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New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

Self-injury so often occurs in private, an important reason why solid statistics are hard to come by. But researchers estimate between 10 and 40 percent of adolescents, and up to 10 percent of adults, harm themselves physically - usually by cutting or burning their skin.

31 Oct 2015

Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from therapy to help them sleep better, study finds

Research conducted at the University of Warwick indicates that chronic pain sufferers could benefit from therapy to help them sleep better.

31 Oct 2015

Lucimed offers Luminette light therapy glasses for people suffering from seasonally induced issues

For millions of people, the arrivalof fall and winter are unwelcome events. A change in seasons often brings a change in their physical and mental health, due to fewer hours of sunlight.

31 Oct 2015

Study finds no consistent evidence that antidepressants increase complications after plastic surgery

For patients undergoing plastic surgery procedures, there's no consistent evidence that taking antidepressants increases the risk of bleeding, breast cancer, or other adverse outcomes, concludes a research review in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

31 Oct 2015

Physicians leave severe acne patients on ineffective antibiotics for too long before prescribing more potent drug

A medical records analysis by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center concludes that physicians who treat severe acne leave too many patients on ineffective antibiotics for far too long before prescribing more potent needed therapy with the medication isotretinoin, sometimes known by its former brand name Accutane.

30 Oct 2015

Web-based app helps women to maintain good health long before pregnancy

Women need to maintain good health years before they become pregnant. After all, healthy women are most likely to give birth to healthy babies.

30 Oct 2015

Study suggests a neural pathway through which early life stress may contribute to depression

Early life stress is a major risk factor for later episodes of depression. In fact, adults who are abused or neglected as children are almost twice as likely to experience depression.

30 Oct 2015

Single gene variation may influence obesity in children, adults

A single variation in the gene for brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) may influence obesity in children and adults, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health.

30 Oct 2015

Study shows link between physical activity and depression in patients at risk for heart disease

In the study published in the prestigious American Journal of Medicine using data from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study in Norway, the researchers studied whether pattern of leisure time physical activity among 189 patients prior to being hospitalized with first heart attack was associated with level of depressive symptoms after the initial heart attack.

30 Oct 2015

Scientists call for coordinated effort to drive cutting edge microbiome research

A consortium of 48 scientists from 50 institutions in the United States - including Pamela Silver, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University - are calling for a Unified Microbiome Initiative that would span national cross-institutional and cross-governmental agency support.

29 Oct 2015

Older women who complain of memory problems may experience thinking impairment decades later

New research suggests that older women who complain of memory problems may be at higher risk for experiencing diagnosed memory and thinking impairment decades later. The study is published in the October 28, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Oct 2015

High or mild levels of total physical activity help prevent mental disorders

Adults in the Community of Madrid who say to perform high or mild levels of total physical activity present higher levels of mental health than those performing low levels of physical activity. This is the result of a study conducted by researchers from Faculty of Sciences for Physical Activity and Sport at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid in collaboration with the European University.

28 Oct 2015

Pre-clinical study demonstrates positive effects of advanced prebiotic on neuro-inflammation, anxiety

Clasado Biosciences Limited, the producers and suppliers of the second generation prebiotic Bimuno(R) (B-GOS), a unique trans-galactooligosaccharide, and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, today announce the results of their latest pre-clinical study demonstrating a major role of the unique carbohydrate complex Bimuno against neuro-inflammation and anxiety.

28 Oct 2015

UCLA launches second Grand Challenge to reduce health and economic impacts of depression

In an effort to place depression front and center on the national and international research agendas, UCLA has launched the Depression Grand Challenge, which aims to reduce the health and economic impacts of depression by half by the year 2050.

28 Oct 2015

Risk of depression recurrence significantly lower for people with complete symptom resolution

People who have had an episode of major depression are at high risk for having another episode. Now, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that the risk of recurrence is significantly lower for people with complete, rather than partial depressive symptom resolution.

28 Oct 2015

Lithium chloride could offer effective treatment against osteoarthritis

Bioengineers from Queen Mary University of London have shown for the first time that lithium chloride, a common drug used to treat mental health disorders, could offer an effective treatment against osteoarthritis by disrupting the length of the cells' antennae called primary cilia.

28 Oct 2015

InComm, Pursuant Health partner to promote health risk assessments in Walmart stores

InComm, a leading prepaid product and transaction services company, and Pursuant Health (formerly SoloHealth) announced today a partnership to allow health plans to promote health risk assessments (HRAs) at Pursuant Health kiosks in Walmart stores. Health plans will be able to issue their members branded incentive cards with healthy rewards as part of the completion of the HRA.

27 Oct 2015

Study uncovers new genetic variants linked to increased risk of testicular cancer

A new study of more than 25,000 men has uncovered four new genetic variants associated with increased risk of testicular cancer.

27 Oct 2015

Study finds no link between intervention and state-level rates of shaken baby cases

A new evaluation of a statewide shaken baby prevention effort found that the number of calls to a nurse advice line from North Carolina parents who called because of a crying baby were reduced in the first 2 years after the intervention was implemented in 2007.

27 Oct 2015

New Rice University study explores connections between fatal bereavement and cardiovascular risk

Medical professionals know that when a spouse dies, the surviving partner is at increased risk of suffering early mortality - but they don't entirely understand why. A new Rice University professor has received a $3.765 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to embark on a five-year study of the connection between psychological and physiological responses to such extraordinary stress.

27 Oct 2015

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

Chronic pain sufferers may benefit from therapy to help them sleep better, study finds

Lucimed offers Luminette light therapy glasses for people suffering from seasonally induced issues

Study finds no consistent evidence that antidepressants increase complications after plastic surgery

Physicians leave severe acne patients on ineffective antibiotics for too long before prescribing more potent drug

Web-based app helps women to maintain good health long before pregnancy

Study suggests a neural pathway through which early life stress may contribute to depression

Single gene variation may influence obesity in children, adults

Study shows link between physical activity and depression in patients at risk for heart disease

Scientists call for coordinated effort to drive cutting edge microbiome research

Older women who complain of memory problems may experience thinking impairment decades later

High or mild levels of total physical activity help prevent mental disorders

Pre-clinical study demonstrates positive effects of advanced prebiotic on neuro-inflammation, anxiety

UCLA launches second Grand Challenge to reduce health and economic impacts of depression

Risk of depression recurrence significantly lower for people with complete symptom resolution

Lithium chloride could offer effective treatment against osteoarthritis

InComm, Pursuant Health partner to promote health risk assessments in Walmart stores

Study uncovers new genetic variants linked to increased risk of testicular cancer

Study finds no link between intervention and state-level rates of shaken baby cases

New Rice University study explores connections between fatal bereavement and cardiovascular risk

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