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Researchers study benefits of vitamin B12 in Marmite

New study shows that Marmite may boost brain power and could even help fight off dementia.

From BetterYou Ltd 7 Apr 2017

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Bielefeld University is strengthening its cooperations in medical research. In five new projects, scientists at the university are cooperating with the University hospitals of the Ruhr University of Bochum in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region.

7 Apr 2017

Are we sleeping less than we used to?

There's no solid evidence that we sleep fewer hours today than we ever did, this is something I have gone into large amounts of detail in my book, in my published papers and at a recent meeting at the Royal Society of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

Many patients struggle to understand complex health insurance plans, survey finds

A new survey by experts at the Health Disparities Institute of UConn Health shows that many patients across Connecticut are struggling to understand their complex, jargon-filled private health insurance plans and even to use their plan benefits correctly.

6 Apr 2017

Study highlights need for weight-appropriate dosing of healthy fat supplements

Body weight plays a significant role in how much benefit children may get from consuming "good" fats, new research suggests.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers develop stable brain implant based on anti-inflammatory coating

Complex neurotechnological devices are required to directly select and influence brain waves inside the skull's interior. Although it has become relatively easy to implement the devices, researchers are still faced with challenges when trying to keep them running properly in living organisms over time.

5 Apr 2017

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

In a small pilot study of men with schizophrenia, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Sheppard Pratt Health System say they have evidence that adding probiotics -- microorganisms, such as bacteria found in yogurts -- to the patients' diets may help treat yeast infections and ease bowel problems.

5 Apr 2017

CBT program to promote alcohol abstinence among HIV-infected people could help save money

Public health research shows that alcohol may be a factor in more than 13 percent of deaths due to infectious diseases, including HIV.

5 Apr 2017

New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reveals governments have taken little or no action to improve care for those living with psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune disease of the skin that affects 125 million people worldwide, since the 2014 World Health Organisation Resolution, which called for global action to improve quality of life for those living with the disease.

5 Apr 2017

Study explores how to predict and prevent psychiatric morbidity in survivors of ARDS

After surviving acute respiratory distress syndrome, a disease in which fluid begins to leak into the lungs of critically ill patients and makes it difficult to breathe, many patients develop mental illness.

5 Apr 2017

New study reveals link between drought and adverse health risks among older adults

A new Yale-led study reveals a distinct connection between drought exposure and adverse human health among older adults.

5 Apr 2017

MPA approves Renishaw study into chronic drug delivery system in Parkinson's patients

The Medicines Agency of Sweden, MPA, has authorised Herantis Pharma Plc and Renishaw plc’s randomised, placebo-controlled Phase 1-2 clinical study, for the investigation of Cerebral Dopamine Neurotrophic Factor (CDNF) and Renishaw’s chronic drug delivery system, in Parkinson’s patients.

4 Apr 2017

Study provides missing link for sex-dependent effects of mild brain blast injury

The brains of men and women are wired differently, and when it comes to traumatic brain injuries (TBI), women are more likely to develop subsequent neuropsychiatric disorders, like anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

4 Apr 2017

Study reveals link between rare NKPD1 gene and depressive symptoms

A study of people from an isolated village in the Netherlands reveals a link between rare variants in the gene NKPD1 and depressive symptoms.

4 Apr 2017

Alzheimer’s disease risk not increased by psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders do not increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland.

4 Apr 2017

Pharmaceuticalization of today’s sleep

The pharmaceuticalisation of sleep, put simply, refers to the ways in which sleep becomes a site for manipulation or augmentation through pharmaceutical use. There are different ways in which sleep can be pharmaceuticalised – for example we can use pharmaceuticals to induce sleep, to consolidate broken sleep, or to prevent or delay sleep.

4 Apr 2017

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Latest Mental Health News and Research

Researchers study benefits of vitamin B12 in Marmite

Bielefeld University launches five new medical research projects

Are we sleeping less than we used to?

Many patients struggle to understand complex health insurance plans, survey finds

Study highlights need for weight-appropriate dosing of healthy fat supplements

Researchers develop stable brain implant based on anti-inflammatory coating

Probiotics may help treat yeast infections, bowel problems in men with schizophrenia

CBT program to promote alcohol abstinence among HIV-infected people could help save money

New EIU report highlights need for more government action to address the psoriasis challenge

Study explores how to predict and prevent psychiatric morbidity in survivors of ARDS

New study reveals link between drought and adverse health risks among older adults

MPA approves Renishaw study into chronic drug delivery system in Parkinson's patients

Study provides missing link for sex-dependent effects of mild brain blast injury

Study reveals link between rare NKPD1 gene and depressive symptoms

Alzheimer’s disease risk not increased by psychiatric disorders

Pharmaceuticalization of today’s sleep

Noninvasive dTMS technique helps obese people lose weight by changing gut microbiota composition

Researchers find no connection between serotonin gene, stress and depression

Traumatic brain injuries affect the body's stress axis differently in female and male mice, shows research

Coexisting gender dysphoria and psychosis can be treated with gender affirming therapies, study shows

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