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Leaders come together to discuss latest advances in neurosciences

Stony Brook Medicine's Neurosciences Institute brings together leaders in the field of neurosciences to present the latest advances in research and clinical care for neurodegenerative disorders, neuropsychiatric disorders, and neuro-ophthalmology.

20 Oct 2012

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

A new research collaboration led by Kaiser Permanente has received a prestigious designation from the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to serve of as one of the nation's 11 Evidence-based Practice Centers.

20 Oct 2012

Scientists build first atlas of white-matter microstructure in human brain

A European team of scientists have built the first atlas of white-matter microstructure in the human brain. The project's final results have the potential to change the face of neuroscience and medicine over the coming decade.

20 Oct 2012

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

The Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai has received two prestigious grants totaling $6.65 million to fund research on traumatic brain injury over the next five years.

20 Oct 2012

Mental Health experts examine classifications of children's illness; Eating disorders patients worry about coverage

The Wall Street Journal looks at the effort to include kids' problems in the newest revision of psychiatrists' diagnostic manual. Also, KHN offers a story about the debate over health insurance for people with eating problems.

20 Oct 2012

Research roundup: Financial impact of reducing surgical complications; Pay for performance to doctors, hospitals yields mixed results

The authors write: "We found that if a hospital's surgical inpatient volume is not growing, such a program results in negative cash flow. We also found that if a hospital's surgical volume is growing, and if the hospital can sufficiently reduce the average length-of-stay for surgical patients without complications, the cash flow could be positive. We recommend that hospitals with limited growth prospects that are nonetheless contemplating a surgical complication reduction program establish agreements with payers to share in any savings generated by the program."

20 Oct 2012

Stem cell study may help to unravel how genetic mutation leads to Parkinson's symptoms

By reprogramming skin cells from Parkinson's disease patients with a known genetic mutation, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified damage to neural stem cells as a powerful player in the disease.

20 Oct 2012

Study shows children with low levels of gene activity develop anxious dispositions

Decreased activity of a group of genes may explain why in young children the "fear center" of the anxious brain can't learn to distinguish real threats from the imaginary, according to a new University of Wisconsin study.

20 Oct 2012

AAP renews call to reduce destructive effects of guns in children and adolescents' lives

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is renewing its call to reduce the destructive effects of guns in the lives of children and adolescents, including counseling parents about safe gun storage as well as supporting legislation to prevent firearm injuries and deaths.

19 Oct 2012

Advanced adoptive paternal age not linked to schizophrenia risk

Swedish researchers have found no evidence to suggest that advanced adoptive paternal age is associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia in adoptees.

19 Oct 2012

All-cause mortality risk increased in bipolar depression

Depressed patients with bipolar disorder are at significantly greater risk for all-cause mortality, suicide, and accidental death than patients with other types of depression, Taiwanese study results show.

19 Oct 2012

First Edition: October 19, 2012

Today's headlines include reports about how Medicare and women's health issues are playing in a number of House and Senate races.

19 Oct 2012

Collaborative care improves depression and anxiety outcomes

Collaborative care, a model that involves multiple clinicians working with a patient, significantly improves depression and anxiety outcomes compared to standard primary care treatment for up to two years, finds a new review by The Cochrane Library.

19 Oct 2012

Study identifies new risk factors for bladder cancer

Low depressive symptoms and a longer telomere length are compelling factors that contribute to a prolonged life for bladder cancer patients according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

19 Oct 2012

Antidepressant use may increase risk of strokes caused by bleeding in the brain

Research shows that use of popular antidepressants is linked to an increased risk of some strokes caused by bleeding in the brain, but that the risk is low, according to a multi-study analysis published in the October 17, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

19 Oct 2012

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Leaders come together to discuss latest advances in neurosciences

Kaiser Permanente Research Affiliates receives prestigious designation from AHRQ

Scientists build first atlas of white-matter microstructure in human brain

Brain Injury Research Center of Mount Sinai receives fund to research on TBI

Mental Health experts examine classifications of children's illness; Eating disorders patients worry about coverage

Research roundup: Financial impact of reducing surgical complications; Pay for performance to doctors, hospitals yields mixed results

Stem cell study may help to unravel how genetic mutation leads to Parkinson's symptoms

Study shows children with low levels of gene activity develop anxious dispositions

AAP renews call to reduce destructive effects of guns in children and adolescents' lives

Advanced adoptive paternal age not linked to schizophrenia risk

All-cause mortality risk increased in bipolar depression

First Edition: October 19, 2012

Collaborative care improves depression and anxiety outcomes

Study identifies new risk factors for bladder cancer

Antidepressant use may increase risk of strokes caused by bleeding in the brain

Study to determine if treating mothers can help children at risk for ADHD

New insights into wiring and firing of the social brain

Study addresses potential benefits of treating anxiety in coronary artery disease

Neuralstem initiates second cohort NSI-189 Phase Ib trial in major depressive disorder

SSRI use linked to brain hemorrhage

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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