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Personalized text messaging program improves healthy lifestyle measures in heart attack survivors

A text messaging program successfully supported, informed and motivated people after a heart attack on how to prevent a second heart attack, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

9 May 2022

Personal construct therapy found to be effective in reducing depression in women with fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a rheumatic disease of unknown origin, which is characterized by chronic pain and often accompanied by symptoms of depression. It mainly affects women, and there is no cure, but various treatments can help relieve the symptoms.

9 May 2022

Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

A new study led by Loughborough University and the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust will use Artificial Intelligence to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.

9 May 2022

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

Cameron Wright, 16, has always seen himself as a "dude." As a young child, Cameron didn't have the words to explain the disconnect between how he saw himself and how the world saw him. But he knew that despite being born in a girl's body, he was meant to be a boy.

9 May 2022

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland's patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation's top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers for patients to call.

9 May 2022

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of children and adolescents from low-income families with overweight or obesity increased markedly, according to new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May).

8 May 2022

Nature's effects on mental health have a 'massive' bias towards rich, white populations

New research shows that a rapidly-growing environmental science field-; which measures nature's effects on human well-being-; has a diversity problem that threatens its ability to make universal scientific claims.

6 May 2022

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their wellbeing, depression and anxiety and could, in the future, be recommended as a way to help people manage their mental health say the authors of a new study.

6 May 2022

Positive effects of altered maternal care during COVID-19 in Australia

Researchers reported on the positive outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic in maternity care in Australia.

6 May 2022

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests.

5 May 2022

New method improves polygenic prediction of disease risk across diverse populations

Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are promising tools for predicting disease risk, but current versions have built-in bias that can affect their accuracy in some populations and result in health disparities.

5 May 2022

Emotional impact of COVID-19 on women academics in South Africa

A new South African study reveals the toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on women academics in particular.

5 May 2022

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

In a new study, scientists investigated the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length.

5 May 2022

Mental illness interferes with the body’s blood pressure and heart rate, study shows

University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate variations.

5 May 2022

Are you getting enough sleep?

Sleep plays a vital role in the cognitive processing and maintenance of psychological health, which includes the processing of emotions and the consolidation of memories.

5 May 2022

Improved screening can benefit women with postpartum depression

Nurse education is the key to successfully screening women for postpartum depression, which affects some 15% of mothers, according to a new quality improvement (QI) study from Cedars-Sinai.

4 May 2022

Study explores long COVID in adults

A new study reviewed post-acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome (PACS) in the adult population.

4 May 2022

Children without diapers do not get quality sleep, study says

Children whose parents cannot afford diapers do not get quality sleep, according to a study by the Rutgers School of Nursing.

3 May 2022

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine a five-year, $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research and expand its efforts to prevent, treat and cure HIV infection, and thereby reduce the burden of HIV, locally, nationally, and internationally.

3 May 2022

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis.

3 May 2022

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Personalized text messaging program improves healthy lifestyle measures in heart attack survivors

Personal construct therapy found to be effective in reducing depression in women with fibromyalgia

Study to use AI for improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities

The families of trans kids in Texas consider their options amid crackdown on care

National addiction treatment locator has outdated data and other critical flaws

Obesity increased among children, teens from low-income families during early pandemic months

Nature's effects on mental health have a 'massive' bias towards rich, white populations

Social media break could lead to significant improvements in wellbeing

Positive effects of altered maternal care during COVID-19 in Australia

Women, black Africans and low earners most susceptible to disaster-induced depression

New method improves polygenic prediction of disease risk across diverse populations

Emotional impact of COVID-19 on women academics in South Africa

Scientists investigate the association between walking pace and leucocyte telomere length

Mental illness interferes with the body’s blood pressure and heart rate, study shows

Are you getting enough sleep?

Improved screening can benefit women with postpartum depression

Study explores long COVID in adults

Children without diapers do not get quality sleep, study says

NIH awards $11.3 million grant to renew the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research

Educational attainment associated with better health in Black women

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