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Researchers identify neural link between depression and sleep problems

The neural link between depression and sleep problems has been identified for the first time in a new study by researchers at the University of Warwick and Fudan University.

25 Jul 2018

Pivotal study of dasotraline in adults with binge eating disorder meets primary endpoint

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. today announced that a study evaluating the efficacy and safety of dasotraline in adults with moderate to severe binge eating disorder met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a statistically significant decrease in number of binge days per week from baseline to Week 12 in the group treated with dasotraline 6 mg/day versus the placebo-treated group.

25 Jul 2018

Reduced plasmalogen level may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease, shows study

Reduced levels of plasmalogens-;a class of lipids created in the liver that are integral to cell membranes in the brain-;are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's Disease, according to new research presented this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2018 by Mitchel A. Kling, MD, an associate professor of Psychiatry in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

25 Jul 2018

Alzheimer’s disease greater in females, researchers speculate

This week, at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Chicago, a group of researchers presented reserch findings on the gender differences in Alzheimer’s causation. They speculated that women might be getting Alzheimer’s and dementia more commonly than men and the reason behind this has not been clearly understood. Estrogen or the female hormone could be the key, the researchers state.

23 Jul 2018

Study reveals how giant neurons in the brain may play huge role in generalized arousal

There is no shortage of wonders that our central nervous system produces--from thought and language to movement to the five senses.

23 Jul 2018

Collaborative care models have proven to improve outcomes and access to mental health care

Mental health has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, from unexpected celebrity suicides to a reported increase in depression diagnoses.

23 Jul 2018

Researchers study efficacy and safety of new treatment for OUD

Better delivery of medications to treat opioid use disorder is key to addressing the opioid crisis and helping the 2.6 million Americans affected by the disease.

20 Jul 2018

Child psychiatrist available on call to help assess separated immigrant children

Child psychiatrist Matthew Biel, MD, MSc, wasn't at all surprised to learn from news reports in early July that two children separated at the US border from their Central American parents and sent to Connecticut were diagnosed, by a Yale University psychiatrist, with "full blown acute post traumatic stress disorder."

20 Jul 2018

Intervention program that includes a personalized app could benefit teens with suicidal thoughts

A troubled teenager is hospitalized with suicidal thoughts. The patient is diagnosed, medicated, and counseled by a team of experts.

20 Jul 2018

Study: Stricter firearm legislation associated with reduced murder and suicide rates

A statistical analysis carried out by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy and the Center for Medical Statistics at the Medical University of Vienna shows that stricter firearm legislation is associated with a reduction in firearm-related murder and suicide rates.

18 Jul 2018

Nitrate-cured meats may contribute to mania, study finds

An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates-chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat snacks-may contribute to mania, an abnormal mood state. Mania is characterized by hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia.

18 Jul 2018

Military personnel with head trauma and football players with suspected CTE show similar brain changes

In a small study of military personnel who had suffered head trauma and had reported memory and mood problems, UCLA researchers found brain changes similar to those seen in retired football players with suspected chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.

18 Jul 2018

Early childhood adversity increases sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine

Childhood adversity permanently alters the peripheral and central immune systems, increasing the sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine, reports a study by researchers at the IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation and University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.

17 Jul 2018

New AASM guideline recommends use of actigraphy for sleep disorders

Actigraphy can be a useful clinical tool for the evaluation of adult and pediatric patients with suspected sleep disorders, including circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, according to a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

17 Jul 2018

Researchers reduce size of tumors in mice by artificially activating the brain's reward system

By artificially activating the brain's reward system, researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have dramatically reduced the size of cancerous tumors in mice. The findings were published recently in the journal Nature Communications.

16 Jul 2018

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

13 Jul 2018

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

Could the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders one day be aided through the help of machine learning? New research from the University of Alberta is bringing us closer to that future through a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.

12 Jul 2018

Sodium nitroprusside treatment prevents schizophrenia symptoms in animal model

Researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil have tested a treatment with sodium nitroprusside in a strain of rats that spontaneously develop some of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.

12 Jul 2018

Repeated testing produces 'practice effect' that obscures true cognitive decline

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that often begins with mild cognitive impairment or MCI, making early and repeated assessments of cognitive change crucial to diagnosis and treatment.

12 Jul 2018

Black adults more likely to develop high blood pressure by age of 55

Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, compared to 55 percent of white men and 40 percent of white women in the same age range, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

11 Jul 2018

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Researchers identify neural link between depression and sleep problems

Pivotal study of dasotraline in adults with binge eating disorder meets primary endpoint

Reduced plasmalogen level may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease, shows study

Alzheimer’s disease greater in females, researchers speculate

Study reveals how giant neurons in the brain may play huge role in generalized arousal

Collaborative care models have proven to improve outcomes and access to mental health care

Researchers study efficacy and safety of new treatment for OUD

Child psychiatrist available on call to help assess separated immigrant children

Intervention program that includes a personalized app could benefit teens with suicidal thoughts

Study: Stricter firearm legislation associated with reduced murder and suicide rates

Nitrate-cured meats may contribute to mania, study finds

Military personnel with head trauma and football players with suspected CTE show similar brain changes

Early childhood adversity increases sensitivity of the body's immune response to cocaine

New AASM guideline recommends use of actigraphy for sleep disorders

Researchers reduce size of tumors in mice by artificially activating the brain's reward system

Public to set research priorities in field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness

Machine-learning may aid in diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders

Sodium nitroprusside treatment prevents schizophrenia symptoms in animal model

Repeated testing produces 'practice effect' that obscures true cognitive decline

Black adults more likely to develop high blood pressure by age of 55

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