| |  About one in five U.S. women experience maternal mental health conditions, and chronic stress during pregnancy can contribute to risk for both maternal and child health challenges. | |
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| |  A massive genetic study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of how DNA contributes to personality, identifying genetic variants associated with five major personality traits. | |
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| |  First synthesized in a laboratory in 1938 by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, lysergic acid diethylamide, better known by its acronym LSD, is one of the most potent and most extensively studied psychedelics. | |
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| |  Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a therapeutic technique that delivers electrical pulses to specific areas of the brain via an implant to modulate neural activity. | |
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| |  A US study examining 300 distinct comfort foods identified chips, ice cream, pizza, chocolate, and cookies as the most frequently nominated choices among adults. Researchers found that nearly three-quarters of the foods met hyperpalatability criteria, while approximately 43% were entirely ultra-processed under a strict classification, with relatively small nutritional differences across demographic groups. | |
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| |  Women with postpartum psychosis are making repeated pleas for help before receiving a diagnosis, with the first Australian study of their help-seeking experiences finding many contacted health services an average of seven times before getting the care they needed. | |
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| |  For the study, published in JAMA Network Open, the researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 studies that included data from close to 16 million study participants on three continents. | |
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| |  Technology can contribute to better treatment for people struggling with anxiety and depression, according to researcher Sandra Klonteig. | |
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| |  UC Davis Health has added an accelerated treatment approach for depression at its Advanced Psychiatric Therapeutics (APT) clinic in East Sacramento. | |
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| |  Researchers analyzed plasma metabolites from 18,476 individuals aged 1 to 96 years and developed two metabolomic aging measures to assess biological aging, chronic disease, and mortality risk. Accelerated metabolomic aging was associated with greater risks of chronic disease and death, while a separate mortality-linked measure provided additional information about health status and disease burden beyond conventional clinical assessments. | |
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| |  Regular physical activity results in numerous health benefits. It has been shown to improve sleep, lower blood pressure, and reduce anxiety, while also building muscle, strengthening bones, and helping to control weight. | |
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| |  OCD is a mental health disorder characterized by unwanted, recurring thoughts and repetitive behaviors that can severely interfere with everyday life. Exposure-based psychotherapy is one of the most effective treatments, but the biological mechanisms underlying treatment response remain poorly understood. | |
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| |  Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has proved to be a very effective non-invasive treatment for people with severe depression who have not had success with medication. But traditional TMS has one significant drawback: time. | |
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| |  A study published this month shows many Queenslanders believe parents should not be convicted of assault for doing things such as smacking their children for misbehavior. | |
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| |  This study uncovers a circadian depression subtype, revealing links between sleep patterns, symptom severity, and antidepressant response in a large cohort. | |
