be neuroprotective.

19 Jul 2023

Doctors urge more research on the use of psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress

It's time to stop prevaricating and explore the use of psilocybin—the active ingredient in 'magic mushrooms'—and other psychedelics to ease the often overwhelming distress faced by women with late stage gynecological cancers, urge doctors in a commentary published online in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.

19 Jul 2023

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

Researchers evaluated the association between maintaining a healthy diet and mental health among Spanish nursing students.

19 Jul 2023

The painful legacy of ‘law and order’ treatment of addiction in jail

Megan Dunn, who has struggled with addiction since her teens, points to the moment her life went "deeply downhill."

19 Jul 2023

The brain structure of superagers: identifying demographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with their phenotype

Researchers used machine learning models to assess the physical and primarily mental performance of superagers.

19 Jul 2023

A machine-learning approach for monitoring the progression of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers evaluate the predictive value of a multidimensional machine learning approach for monitoring the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

19 Jul 2023

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Community COVID-19 disease is associated with increased risks of post-viral-illness, fatigue, embolism, and respiratory conditions

Is there an association between dementia risk and neighborhood disadvantage?

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

Fathers' mental illness linked to increased risk of preterm birth

Insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms governing neuropsychiatric symptoms of multiple sclerosis

Study examines pediatric traumatic brain injury as a potential risk factor for psychotic disorders or symptoms

Did multimodal in-office/telemedicine prenatal care implemented during the pandemic perform similarly to in-office prenatal care?

Female victims of gender-based violence may have altered stress response systems

Could Machine Learning models serve to predict depression in early pregnancy in racial/ethnic minority women?

Food for thought: Mediterranean-DASH intervention shows positive impact on brain health

Cognitively stimulating activities reduce dementia risk in the elderly

Fetal exposure to epilepsy medications does not affect neurodevelopment in children

UC Davis MIND Institute receives 24th consecutive year of NIH funding for FXTAS research

New method could make post-stroke motor rehabilitation more effective and affordable

Gut bacteria may play a role in cognitive decline

Doctors urge more research on the use of psilocybin and other psychedelics for women’s cancer distress

Does Mediterranean diet adherence impact mental health?

The painful legacy of ‘law and order’ treatment of addiction in jail

The brain structure of superagers: identifying demographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with their phenotype

A machine-learning approach for monitoring the progression of Alzheimer's disease

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Advancing benzodiazepine detection

The Surgeon-Scientist Pioneering Regenerative Engineering

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