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Combinations of personality traits may help protect against depression and anxiety, study shows

Though high levels of neuroticism put people at risk for depression and anxiety, if those same individuals are also highly extraverted and conscientious they could have a measure of protection against those disorders, according to the results of a new study by a team of University at Buffalo psychologists.

30 Nov 2017

Tailored Activity Program for older veterans with dementia provides positive results

People with dementia often have behavioral symptoms. These include problems with memory, language, and decision-making abilities. People with dementia can also experience changes in mood, such as increased irritability, depression, and anxiety.

29 Nov 2017

Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Mental illness associated with early childhood adversity may be passed from generation to generation, according to a study of adults whose parents evacuated Finland as children during World War II.

29 Nov 2017

Researchers receive DoD grant to identify alternatives to opioids for pain management

What does a marine snail's ability to kill prey with two shots of venom have to do with the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States?

29 Nov 2017

Teaching teens the perils of pot as marketplace grows

After Yarly Raygoza attended the drug prevention program at the Boys & Girls Club here last year, she used what she learned to talk a few friends out of using marijuana.

29 Nov 2017

Combining EEG and MRI could expand ways of understanding ALS

Our brains function by electrical and chemical signaling. Recording brain wave patterns can be very helpful in conditions like epilepsy, but the potential of this inexpensive and easily applied technology has not been fully recognized.

28 Nov 2017

Problems at birth linked to long-lasting chemical changes in the brain

New King's College London research, published today (28 November) in eLife, shows that adults born prematurely - who also suffered small brain injuries around the time of birth - have lower levels of dopamine in the brain.

28 Nov 2017

Study reveals patients at high risk for opioid overdose deaths

Just over 60 percent of individuals who died from an opioid overdose had been diagnosed with a chronic pain condition, and many had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, a study of more than 13,000 overdose deaths has found.

28 Nov 2017

Birth complications associated with decreased dopamine levels in the brain, study reveals

A new study, published in eLife, shows that most people born prematurely, who also suffered small brain injuries during the time of birth, have lower levels of dopamine in the brain.

28 Nov 2017

Researchers reveal impact of RNA-binding protein on memory formation process

Learning requires the chemical adaptation of individual synapses. Researchers have now revealed the impact of an RNA-binding protein that is intimately involved in this process on learning and memory formation and learning processes.

28 Nov 2017

Mothers of teenagers with ASD report higher levels of negative psychological symptoms

Anyone who has ever survived being a teenager should be well aware that parenting a teenager can be no easy feat. But factor in a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability (ID), and you'll likely have the recipe for a unique set of challenges to the entire family unit.

28 Nov 2017

Study links proposed tax policies to income inequality and death rates in the U.S.

The income gap between the rich and poor in the United States has reached its highest levels since the Great Depression. Given past evidence that a wider rich-poor gap can be harmful to a population's health, tax policies that widen or narrow this gap may influence the overall health of a society.

27 Nov 2017

Immune system plays key role in amount of osteoarthritic pain and progression

The immune system plays a pivotal role in the amount of pain and disease progression experienced by patients with osteoarthritis (OA), McMaster University researchers have found.

27 Nov 2017

Research findings will help identify genetic causes of brain disorders

New findings will help to identify the genetic causes of brain disorders: researchers at the Universities of Basel, Bonn and Cologne have presented a systematic catalog of specific variable locations in the genome that influence gene activity in the human hippocampus, as they report in the journal Nature Communications.

27 Nov 2017

5 kg of metal removed from man’s stomach

Doctors in Madhya Pradesh India, recently were shocked to find 5 kg of iron objects in a man’s stomach while operating on him for a suspected stomach bug.

26 Nov 2017

Promising treatment for schizophrenia found in the form of avatars

Computer simulations of the faces behind the voices heard by sufferers of schizophrenia may give patients the power to cope better with these distressing hallucinations.

24 Nov 2017

Distinct small differences in the human brain may contribute to our cognitive abilities

The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives our species its identity.

23 Nov 2017

Moderate coffee consumption more likely to provide beneficial health outcomes

Drinking coffee is "more likely to benefit health than to harm it" for a range of health outcomes, say researchers in The BMJ today.

23 Nov 2017

Study highlights need to improve quality of cardiovascular care for HIV-positive adults

People with both HIV and risk factors for heart disease and stroke were less likely to be treated with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and aspirin than patients without HIV. The researchers believe this to be the first national study comparing statin use in patients with and without HIV and the first extensive analysis using U.S. data.

23 Nov 2017

Palliative care services help cancer patients

A cancer diagnosis is frightening and often impacts patients on both a physical and an emotional level. It can actually lead to symptoms such as pain, nausea, anxiety and depression.

22 Nov 2017

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Combinations of personality traits may help protect against depression and anxiety, study shows

Tailored Activity Program for older veterans with dementia provides positive results

Mental illness linked to early childhood adversity may be passed to next generation

Researchers receive DoD grant to identify alternatives to opioids for pain management

Teaching teens the perils of pot as marketplace grows

Combining EEG and MRI could expand ways of understanding ALS

Problems at birth linked to long-lasting chemical changes in the brain

Study reveals patients at high risk for opioid overdose deaths

Birth complications associated with decreased dopamine levels in the brain, study reveals

Researchers reveal impact of RNA-binding protein on memory formation process

Mothers of teenagers with ASD report higher levels of negative psychological symptoms

Study links proposed tax policies to income inequality and death rates in the U.S.

Immune system plays key role in amount of osteoarthritic pain and progression

Research findings will help identify genetic causes of brain disorders

5 kg of metal removed from man’s stomach

Promising treatment for schizophrenia found in the form of avatars

Distinct small differences in the human brain may contribute to our cognitive abilities

Moderate coffee consumption more likely to provide beneficial health outcomes

Study highlights need to improve quality of cardiovascular care for HIV-positive adults

Palliative care services help cancer patients

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