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Doctors can help patients with mental health by adopting a different questioning style around suicide, self-harm

Doctors can better help patients with mental health concerns by adopting a different questioning style around self-harm and suicide, experts have said.

22 Dec 2020

Study depicts previously unknown molecular mechanism underlying healthy brain development

A research team led by Michael Fox, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has identified the type of brain cell that produces collagen 19, a protein that is crucial for the formation of inhibitory circuits in the brain.

21 Dec 2020

New report offers recommendations to address opioid epidemic during COVID-19 pandemic

A new report from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers recommendations aimed at federal, state, and local policymakers to address the opioid epidemic during the pandemic, which has seen sharp increases in fatal and nonfatal overdoses.

21 Dec 2020

Stem cells in the brain divide over months to create new nerve cells

For the first time, scientists at the University of Zurich have been able to observe stem cells in the adult mouse brain that divide over the course of several months to create new nerve cells. The study shows that brain stem cells are active over a long period, and thus provides new insights for stem cell research.

21 Dec 2020

Stem cell engineering used to identify gene signaling pathway linked to schizophrenia

Using human-induced pluripotent stem cells engineered from a single family's blood samples, a gene signaling pathway linked to a higher risk for developing schizophrenia was discovered by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

21 Dec 2020

Brain tissue analysis may help explain enduring mysteries about PTSD

A post-mortem analysis of brain tissue from people who had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may help explain enduring mysteries about the disorder, such as why women are more susceptible to it and whether a dampened immune system response plays a role in dealing with stress, a team headed by Yale University researchers has found.

21 Dec 2020

Community-level intervention can reduce alcohol-impaired driving and consequences

New research from the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation shows that a community-level alcohol intervention in California resulted in a 17% reduction in alcohol-involved crashes among drivers aged 15-30.

21 Dec 2020

COVID-19 contact tracing ineffective without timely testing and isolation, study says

A new study by Canada-based researchers has showed that contact tracing is not effective if testing and isolation are delayed.

21 Dec 2020

Cardiovascular risk due to COVID-19-related unemployment 4-6 times higher among Maoris vs. non-Maoris in NZ

A new study uses a life-table model to predict and estimate the loss of health, healthcare costs to society, and inequities in healthcare in New Zealand.

21 Dec 2020

‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’

In March, during the first week of the San Francisco Bay Area's first-in-the-nation stay-at-home order, KHN spoke with emergency department physicians working on the front lines of the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic.

21 Dec 2020

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of healthcare workers?

A new study by US-based researchers – at the Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center and Columbia University – has found that healthcare workers have experienced significant psychiatric distress during the pandemic.

21 Dec 2020

Researchers use a video game to identify and evaluate the degree of ADHD

Adapting a traditional endless runner video game and using a raccoon as the protagonist, researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, in its Spanish acronym), among other institutions, have developed a platform that allows the identification and evaluation of the degree of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.

21 Dec 2020

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers boost physical activity levels

A new study supports the efficacy of smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers at elevating levels of physical activity.

21 Dec 2020

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

Many children are in virtual school, less physically connected to friends and activities like sports and may have experienced major lifestyle changes from spending more time at home during quarantine.

21 Dec 2020

Study may lead to new therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder

In our attempts to de-clutter our busy minds and make room for new, often more productive thoughts, people tap an array of different approaches. Which works best, and how does each strategy distinctly impact the brain?

21 Dec 2020

COVID-19 volunteers are still needed in the challenging months ahead, say researchers

During the first national lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, and subsequent social restrictions, thousands of volunteers provided a vital lifeline for many vulnerable people throughout an unprecedented time of anxiety and social restrictions.

21 Dec 2020

More Americans — of all political persuasions — are donning masks

As apprehension about the pandemic intensifies, more Americans — nearly three-quarters — say they wear masks every time they leave the house, according to a poll released Friday.

18 Dec 2020

Can online health forums track the effect of COVID-19 on mental health?

A team of researchers at King's College London, UK, and other institutions used publicly accessible sources of real-world data, such as online health forums. They found that authors of COVID-19 related posts most frequently mentioned mental health symptom keywords during the first wave, followed by physical symptoms and intensive care keywords.

18 Dec 2020

Researchers develop a technique to predict epileptic seizures

A third of epilepsy sufferers are resistant to treatment for this neurological disease that affects 1% of the population.

18 Dec 2020

Targeted brain stimulation dulls social pain

A new study demonstrates that targeted brain stimulation is effective at dulling social pain.

18 Dec 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Doctors can help patients with mental health by adopting a different questioning style around suicide, self-harm

Study depicts previously unknown molecular mechanism underlying healthy brain development

New report offers recommendations to address opioid epidemic during COVID-19 pandemic

Stem cells in the brain divide over months to create new nerve cells

Stem cell engineering used to identify gene signaling pathway linked to schizophrenia

Brain tissue analysis may help explain enduring mysteries about PTSD

Community-level intervention can reduce alcohol-impaired driving and consequences

COVID-19 contact tracing ineffective without timely testing and isolation, study says

Cardiovascular risk due to COVID-19-related unemployment 4-6 times higher among Maoris vs. non-Maoris in NZ

‘Nine months into it, the adrenaline is gone and it’s just exhausting’

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the wellbeing of healthcare workers?

Researchers use a video game to identify and evaluate the degree of ADHD

Smartphone fitness apps and wearable activity trackers boost physical activity levels

Emotional well-being and screen time are top health concerns for parents during pandemic

Study may lead to new therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder

COVID-19 volunteers are still needed in the challenging months ahead, say researchers

More Americans — of all political persuasions — are donning masks

Can online health forums track the effect of COVID-19 on mental health?

Researchers develop a technique to predict epileptic seizures

Targeted brain stimulation dulls social pain

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

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