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Do traumatic brain injuries in pregnant mothers impact fetal development?

In this interview, we spoke to Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz about his latest research into traumatic brain injuries and how they can affect an unborn child's development.

8 Nov 2021

School-based screening can help tackle depression in youth

Students who participated in universal school-based depression screening were twice as likely to begin treatment compared to their peers who did not receive this screening, according to a new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

6 Nov 2021

‘Covid hit us over the head with a two-by-four’: Addressing ageism with urgency

Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism — discrimination against older adults that is pervasive and harmful but often unrecognized.

5 Nov 2021

Study finds significant increase in cannabis use disorder during pregnancy

As more states legalize cannabis (now 37) for medical or recreational purposes its use during pregnancy is increasing, along with the potential for abuse or dependence.

3 Nov 2021

Study finds link between prior poor mental health and higher COVID-19 infection rates

At the height of the pandemic, news and policy media focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic was contributing to poor mental health, a hypothesis confirmed by several studies.

2 Nov 2021

Study finds high levels of anxiety, depression among medical doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

High levels of anxiety and depression among medical doctors have been recorded in a new cross-country study that finds Italian doctors most likely to have experienced mental health symptoms during the pandemic.

2 Nov 2021

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

A nationwide study of over 1 million births in the English National Health Service (NHS) between 2015 and 2017, published in The Lancet, has found large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic and socioeconomic groups in England.

1 Nov 2021

People across all ages experienced benefits from pandemic solitude

Time spent alone during the pandemic led to positive effects on well-being across all ages, new research has found.

1 Nov 2021

Women in the military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault

Women serving in the UK military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault, which can have a serious and long-lasting impact on their mental health and wellbeing, finds research published online in the journal BMJ Military Health.

30 Oct 2021

Consortium of Louisiana's research institutions to investigate the mysteries of "long COVID"

A consortium of Louisiana's leading biomedical research institutions, headed by the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, partnered with LSU and Tulane Health Science Centers in New Orleans, will investigate the mysteries of "long COVID" under a National Institutes of Health award.

29 Oct 2021

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

Magnus Medical, Inc., a medical device company, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company Breakthrough Device Designation for its individualized, rapid-acting, non-invasive neurostimulation technology designed to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) in people who have not improved sufficiently from antidepressant medication or other treatments.

29 Oct 2021

£66 million funding to provide safe and warm accommodation for rough sleepers over winter

Rough sleepers will be helped into safe and warm accommodation and treatment services for drug and alcohol dependency this winter, supported by an extra £66 million the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities announced today (29 October 2021).

29 Oct 2021

Review finds great resilience in mental health during during COVID-19 pandemic

Despite a significant but small increase in mental health symptoms early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, overall there was great resilience in mental health during 2020, University of Liverpool researchers have found.

28 Oct 2021

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

A new review of current literature, conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London, has found that irregular responses in the brain to challenging tasks and mistakes could be key to understanding common links between abnormal behaviors in a range of mental illness and cognitive disorders.

28 Oct 2021

Using fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19 patients reduces the need for prolonged hospitalization, trial shows

The results of a new randomized clinical trial, published in The Lancet Global Health, have demonstrated that using fluvoxamine to treat high-risk outpatients with early-diagnosed COVID-19 reduced the need for prolonged observation in an emergency setting or hospitalization, compared to a control group who received a placebo.

28 Oct 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Researchers collaborated to address these evidence gaps by initiating a web-based prospective study of adults diagnosed with multiple myeloma to determine the immune response to the first and second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

27 Oct 2021

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Researchers conducted a study to assess how pre-existing mental disorders are associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection and how different clusters of mental disorders affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes.

27 Oct 2021

Study shows sustained deterioration of mental health in UK across COVID pandemic

To date, it is not clear how the COVID-19 pandemic and implementation of various preventive strategies impacted mental health or which group of people were most affected by them. To address these issues, scientists have conducted coordinated analyses that included eleven UK longitudinal population studies, comprising data from before and throughout the pandemic.

27 Oct 2021

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Few equations are as simple as the findings of a survey measuring the habits of 1,000 children during COVID-19: More physical activity and less screen time led to better mental health.

26 Oct 2021

Study highlights the importance of routine suicide risk screenings in children with ASD

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are twice as likely to report suicidal thoughts when screened for suicidal ideation during routine medical assessments, according to new research from the Kennedy Krieger Institute.

26 Oct 2021

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Do traumatic brain injuries in pregnant mothers impact fetal development?

School-based screening can help tackle depression in youth

‘Covid hit us over the head with a two-by-four’: Addressing ageism with urgency

Study finds significant increase in cannabis use disorder during pregnancy

Study finds link between prior poor mental health and higher COVID-19 infection rates

Study finds high levels of anxiety, depression among medical doctors during COVID-19 pandemic

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

People across all ages experienced benefits from pandemic solitude

Women in the military face a considerable risk of emotional bullying, sexual harassment and physical assault

Consortium of Louisiana's research institutions to investigate the mysteries of "long COVID"

Magnus Medical receives FDA's Breakthrough Device Designation for rapid-acting technology to treat major depression

£66 million funding to provide safe and warm accommodation for rough sleepers over winter

Review finds great resilience in mental health during during COVID-19 pandemic

'Theta activity' in the brain found to be divergent for people with mental health conditions

Using fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19 patients reduces the need for prolonged hospitalization, trial shows

COVID-19 vaccine-elicited immune responses in myeloma patients

Do pre-existing mental disorders and their co-occurrence affect COVID-19 clinical outcomes?

Study shows sustained deterioration of mental health in UK across COVID pandemic

Less physical activity and more screen time impact children's mental health during the pandemic

Study highlights the importance of routine suicide risk screenings in children with ASD

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