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Study shows bromances can improve men’s health, reduce stress

Male friendships, portrayed and often winked at in bromance movies, could have healthful effects similar to those seen in romantic relationships, especially when dealing with stress, according to a new study of male rats by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

4 Mar 2016

Psychological difficulties of ovarian cancer: an interview with Katherine Taylor

Ovarian cancer affects around 7000 thousand women in the UK every year and very sadly the outcomes are not great. A women dies every 2 hours of ovarian cancer. If I am diagnosed today, I’ve only got a 40% chance of being alive in 5 years’ time.

4 Mar 2016

Dr. Benjamin Neale awarded Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics

The Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics was established in winter 2010 to recognize scientists who are in the early phases of their independent careers. The second award ceremony will take place at the University of Helsinki, Finland, on March 3, 2016.

3 Mar 2016

New book provides insight into how psychologists use formulation to select psychological approaches

How do applied psychologists use psychological theory to understand the people they work with? People who use mental health services are familiar with the term diagnosis, but less so with the term formulation. Formulation is the approach applied psychologists use to help people in distress to develop an understanding of why they think, feel and behave the way they do.

3 Mar 2016

Childhood emotional abuse linked to adult migraine risk

Children who are emotionally abused may be more likely to experience migraines as young adults, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 68th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, April 15 to 21, 2016. The link between migraine and abuse was stronger for emotional abuse than for physical or sexual abuse in the study.

3 Mar 2016

Researchers find key brain receptor linked to depression, drug addiction and Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that a key receptor in the brain, once thought to only strengthen synapses, can also weaken them, offering new insights into the mechanisms driving depression, drug addiction and even Alzheimer's disease.

3 Mar 2016

Mobile device addiction linked to anxiety, depression in college-age students

Is cellphone use detrimental to mental health? A new study from the University of Illinois finds that addiction to, and not simply use of, mobile technology is linked to anxiety and depression in college-age students.

3 Mar 2016

Prebiotic may help curb obesity in moms and babies

Obesity is a global epidemic and the evidence is clear: if a mother is obese or gains too much weight during pregnancy chances are the child will be at higher risk of being obese throughout its life.

2 Mar 2016

National Bed Month: Five tips for a perfect sleep routine

This National Bed Month Sleep Practitioner & Sleep Environment Expert James Wilson has shared his five steps to a perfect sleep routine which includes using nature’s most effective relaxant… magnesium.

From BetterYou Ltd 2 Mar 2016

Depression may be a systemic disease, say researchers

An international team of researchers lead by the University of Granada has scientifically proven, for the first time, that depression is associated with important alterations of the oxidative stress, so it should be considered a systemic disease.

2 Mar 2016

Stemina developing new screening method to diagnose autism

A University of Wisconsin-Madison spinoff is screening blood samples in an effort to develop a biologically based method to diagnose autism.

2 Mar 2016

Study links patient-perceived physician empathy with medical care satisfaction

A study presented today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), links patient-perceived physician empathy with improved outcomes and medical care satisfaction.

2 Mar 2016

Researchers show how increases in state and local social spending can reduce risk of dying

Income inequality and government social spending. These are hot-??button issues in this year's presidential primaries: the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and the government's role in closing the gap--or not.

2 Mar 2016

Global climate crisis threatens public health

In a review published in the Annals of Global Health, doctors warn of the impending public health crisis brought on by climate change and call for action to help prepare the world for what is ahead.

2 Mar 2016

CAMH, Impel NeuroPharma partner to advance novel treatment to alleviate depression

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Impel NeuroPharma have signed a licensing agreement to advance a new neuropeptide-based therapeutic approach shown to be effective in treating depression.

1 Mar 2016

Young parents call for better advice to deal with fuel poverty

Young parents are calling for better advice to tackle fuel poverty as almost four million children in England live in families that are struggling to pay their energy bills, according to evidence gathered in a new report.

1 Mar 2016

Osteopathic manipulative treatment improves function in patients suffering from chronic low back pain

Studies published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association found that osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) reduced pain and improved function in patients suffering from chronic, nonspecific low back pain.

1 Mar 2016

Reacting to stressful events decides your overall health

How you perceive and react to stressful events is more important to your health than how frequently you encounter stress, according to health researchers from Penn State and Columbia University.

27 Feb 2016

Discovery could lead to better therapies for people with obsessive compulsive disorder

Research led by investigators in veterinary and human medicine has identified genetic pathways that exacerbate severity of canine compulsive disorder in Doberman pinschers, a discovery that could lead to better therapies for obsessive compulsive disorder in people.

27 Feb 2016

Older adults have more positive responses than young adults about feeling serenity, loneliness

A new study led by associate professor Rebecca Ready in the department of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found that older adults have different, more positive responses than young adults about feelings such as serenity, sadness and loneliness.

27 Feb 2016

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Study shows bromances can improve men’s health, reduce stress

Psychological difficulties of ovarian cancer: an interview with Katherine Taylor

Dr. Benjamin Neale awarded Leena Peltonen Prize for Excellence in Human Genetics

New book provides insight into how psychologists use formulation to select psychological approaches

Childhood emotional abuse linked to adult migraine risk

Researchers find key brain receptor linked to depression, drug addiction and Alzheimer's disease

Mobile device addiction linked to anxiety, depression in college-age students

Prebiotic may help curb obesity in moms and babies

National Bed Month: Five tips for a perfect sleep routine

Depression may be a systemic disease, say researchers

Stemina developing new screening method to diagnose autism

Study links patient-perceived physician empathy with medical care satisfaction

Researchers show how increases in state and local social spending can reduce risk of dying

Global climate crisis threatens public health

CAMH, Impel NeuroPharma partner to advance novel treatment to alleviate depression

Young parents call for better advice to deal with fuel poverty

Osteopathic manipulative treatment improves function in patients suffering from chronic low back pain

Reacting to stressful events decides your overall health

Discovery could lead to better therapies for people with obsessive compulsive disorder

Older adults have more positive responses than young adults about feeling serenity, loneliness

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