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Scientists identify novel gene that affects brain function

U.S. and Australian scientists have found the mechanism a novel gene uses to affect brain function and elicit behavior related to neuropsychiatric disease.

26 Feb 2015

Psoriasis management: an interview with Dr Sandy McBride

A major challenge around treating psoriasis is communication - psoriasis can flare and resolve in between appointments so it can be difficult to express and describe the life impact of these flares and recall possible triggers and response to treatments. People with psoriasis can also find it very difficult to talk about their emotions – something known as alexithymia – again making it difficult for clinicians to fully appreciate the impact of psoriasis.

25 Feb 2015

Older drivers could benefit from Aston University's new training plan

Older drivers who lack confidence on the road could benefit from a new training plan being developed by researchers at Aston University.

25 Feb 2015

UTHealth study explores use of app to help improve health of minority stroke patients

A clinical trial investigating the use of a physician-monitored app to help first-time minority stroke patients become healthier has begun at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

25 Feb 2015

Teen girls from rural areas have undiagnosed asthma, face higher risk of depression

Teen girls who live in rural areas are more likely than their male counterparts to have undiagnosed asthma, and they often are at a higher risk of depression, according to researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.

25 Feb 2015

Study shows how financial incentives can influence some HIV-positive patients in clinical settings

A new study by the HIV Prevention Trials Network shows that some HIV-positive patients were motivated by financial incentives to take their HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) medication regularly and maintain control of their HIV - enhancing their own health benefits and reducing the chance of passing the virus on to others.

25 Feb 2015

‘Still Alice’ movie portrays young onset dementia

"An Academy Award for this movie would be a triumph," says Brian Appleby, MD, geriatric psychiatrist at University Hospitals Case Medical Center about the movie, "Still Alice," starring Julianne Moore.

25 Feb 2015

Eight professional health organizations call for action to reduce firearms injuries, deaths in the U.S.

Leaders from eight professional health organizations, including the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Bar Association have issued a call to action to reduce firearms injuries and deaths in the United States.

24 Feb 2015

New study could lead to better remedies for insomnia, more effective anaesthetic drugs

Scientists have discovered that switching on one area of the brain chemically can trigger a deep sleep.

24 Feb 2015

NYU Langone's Michael M. Halassa selected as winner of 2015 Sloan Research Fellowship

Michael M. Halassa, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU Langone Medical Center's Neuroscience Institute, has been selected as a winner of the 2015 Sloan Research Fellowship.

24 Feb 2015

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces recipients of 2015 Sloan Research Fellowships

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as recipients of the 2015 Sloan Research Fellowships. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships honor early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation of scientific leaders.

23 Feb 2015

Telephone-based peer support may help reduce postpartum depression in new mothers

New research reveals that telephone-based peer support may help reduce postnatal depression, also known as postpartum depression, in new mothers. Findings published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing also found that social support from peers may be effective for maternal depression up to two years after delivery.

23 Feb 2015

Diabetes, depression linked to higher risk of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment

People with mild cognitive impairment are at higher risk of developing dementia if they have diabetes or psychiatric symptoms such as depression, finds a new review led by UCL researchers.

23 Feb 2015

Neuronetrix announces FDA approval of COGNISION System for clinical use

Neuronetrix today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance (K141316) from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the COGNISION System for clinical use.

21 Feb 2015

New planning tool helps identify patients' risks of chronic pain after surgery

There are many variables that contribute to a patient's risk of chronic pain after surgery; physicians are still exploring ways to identify those variables prior to surgery.

20 Feb 2015

Mobile devices may help better diagnose patients with chronic health issues

Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more nurses to diagnose patients with chronic health issues like obesity, smoking, and depression -- three of the leading causes of preventable death and disability.

20 Feb 2015

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine professor explores causes, treatments of anorexia

Eating disorders are serious, debilitating conditions associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and distress. Anorexia nervosa, in particular, is associated with the highest mortality and suicide rates; compared to healthy peers, women with anorexia are up to 12 times more likely to die of any cause, and approximately 57 times more likely to die from suicide, over the same period of time.

20 Feb 2015

New partnership aims to create stem cell resource to study psychiatric disorders

The New York Stem Cell Foundation and the Stanley Center at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are partnering to create a foundational stem cell resource to study psychiatric disorders through the production of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell lines from individuals with schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

20 Feb 2015

Study: Growth hormone can improve social impairment in patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome

A growth hormone can significantly improve the social impairment associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in patients with a related genetic syndrome, according to a pilot study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published yesterday on Pub Med, a public database of biomedical topics maintained by the National Institutes of Health (study originally published in the December 12 issue of the journal Molecular Autism).

20 Feb 2015

International study shows potential new therapy to treat patients with neuropathic pain

An international study led by scientists at McGill University reports, for the first time, that drugs that selectively target the melatonin MT2 receptor represent a novel class of analgesic drugs that could be used to treat patients with neuropathic pain.

19 Feb 2015

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Scientists identify novel gene that affects brain function

Psoriasis management: an interview with Dr Sandy McBride

Older drivers could benefit from Aston University's new training plan

UTHealth study explores use of app to help improve health of minority stroke patients

Teen girls from rural areas have undiagnosed asthma, face higher risk of depression

Study shows how financial incentives can influence some HIV-positive patients in clinical settings

‘Still Alice’ movie portrays young onset dementia

Eight professional health organizations call for action to reduce firearms injuries, deaths in the U.S.

New study could lead to better remedies for insomnia, more effective anaesthetic drugs

NYU Langone's Michael M. Halassa selected as winner of 2015 Sloan Research Fellowship

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces recipients of 2015 Sloan Research Fellowships

Telephone-based peer support may help reduce postpartum depression in new mothers

Diabetes, depression linked to higher risk of dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment

Neuronetrix announces FDA approval of COGNISION System for clinical use

New planning tool helps identify patients' risks of chronic pain after surgery

Mobile devices may help better diagnose patients with chronic health issues

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine professor explores causes, treatments of anorexia

New partnership aims to create stem cell resource to study psychiatric disorders

Study: Growth hormone can improve social impairment in patients with Phelan-McDermid syndrome

International study shows potential new therapy to treat patients with neuropathic pain

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Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

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