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New study examines impact of social media on mental healthcare, treatment

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31 Mar 2015

New peer-to-peer networking tool for people suffering from anxiety, depression

Researchers at MIT and Northwestern University have developed a new peer-to-peer networking tool that enables sufferers of anxiety and depression to build online support communities and practice therapeutic techniques.

30 Mar 2015

Neuroscientists discover key building block for learning and memory formation

Researchers have been fascinated for a long time by learning and memory formation, and many questions are still open. Bochum-based neuroscientists Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan and Dr Hardy Hagena have discovered a key building block for this complex process.

30 Mar 2015

Big data helps discover gephyrin protein's connection in human history

Big data: It's a term we read and hear about often, but is hard to grasp. Computer scientists at Washington University in St. Louis' School of Engineering & Applied Science tackled some big data about an important protein and discovered its connection in human history as well as clues about its role in complex neurological diseases.

30 Mar 2015

Effective therapy enables immune system recovery in majority of children

Most children with HIV who have low levels of a key immune cell eventually recover levels of this cell after they begin treatment, according to a new study conducted by researchers at UCLA and other institutions in the U.S. and Brazil.

30 Mar 2015

AJN honors six of Elsevier's nursing book titles with Book of the Year awards

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today that six of its nursing book titles are recipients of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year awards.

30 Mar 2015

APrON study: Pregnant and lactating women not meeting recommended intake of omega-3

Alberta Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) is a birth cohort involving over two thousand women and their infants from Calgary and Edmonton that was funded by Alberta Innovates Health Solutions and includes researchers at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary.

30 Mar 2015

Researchers find strong relationship between prenatal PAH exposure and behavioral impairment

Researchers at the Institute for the Developing Mind at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and colleagues at Columbia University's Center for Children's Environmental Health have found a powerful relationship between prenatal PAH exposure and disturbances in parts of the brain that support information processing and behavioral control.

30 Mar 2015

Researchers present new studies on cognition and reasoning at CNS conference in San Francisco

Even rats can imagine: A new study finds that rats have the ability to link cause and effect such that they can expect, or imagine, something happening even if it isn't.

30 Mar 2015

Study: Blood test may help diagnose Fragile X syndrome related disorders in women

A blood test may shed new light on Fragile X syndrome related disorders in women, according to a new study published in the March 25, 2015, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Fragile X is the most common inherited form of intellectual disability and the most frequent genetic cause of autism.

30 Mar 2015

Roseroot extract may be beneficial for treating major depressive disorder

Rhodiola rosea (R. rosea), or roseroot, may be a beneficial treatment option for major depressive disorder (MDD), according to results of a study in the journal Phytomedicine led by Jun J. Mao, MD, MSCE, associate professor of Family Medicine, Community Health and Epidemiology and colleagues at the Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania.

27 Mar 2015

NHS England launches online directory to support people with mental health conditions

Yesterday, the new NHS Choices Mental Health Apps Library was launched to the public. Big White Wall was among the first five mental health services to be featured in this online directory.

27 Mar 2015

Study shows high-fat diet may increase risk for depression, psychiatric disorders

Can the consumption of fatty foods change your behavior and your brain? High-fat diets have long been known to increase the risk for medical problems, including heart disease and stroke, but there is growing concern that diets high in fat might also increase the risk for depression and other psychiatric disorders.

26 Mar 2015

New Autism-Causing Genetic Variant Identified

Using a novel approach that homes in on rare families severely affected by autism, a Johns Hopkins-led team of researchers has identified a new genetic cause of the disease. The rare genetic variant offers important insights into the root causes of autism, the researchers say. And, they suggest, their unconventional method can be used to identify other genetic causes of autism and other complex genetic conditions.

26 Mar 2015

Rice University study reveals carbon nanotube fibers can provide two-way connection with neurons

Carbon nanotube fibers invented at Rice University may provide the best way to communicate directly with the brain.

26 Mar 2015

HRQoL benefit of alternative sunitinib dosing schedule in RCC patients

Patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma reported a marked improvement in their health-related quality of life when given sunitinib on a 2 weeks on and 1 week off schedule compared with a 4 weeks on and 2 weeks off regimen, a Japanese study finds.

25 Mar 2015

DCR representatives to present health-related quality posters at NKF's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting

DaVita Clinical Research, a specialty contract research organization with services spanning the full spectrum of drug and device development and subsidiary of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., today announced that company representatives will present health-related quality posters at National Kidney Foundation's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting, which takes place March 25-29, 2015 in Dallas.

25 Mar 2015

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

New study examines impact of social media on mental healthcare, treatment

New peer-to-peer networking tool for people suffering from anxiety, depression

Neuroscientists discover key building block for learning and memory formation

Big data helps discover gephyrin protein's connection in human history

Effective therapy enables immune system recovery in majority of children

AJN honors six of Elsevier's nursing book titles with Book of the Year awards

APrON study: Pregnant and lactating women not meeting recommended intake of omega-3

Researchers find strong relationship between prenatal PAH exposure and behavioral impairment

Researchers present new studies on cognition and reasoning at CNS conference in San Francisco

Study: Blood test may help diagnose Fragile X syndrome related disorders in women

Roseroot extract may be beneficial for treating major depressive disorder

NHS England launches online directory to support people with mental health conditions

Study shows high-fat diet may increase risk for depression, psychiatric disorders

New Autism-Causing Genetic Variant Identified

Rice University study reveals carbon nanotube fibers can provide two-way connection with neurons

HRQoL benefit of alternative sunitinib dosing schedule in RCC patients

DCR representatives to present health-related quality posters at NKF's 2015 Spring Clinical Meeting

Having strong purpose in life may give you better brain health

Sympathetic nerve block shows no major benefit for PTSD in randomized controlled trial

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