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Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

In a paper published today in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD.

20 Apr 2023

Sex-specific differences in the risk and resilience for Alzheimer's disease

Two-thirds of people living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States are women, according to the Alzheimer's Association's 2019 Alzheimer's Disease Facts & Figures report.

19 Apr 2023

Emotion-focused psychotherapy for bipolar disorder increases amygdala activation

A new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, identifies a therapeutic tool focused on emotional awareness that increased activation and connectivity of an emotion-regulating center in the brain.

17 Apr 2023

Earlier intervention leads to better gains for autistic children

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Florida State University (FSU), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have demonstrated that starting intervention coaching parents of autistic toddlers as early as 18 months leads to better gains in language, social communication, and daily living skills.

13 Apr 2023

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

It's extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can't easily collect brain cells from living people to study in the laboratory. Now, University of Utah Health scientists have developed a way around that.

12 Apr 2023

MUSC study reveals the two most important factors driving COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

South Carolina residents were more hesitant than Americans as a whole to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the fall of 2020, report researchers in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Journal of Psychiatry Research.

11 Apr 2023

Moving health services closer to where patients live

Research is revealing that some patients living far away from specialist health service provision choose not to use these services because of the long distances they have to travel.

11 Apr 2023

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

Anger, devastation, and concern for her patients washed over Dr. Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residency training program in rural northeastern Nevada would be shuttered.

11 Apr 2023

New primary care model improves clinical outcomes for patients with severe mental illness

Over the past few years, the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry in UNC's School of Medicine have been working together to spearhead the development of a new "enhanced primary care" model to provide better primary care for patients who have severe mental illnesses.

10 Apr 2023

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

Brain development does not occur uniformly across the brain, but follows a newly identified developmental sequence, according to a new Penn Medicine study.

10 Apr 2023

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Columbia researchers have found that babies born to moms who had mild or asymptomatic COVID during pregnancy are normal, based on results from a comprehensive assessment of brain development.

10 Apr 2023

Study identifies four different autism subtypes based on brain activity and behavior

People with autism spectrum disorder can be classified into four distinct subtypes based on their brain activity and behavior, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

7 Apr 2023

Specific proteins in the blood may help predict which COVID-19 patients may become critically ill

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified specific proteins that may help predict which COVID-19 patients may need to be placed on ventilators to breathe and which are most likely to die of the virus.

6 Apr 2023

Exposure therapy could be a promising treatment for adolescents with eating disorders

Whether you're afraid of dogs, needles or enclosed spaces, one of the most effective interventions for this type of anxiety disorder is exposure therapy in which you confront your fear in a safe environment.

5 Apr 2023

Phototherapy improves cognitive function in patients with dementia

In an analysis of published clinical trials, investigators found that phototherapy-;or exposure to sessions of bright light-;may be a promising non-pharmacological intervention for lessening symptoms of dementia.

5 Apr 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly impacts cognitive function in patients with preexisting dementia

Infection with SARS-CoV-2 has a significant impact on cognitive function in patients with preexisting dementia, according to new research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports.

4 Apr 2023

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease could make diagnostic workup more accurate, cost-effective

An international research team led by the HUG and the UNIGE has shown that amyloid and tau blood-based biomarkers are highly correlated with the corresponding biomarkers used so far for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

4 Apr 2023

Study demonstrates an effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for social anxiety

A new clinical trial conducted at Tel Aviv University has demonstrated an effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for people with social anxiety.

3 Apr 2023

Mapping neural connections in OCD patients can predict improvements after deep brain stimulation

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising therapy for treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

29 Mar 2023

Study shows benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with opioid use disorder

The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study.

29 Mar 2023

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Irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity predict worse outcomes in schizophrenia patients

Sex-specific differences in the risk and resilience for Alzheimer's disease

Emotion-focused psychotherapy for bipolar disorder increases amygdala activation

Earlier intervention leads to better gains for autistic children

New approach identifies significant molecular changes linked to pediatric bipolar disorder

MUSC study reveals the two most important factors driving COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Moving health services closer to where patients live

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist

New primary care model improves clinical outcomes for patients with severe mental illness

Brain development follows a newly identified developmental sequence, Penn Medicine study reveals

Mild COVID during pregnancy does not affect brain development in infants

Study identifies four different autism subtypes based on brain activity and behavior

Specific proteins in the blood may help predict which COVID-19 patients may become critically ill

Exposure therapy could be a promising treatment for adolescents with eating disorders

Phototherapy improves cognitive function in patients with dementia

SARS-CoV-2 infection significantly impacts cognitive function in patients with preexisting dementia

Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease could make diagnostic workup more accurate, cost-effective

Study demonstrates an effective technology-driven alternative to psychiatric medications for social anxiety

Mapping neural connections in OCD patients can predict improvements after deep brain stimulation

Study shows benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with opioid use disorder

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