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Nut consumption could be key to better cognitive health in older people

Long-term, high nut consumption could be the key to better cognitive health in older people according to new research from the University of South Australia.

19 Mar 2019

Aphasia research reveals new, complex interactions between thought and language

Knowledge of the facts is called factive knowledge. In the phrase "He knows [that it is warm outside]", the embedded clause is assumed to be true.

19 Mar 2019

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

In a new case study, researchers at North Carolina State University describe an adolescent human patient diagnosed with rapid onset schizophrenia who was found instead to have a Bartonella henselae infection.

19 Mar 2019

Use of synthetic psychedelic linked to improvements in depression and anxiety

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that use of the synthetic psychedelic 5-methocy-N,-N-dimethyltryptamine appears to be associated with unintended improvements in self-reported depression and anxiety when given in a ceremonial group setting.

19 Mar 2019

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

The nation's first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, aimed at ensuring that genomic research and neuroscience studies are representative of individuals across all populations including African ancestry, launched today.

19 Mar 2019

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

Favorable views on aging promote a general sense of wellbeing, increase self-efficacy, and motivate older adults to maintain a healthy lifestyle, ultimately influencing their own physical and biological aging. But exposure to trauma, directly or indirectly, may significantly impact these views, according to a new study.

18 Mar 2019

Mental health disorders among young adults may be on the increase

New research published by the American Psychological Association has found that the rate of certain mental health disorders has increased significantly over the last decade among young adults, but not among older adults.

18 Mar 2019

Hormonal treatment associated with depression in men with prostate cancer

Men who receive anti-hormonal treatment after having their prostate removed are 80% more likely to suffer from depression than men who don't receive this treatment. This leads researchers to suggest that patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy should be monitored for post-surgical depression.

18 Mar 2019

Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Patients with prostate, bladder or kidney cancers are at greater risk of dying if they have had psychiatric care prior to the cancer treatment. In addition, patients with these cancers show greater suicide risk than the general population, even once the data is corrected for previous psychiatric care.

18 Mar 2019

Fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples

For the first time, researchers have evidence that fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples - work they hope will pave the way for a simple, fast diagnosis.

18 Mar 2019

Mental health problems among children increasing - cultural trends part of the problem

A new study this week reveals that the mental health problems among young adults and adolescents is on the rise. Over the last few years there has been a steep rise in episodes of depression and psychological distress among the younger population says the study.

18 Mar 2019

Depression screening does not improve quality of life in heart attack patients

After suffering a heart attack or unstable angina (chest pain caused by blocked arteries), patients who were systematically screened for depression and referred for treatment when appropriate did not show a significant improvement in quality of life compared with those who received no depression screening, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's 68th Annual Scientific Session.

18 Mar 2019

Researchers use MRI and AI techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine used MRI brain scans and machine learning techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2 years with 95 percent accuracy.

15 Mar 2019

Bioactive compounds in mushrooms may fight neurodegeneration in later life

New research suggests that mild cognitive impairment could be prevented in people over the age of 60 by simply eating mushrooms more than twice a week.

15 Mar 2019

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust saw falls at night drop by a third on two wards that introduced the Oxehealth Digital Care Assistant technology, a clinical study has shown.

15 Mar 2019

Wearable tracking device achieves higher accuracy in position tracking using thermal sensors

In a new study published in npj Digital Medicine, a team led by Child Mind Institute researchers report that a wearable tracking device they developed achieves higher accuracy in position tracking using thermal sensors in addition to inertial measurement and proximity sensors.

15 Mar 2019

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Nut consumption could be key to better cognitive health in older people

Aphasia research reveals new, complex interactions between thought and language

New case study describes adolescent patient with rapid-onset schizophrenia and Bartonella infection

Use of synthetic psychedelic linked to improvements in depression and anxiety

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative launched to close the gap in health disparities

Study: Post-traumatic holocaust survivors transmit negative views on aging to offspring

Mental health disorders among young adults may be on the increase

Hormonal treatment associated with depression in men with prostate cancer

Study highlights the need for psychiatric care to be integrated into cancer treatment

Fibromyalgia can be reliably detected in blood samples

Mental health problems among children increasing - cultural trends part of the problem

Depression screening does not improve quality of life in heart attack patients

Researchers use MRI and AI techniques at birth to predict cognitive development at age 2

Bioactive compounds in mushrooms may fight neurodegeneration in later life

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Wearable tracking device achieves higher accuracy in position tracking using thermal sensors

Students with disabilities call college admissions cheating ‘big slap in the face’

Columbia researchers explore molecular mechanisms of treatment-resistant depression

Blunting emotional component associated with pain

Study sheds light on brain function associated with anhedonia

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