Mental Health News and Research

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Deep Longevity releases first AI-powered psychological aging clocks

Today, Deep Longevity, a company developing artificial intelligence to track human aging and extend productive longevity, released the first AI-powered psychological aging clocks to analyze and interpret psychosocial factors in the context of aging.

16 Dec 2020

Regulatory policies block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing care

The Endocrine Society and the Pediatric Endocrine Society oppose legislative efforts to block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing gender-affirming medical and surgical care, the two medical societies said in a joint policy perspective published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

16 Dec 2020

Study reports increase in outdoor activity among women during COVID-19

Spotting horned owls in neighborhood trees? Raising a bumper crop of winter squash? You may have much in common with individuals in a new study.

16 Dec 2020

Mild exercise habits during development could prevent schizophrenia, study reveals

Although schizophrenia is increasingly understood as a neurodevelopmental disorder, environmental factors are known to play an important role in the disease onset and progression.

16 Dec 2020

World Health Organization, Sanofi sign new agreement to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Sanofi – one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies – have signed a new agreement for donations of medicines to sustain specific efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

15 Dec 2020

New AI tool may soon offer the right treatment for stroke survivors

An AI developed by Japanese researchers might soon help stroke survivors get the right treatment by detecting a patient's post-stroke depression (PSD) type, a frequently seen but often overlooked neuropsychiatric manifestation after a stroke that could impair functional recovery.

15 Dec 2020

Robotic exoskeletons improve motor function in adolescents with acquired brain injury

A team of New Jersey researchers has shown that gait training using robotic exoskeletons improved motor function in adolescents and young adults with acquired brain injury.

14 Dec 2020

New initiative launched to empower youth against COVID-19 pandemic

A new ground-breaking global youth mobilization was launched today to invest in and scale up youth-led solutions and engagements in response to COVID-19.

14 Dec 2020

Research shows fitness suffered in most individuals during COVID-19

Researchers from the University of Texas, San Antonio and UT-Health Sciences, Texas, recently attempted to fill this knowledge gap by addressing how the COVID-19 pandemic and related stay-at-home orders are changing the daily habits of individuals.

14 Dec 2020

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

A higher proportion of male than of female managers have negative attitudes toward depression, a University of Gothenburg study shows.

14 Dec 2020

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Recently published UT Southwestern research reveals new insights about risk factors for depression based on data from a landmark longitudinal study focused on heart disease.

14 Dec 2020

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Migraine is a neurological disease that can be severely debilitating and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.

14 Dec 2020

Preference to be a night owl associated with anxiety, impulsivity and substance use

Young people who prefer to stay up late are more impulsive than their peers who go to bed earlier, which makes them more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, a new study in the journal Chronobiology International, reports.

14 Dec 2020

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

When a child is born before term, the mother and baby are physically separated due to the hospital care required by the latter.

14 Dec 2020

Study investigates the use of CBT and well-being therapy in depressed patients with acute coronary syndromes

Randomized controlled trials (RCT) of psychotherapeutic interventions have addressed depression and demoralization associated with acute coronary syndromes.

14 Dec 2020

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

New research into the concerns of people with healthcare needs amid COVID-19 were explored, as a panel of industry leaders debated how to transform services to improve UK mental health support, in Connect Health’s latest Change webinar.

14 Dec 2020

Expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic

Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, a lot of things will go back to normal. We'll stop wearing masks. We'll crowd into restaurants. We'll walk whatever direction we want to down grocery store aisles. But some changes that the pandemic spurred might be here to stay. Among them: the expansion of telepsychiatry.

11 Dec 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Deep Longevity releases first AI-powered psychological aging clocks

Regulatory policies block transgender and gender diverse individuals from accessing care

Study reports increase in outdoor activity among women during COVID-19

Mild exercise habits during development could prevent schizophrenia, study reveals

World Health Organization, Sanofi sign new agreement to eliminate neglected tropical diseases

New AI tool may soon offer the right treatment for stroke survivors

Robotic exoskeletons improve motor function in adolescents with acquired brain injury

New initiative launched to empower youth against COVID-19 pandemic

Research shows fitness suffered in most individuals during COVID-19

Higher proportion of male bosses found to have negative attitudes toward depression

Landmark heart study reveals new insights about risk factors for depression

Mindfulness-based stress reduction may provide benefit to people with migraine

Preference to be a night owl associated with anxiety, impulsivity and substance use

Singing to preterm infants during kangaroo care boosts maternal wellbeing

Study investigates the use of CBT and well-being therapy in depressed patients with acute coronary syndromes

Experts debate how to transform services to improve UK mental health support

Expansion of telepsychiatry may outlast the COVID-19 pandemic

Study: Most pregnant patients who tested positive for coronavirus were asymptomatic

Vitamin D deficiency could explain why autism spectrum disorder is more common in boys

Access to outdoor spaces benefits mental health, wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

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Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

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