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Researchers discover how the injured brain alerts immune system

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have identified a new way that cells in the brain alert the rest of the body to recruit immune cells when the brain is injured. The work was completed in mouse models that mimic infection, stroke or trauma in humans.

18 May 2017

Study highlights need to improve calcium and vitamin D intake in pediatric IBD patients

A new study highlights that children suffering from inflammatory bowel disease are not meeting the daily recommended intake of calcium and vitamin D. The research, conducted at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, identified that only 26.6% and 21.3% of paediatric IBD patients were achieving the current recommended intake for calcium and vitamin D respectively.

18 May 2017

Psychiatry expert offers positive advice for parents experiencing empty nest syndrome

This spring, more than 17,000 high school seniors (out of 102,000 applicants), were offered admission to UCLA for the fall of 2017.

18 May 2017

Self-treated pain can contribute to risk of frequent non-medical prescription opioid use

Physical pain--often "self-medicated" without help from healthcare professionals--is an important contributor to non-medical prescription opioid (NMPO) use by young adults, suggests a study in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

17 May 2017

Online self-management program benefits parents with bipolar disorder

Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behavior.

17 May 2017

Children surviving chronic health conditions may suffer from brain function issues

Survival rates continue to rise for children living with once-fatal chronic pediatric health conditions. But their survival comes at a cost: many experience long-term neurocognitive deficits.

17 May 2017

Novel app that predicts manic, depressive episodes in people with bipolar disorder wins grand prize

A team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Sage Bionetworks, has won the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit, a contest that called on researchers to come up with new ways to study mood disorders using Apple's ResearchKit, an open-source platform for creating iOS apps.

17 May 2017

Fennel effective in management of postmenopause symptoms, study shows

Fennel, an anise-flavored herb used for cooking, has long been known for its health benefits for a variety of issues, including digestion and premenstrual symptoms.

17 May 2017

Violently-injured adolescent males of color treated at urban pediatric ED need mental health care

Adolescent males of color treated for violent injury and discharged from an urban pediatric emergency department overwhelmingly identified a need for mental health care, according to research from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Violence Intervention Program, published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

16 May 2017

One in five bariatric surgery patients likely to develop alcohol problems, study finds

One in five patients who undergo one of the most popular weight-loss surgical procedures is likely to develop problems with alcohol, with symptoms sometimes not appearing until years after their surgery, according to one of the largest, longest-running studies of adults who got weight-loss surgery.

16 May 2017

Researchers reassess supposed link between depression and all-cause mortality

Over three decades of research suggest that depression increases the odds of death. However, a new research paper throws doubt on this presumed link after finding no evidence of a direct association between depression and all-cause mortality.

16 May 2017

Alcohol may change personality less than we think, say researchers

In a study published in Clinical Psychological Science, people typically reported a personality change between their sober and drunken state, yet observers watching from the outside noticed less of a change, with the only exception being increased extraversion among drinkers.

16 May 2017

WHO finds 1.2 million adolescent deaths annually, mostly from preventable causes

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners find that adolescent deaths amount to more than 3000 a day, which totals to 1.2 million deaths annually that are mostly from preventable or treatable causes. In low- and middle-income countries of the African and Southeast Asian regions, 855, 000 adolescents in the age group of 10–19-years old died in the year 2015. Road traffic injuries being the leading cause of death, and other major causes of deaths in adolescent are due to lower respiratory infections and suicide.

16 May 2017

Using new marijuana products and edibles can lead to unexpected highs, study suggests

Marijuana has been legal for adult recreational use in Colorado since 2014, but the verdict is still out on benefits and harms. Will legalization reduce opioid abuse and marijuana-related arrests? Will it increase use among youth and incidence of impaired driving?

16 May 2017

Depression in elite athletes

Our main findings showed that high-performance athletes were just as likely as non-athletes to report mild or more severe depressive symptoms.

16 May 2017

Griffith psychiatrist receives Margaret Tobin Award for providing first community-based PTSD treatment

Providing the first community-based Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment for war veterans is just one of the achievements of Professor David Crompton, the latest recipient of the Margaret Tobin Award.

16 May 2017

New report reveals that 1.2 million adolescents die every year from preventable causes

More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totaling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to a new report from the World Health Organization and partners.

16 May 2017

UBC researchers uncover potential adverse reactions of common multiple sclerosis drug

In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, UBC researchers have identified potential adverse reactions of a commonly used multiple sclerosis drug.

15 May 2017

Stress-mitigation techniques targeting parents have no effect on pediatric asthma outcomes

The patient-centered study's premise was straightforward: Since there is a definite link between parents' psychosocial stress levels and asthma suffered by inner city kids, if you provide stressed-out parents effective coping skills, would kids take their medicines more regularly and would their health improve?

12 May 2017

Chronic physical illness in children may increase chances of later life mental health problems

A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental health has found that such experiences appear to increase the chances of them having depression and anxiety in adulthood.

12 May 2017

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Researchers discover how the injured brain alerts immune system

Study highlights need to improve calcium and vitamin D intake in pediatric IBD patients

Psychiatry expert offers positive advice for parents experiencing empty nest syndrome

Self-treated pain can contribute to risk of frequent non-medical prescription opioid use

Online self-management program benefits parents with bipolar disorder

Children surviving chronic health conditions may suffer from brain function issues

Novel app that predicts manic, depressive episodes in people with bipolar disorder wins grand prize

Fennel effective in management of postmenopause symptoms, study shows

Violently-injured adolescent males of color treated at urban pediatric ED need mental health care

One in five bariatric surgery patients likely to develop alcohol problems, study finds

Researchers reassess supposed link between depression and all-cause mortality

Alcohol may change personality less than we think, say researchers

WHO finds 1.2 million adolescent deaths annually, mostly from preventable causes

Using new marijuana products and edibles can lead to unexpected highs, study suggests

Depression in elite athletes

Griffith psychiatrist receives Margaret Tobin Award for providing first community-based PTSD treatment

New report reveals that 1.2 million adolescents die every year from preventable causes

UBC researchers uncover potential adverse reactions of common multiple sclerosis drug

Stress-mitigation techniques targeting parents have no effect on pediatric asthma outcomes

Chronic physical illness in children may increase chances of later life mental health problems

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