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Despite high job demands, mere experience of being on-call promotes work fatigue

With the growing demands of consumerism and the need to assist customers on the clock, today's employees are working anything but nine to five.

5 Aug 2015

Brain's electrical activity may be more primary factor in memory solidification

The permanence of memories has long thought to be mediated solely by the production of new proteins. However, new research from the University of Alberta has shown that the electrical activity of the brain may be a more primary factor in memory solidification.

5 Aug 2015

Research finds no link between teen marijuana use and later mental health issues

Chronic marijuana use by teenage boys does not appear to be linked to later physical or mental health issues such as depression, psychotic symptoms or asthma, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

5 Aug 2015

Study finds evidence that gut microbes affect circadian rhythms, metabolism in mice

A study including researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago found evidence that gut microbes affect circadian rhythms and metabolism in mice.

5 Aug 2015

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Our nation's veterans continue to suffer emotional and psychological effects of war—some for decades. And while there has been greater attention directed recently toward post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more veterans are seeking help, current psychotherapy treatments are less than optimal, according to a new narrative review published in the August 4, 2015 issue of JAMA.

4 Aug 2015

Researchers use new dimensional method to distinguish between expectable and worrisome childhood misbehavior

Researchers at Northwestern University are using a novel dimensional method for distinguishing misbehavior that is expectable in early childhood versus that which is cause for clinical concern.

4 Aug 2015

Discovery could pave way for new drugs to treat people with memory problems

A team of scientists believe they have shown that memories are more robust than we thought and have identified the process in the brain, which could help rescue lost memories or bury bad memories, and pave the way for new drugs and treatment for people with memory problems.

4 Aug 2015

3D printed brain tissue could help fight brain disorders

The brain is amazingly complex, with around 86 billion nerve cells. The challenge for researchers to create bench-top brain tissue from which they can learn about how the brain functions, is an extremely difficult one.

4 Aug 2015

Capital Impact Partners provides $27.5 million in financing to support underserved communities

Capital Impact Partners announced today that it provided nearly $27.5 million in financing to projects delivering social impact for underserved communities across the U.S. during the second quarter of 2015. These projects are expected to increase access to health care services, dignified aging options, healthy food, and education for low-income people in seven states, while also creating nearly 250 jobs.

4 Aug 2015

Benefits and risks of taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy

Treating maternal psychiatric disorder with commonly used antidepressants is associated with a lower risk of certain pregnancy complications including preterm birth and delivery by Caesarean section, according to researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Medical Center, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. However, the medications -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs -- resulted in an increased risk of neonatal problems.

4 Aug 2015

Marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions among people with severe drinking problems

Research on alcohol-use disorders consistently shows problem drinking decreases as we age. Also called, "maturing out," these changes generally begin during young adulthood and are partially caused by the roles we take on as we become adults. Now, researchers collaborating between the University of Missouri and Arizona State University have found evidence that marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions even among people with severe drinking problems.

4 Aug 2015

Study: Unsuccessful fertility treatment not linked with increased risk of clinically diagnosed depression in women

An analysis of data on more than 41,000 Danish women who received assisted reproductive fertility treatment shows that unsuccessful treatment is not linked with an increased risk of clinically diagnosed depression compared with successful treatment.

4 Aug 2015

NYSCF scientists design new robotic platform to automate generation of patient-specific stem cells

Scientists at The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute successfully designed a revolutionary, high-throughput, robotic platform that automates and standardizes the process of transforming patient samples into stem cells.

4 Aug 2015

New big data collaboration aims to improve care management for diabetes, mental health

Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore and Holmusk, a global tele-health platform, have recently announced a collaboration to further the potential of big data in healthcare. Big data refers to very large, unstructured and diverse datasets that cannot be managed using conventional methods. In healthcare, big data and analytics allow us to discover patterns that would not be found otherwise, and make predictions about disease. This has the potential to improve care and lower costs.

4 Aug 2015

Moderate and severe selective eating habits linked to depression, anxiety, shows study

Picky eating among children is a common but burdensome problem that can result in poor nutrition for kids, family conflict, and frustrated parents.

3 Aug 2015

Atomic level images reveal how neuropeptide hormone neurotensin may activate its receptors

Many hormones and neurotransmitters work by binding to receptors on a cell's exterior surface. This activates receptors causing them to twist, turn and spark chemical reactions inside cells.

3 Aug 2015

Lancet Series examines enduring radiological, psychological impact of nuclear disasters

On the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a three-part Series published in The Lancet looks at the enduring radiological and psychological impact of nuclear disasters, including the most recent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011.

3 Aug 2015

Female patients with depression have abnormally high expression levels of glutamate receptor genes

Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain tissue of depressed females. This could be an underlying cause of the higher incidence of suicide among women, according to research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

31 Jul 2015

IUPUI researchers receive NIH grant to study effect of depression treatment on cardiovascular disease

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers led by Jesse Stewart of the School of Science, have received a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the first randomized controlled trial to determine whether depression treatment can help prevent the development of cardiovascular disease.

31 Jul 2015

Psychotropic medication use widespread among older adults, new study finds

Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger adults do, a new study finds.

31 Jul 2015

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Despite high job demands, mere experience of being on-call promotes work fatigue

Brain's electrical activity may be more primary factor in memory solidification

Research finds no link between teen marijuana use and later mental health issues

Study finds evidence that gut microbes affect circadian rhythms, metabolism in mice

Current psychotherapy treatments less than optimal for war veterans suffering from PTSD

Researchers use new dimensional method to distinguish between expectable and worrisome childhood misbehavior

Discovery could pave way for new drugs to treat people with memory problems

3D printed brain tissue could help fight brain disorders

Capital Impact Partners provides $27.5 million in financing to support underserved communities

Benefits and risks of taking antidepressant medications during pregnancy

Marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions among people with severe drinking problems

Study: Unsuccessful fertility treatment not linked with increased risk of clinically diagnosed depression in women

NYSCF scientists design new robotic platform to automate generation of patient-specific stem cells

New big data collaboration aims to improve care management for diabetes, mental health

Moderate and severe selective eating habits linked to depression, anxiety, shows study

Atomic level images reveal how neuropeptide hormone neurotensin may activate its receptors

Lancet Series examines enduring radiological, psychological impact of nuclear disasters

Female patients with depression have abnormally high expression levels of glutamate receptor genes

IUPUI researchers receive NIH grant to study effect of depression treatment on cardiovascular disease

Psychotropic medication use widespread among older adults, new study finds

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