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As youth suicides climb, anguished parents begin to speak out

Alec Murray was 13. He enjoyed camping, fishing and skiing. At home, it was video games, movies and books. Having just completed middle school with "almost straight A's," those grades were going to earn him an iPhone for his upcoming birthday.

10 Mar 2020

PrEP drug levels found to lower among pregnant African adolescent girls and young women

Among African adolescent girls and young women who took HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) daily, levels of the PrEP drug tenofovir were more than 30% lower in those who were pregnant than in those who had recently given birth.

9 Mar 2020

Paid maternity leave associated with mental and physical health benefits for mothers, children

Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children - including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, according to a report in the March/April issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

9 Mar 2020

Scientists create new tool to study the genetic underpinnings of brain disorders

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues created a new computational tool called H-MAGMA to study the genetic underpinnings of nine brain disorders, including the identification of new genes associated with each disorder.

9 Mar 2020

Comprehensive new clinical guideline on homelessness released

A collaborative approach is required to build healthcare pathways that will end homelessness in Canada, says the Homeless Health Research Network, a pan-Canadian team of experts including researchers from McGill University.

9 Mar 2020

First-ever study compares cancer prevalence among transgender and cisgender individuals

A new Boston University School of Public Health study is the first-ever population-based study of cancer prevalence in transgender people, estimating 62,530 of the nearly 17 million cancer survivors in the U.S. are transgender.

9 Mar 2020

Around the corner: 3D housing designed for the homeless and needy seniors

Tim Shea is counting the days until he can move into a new, 3D-printed house. Shea, 69, will be the first to live in one of six such rentals created by what some in the housing industry call a futuristic approach that could revolutionize home construction.

9 Mar 2020

Collaborative approach needed to build pathways to end homelessness in Canada

A collaborative approach is required to build health care pathways that will end homelessness in Canada. Clinicians can play a role by tailoring their interventions using a comprehensive new clinical guideline on homelessness published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

9 Mar 2020

Study looks at lung injury and vaping THC and vitamin E acetate

The US has witnessed a spate of patients presenting with acute lung injury associated with e-cigarettes or vaping product use. A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows the pattern of the outbreak in California where recreational cannabis use is legal and which has among the maximum cases of the strange illness.

8 Mar 2020

Flexible options for lifestyle programs may benefit modern women with heart disease

Women with heart disease today need flexible options for lifestyle programs that fit their busy schedules. That's the finding of a study published today, International Women's Day, in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

8 Mar 2020

Moderate-to-severe PTSD symptoms common among 30% of injury survivors admitted to EDs

Over 30 percent of injury survivors who are treated in hospital emergency departments will have moderate-to-severe symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder at some point in the first year following the initial incident, new research led by the Yale School of Public Health finds.

8 Mar 2020

New device to measure brain pH with increased spatial and temporal accuracy

Although a number of techniques are able to track changes in pH in the brain, precise measurements have not previously been possible. Now, however, researchers in Japan have developed a novel method for examining brain pH that may lead to new information about the role of pH in brain signaling.

7 Mar 2020

New training program can help patients get full benefit of digital mental health tools

Digital technologies, especially smartphone apps, have great promise for increasing access to care for patients with serious mental illness such as schizophrenia.

7 Mar 2020

Scientists map novel structure of so-called 'neurotransmitter: sodium symporter’

A novel structure of a so-called 'neurotransmitter: sodium symporter’ has been mapped at the University of Copenhagen.

6 Mar 2020

Despite a birth by a Colorado legislator, paid family leave bill feels labor pains

When Brittany Pettersen, a Colorado state senator, gave birth to a boy in January, she became only the second lawmaker in the state to have a baby during a legislative season.

6 Mar 2020

Study to explore COVID-19-related discrimination against Chinese-Americans

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has sparked various reactions from different populations across the globe. With the sudden surge of cases worldwide and the spread of the virus to other countries, racism, and discrimination against Chinese American people has increased.

5 Mar 2020

Understanding how the brain predicts future events could aid in autism treatment

Our brains make our lives easier by predicting what will happen next based on previous experiences. But what happens when those predictive powers don't work like they should?

5 Mar 2020

Common test for autism found wanting

A new study published in the March 2020 issue of the journal Experimental Results reports that based on data from over 6,500 subjects, the commonly used AQ10 test is not relevant in diagnosing autism. That means a re-examination of the approach used at present to pick up this condition in the population at large is needed. It also means there is a question mark on the validity of research based on this test.

5 Mar 2020

Study: Whites consume more cigarettes and are more nicotine dependent than Native Americans

Multiple past studies have reported that, compared to whites, Native Americans have relatively high cigarette use, and this has contributed to speculation that Native Americans might be inherently prone to such use.

5 Mar 2020

Fears prevent vaping to help smokers to quit

According to a new report from the Public Health England (PHE) published this week, more and more people are not using e-cigarettes to quit traditional smoking due to fears about the harm the former cause.

5 Mar 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

As youth suicides climb, anguished parents begin to speak out

PrEP drug levels found to lower among pregnant African adolescent girls and young women

Paid maternity leave associated with mental and physical health benefits for mothers, children

Scientists create new tool to study the genetic underpinnings of brain disorders

Comprehensive new clinical guideline on homelessness released

First-ever study compares cancer prevalence among transgender and cisgender individuals

Around the corner: 3D housing designed for the homeless and needy seniors

Collaborative approach needed to build pathways to end homelessness in Canada

Study looks at lung injury and vaping THC and vitamin E acetate

Flexible options for lifestyle programs may benefit modern women with heart disease

Moderate-to-severe PTSD symptoms common among 30% of injury survivors admitted to EDs

New device to measure brain pH with increased spatial and temporal accuracy

New training program can help patients get full benefit of digital mental health tools

Scientists map novel structure of so-called 'neurotransmitter: sodium symporter’

Despite a birth by a Colorado legislator, paid family leave bill feels labor pains

Study to explore COVID-19-related discrimination against Chinese-Americans

Understanding how the brain predicts future events could aid in autism treatment

Common test for autism found wanting

Study: Whites consume more cigarettes and are more nicotine dependent than Native Americans

Fears prevent vaping to help smokers to quit

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