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Pilot clinical trial shows effectiveness of bioelectronic medicine device for lupus

A bioelectronic medicine device was effective in reducing pain and fatigue in patients with lupus, according to Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Professor Cynthia Aranow, MD, who will present pilot clinical trial results Tuesday at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Professional's Annual Meeting.

22 Oct 2018

Study shows correlation between spatial memory and the sense of smell

People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications.

20 Oct 2018

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

The National Institutes of Health, under the National Library of Medicine's program on data science research, has awarded $1.55 million to an interdisciplinary team lead by Luis Rocha, a professor of informatics and the director of the NSF-NRT complex networks and systems program at the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.

20 Oct 2018

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a campaign in Australia to shed light on a hidden condition that affects on average two children in every classroom.

19 Oct 2018

Many primary care doctors are still prescribing sedative drugs for older adults

Despite years of warnings that older adults shouldn't take sedative drugs that put them at risk of injury and death, a new study reveals how many primary care doctors are still prescribing them, how often, and exactly where.

19 Oct 2018

Parental education associated with increased family health care spending

Parents educated beyond high school invest more in family health care, reducing the likelihood of adverse medical conditions despite differences in family income and health insurance, according to a recent Rutgers study that appeared in the Southern Economic Journal.

19 Oct 2018

Physical activity lowers cardiovascular mortality risk in frail older adults

Frailty is a health condition that increases risks of poor health, falls, disability, and death in older adults. Signs of frailty include weakness, weight loss, slow walking speed, exhaustion, and low levels of activity.

19 Oct 2018

Mother-daughter conflict associated with suicide risk in abused adolescent girls

Teenage girls who were maltreated as children are more likely to entertain suicidal thoughts if the relationship with their mother is poor and the degree of conflict between the two of them high.

19 Oct 2018

New tool may reveal how the brain structure impacts brain activity, human behavior

The architecture of each person's brain is unique, and differences may influence how quickly people can complete various cognitive tasks.

19 Oct 2018

Supervised aerobic exercise can support major depression treatment

An analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials indicates that supervised aerobic exercise has large antidepressant treatment effects for patients with major depression. The systematic review and meta-analysis is published in Depression and Anxiety.

18 Oct 2018

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Somatic stem cells are microscopic workhorses, constantly regenerating cells throughout the body: skin and the lining of the intestine, for example. And to University of Illinois neuroscientists, they represent untapped potential.

17 Oct 2018

Social media reduces risk of depression among seniors with pain

With a few finger strokes or swipes on a computer or cell phone, seniors with pain reduce the risk of depression when visiting social media sites.

17 Oct 2018

Researchers propose skin hardness as physiological sign to estimate human thermal status

Under the same temperature and humidity, human thermal status may vary due to individual body constitution and climatic environment.

17 Oct 2018

Antidepressant treatment may lead to improvements in sleep quality of patients with depression

In a study of 15 patients affected by major depressive disorder and complaining of insomnia, initiating treatment with vortioxetine for their depressive symptoms led to significant improvements in subjective sleep quality and daytime sleepiness.

17 Oct 2018

Mindfulness-based program effective for reducing stress in infertile women

An eight-week mindfulness-based program was effective for reducing stress and depressive symptoms while increasing general well-being in a study of infertile women.

17 Oct 2018

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people.

17 Oct 2018

A special report on US’ aging societies

The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035.

17 Oct 2018

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

The number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth for mothers is depression and/or anxiety, with one in seven women suffering from a mood disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

16 Oct 2018

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

An Australian first study involving 1000 men aged 18 to 30 has found those who conform to traditional definitions of manhood - dubbed 'the man box' - are twice as likely to consider suicide and seven times more likely to be violent towards others.

16 Oct 2018

HIV-infected infants more likely to acquire congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Infants who also were infected before birth by the virus that causes AIDS were especially prone to CMV infection.

16 Oct 2018

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Latest Mental Health News and Research

Pilot clinical trial shows effectiveness of bioelectronic medicine device for lupus

Study shows correlation between spatial memory and the sense of smell

IU researchers receive $1.55 million from NIH to improve chronic-disease management

Speech Pathology Australia raises awareness about Developmental Language Disorder

Many primary care doctors are still prescribing sedative drugs for older adults

Parental education associated with increased family health care spending

Physical activity lowers cardiovascular mortality risk in frail older adults

Mother-daughter conflict associated with suicide risk in abused adolescent girls

New tool may reveal how the brain structure impacts brain activity, human behavior

Supervised aerobic exercise can support major depression treatment

Autonomic nervous system directly controls stem cell proliferation, study shows

Social media reduces risk of depression among seniors with pain

Researchers propose skin hardness as physiological sign to estimate human thermal status

Antidepressant treatment may lead to improvements in sleep quality of patients with depression

Mindfulness-based program effective for reducing stress in infertile women

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

A special report on US’ aging societies

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

HIV-infected infants more likely to acquire congenital cytomegalovirus infection

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