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Pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety despite treatment with antidepressants

Despite using antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), many pregnant women had lingering depression and anxiety symptoms throughout their pregnancy and postpartum, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

4 Mar 2022

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption associated with reductions in overall brain volume

The science on heavy drinking and the brain is clear: The two don't have a healthy relationship. People who drink heavily have alterations in brain structure and size that are associated with cognitive impairments.

4 Mar 2022

Blood groups play a key role in whether people develop severe COVID-19, study suggests

A new study has analyzed over 3000 proteins to identify which are causally linked to the development of severe COVID-19.

3 Mar 2022

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of drug overdose deaths among Black Americans surpassed that of whites for the first time since 1999 -; a sharp reversal of the situation a decade earlier, when rates were twice as high for whites as for Blacks, new UCLA research shows.

2 Mar 2022

Study provides better understanding of risk factors for postpartum depression

The risk for postpartum depression is highest among first-time mothers, mothers younger than 25 years old and mothers of twins, according to a survey of more than 1.1 million moms worldwide.

25 Feb 2022

Study identifies specific RNA biomarkers linked to gastrointestinal issues in kids with autism

As a clinician at the University of Missouri Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, David Beversdorf helps patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), many of whom may also be struggling with gastrointestinal or digestive issues, including constipation and diarrhea.

25 Feb 2022

COVID babies score slightly lower on developmental screening test

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Dani Dumitriu about her latest research that investigated the development screening test scores for babies born during COVID-19.

25 Feb 2022

Mapping cells to understand vascular disease

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Ethan Winkler and Dr. Tomasz Nowakowski about their latest research which illustrated the interplay between vascular and immune cells that contributes to brain hemorrhage.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers detect differences between the brains of boys and girls with autism

Brain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.

24 Feb 2022

New analysis on intersectionality in cancer care

Intersectionality posits that social categorizations and personal identities are interconnected in a way that creates a unique nuanced lived experience for individuals rather than an additive experience.

24 Feb 2022

$Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows$

Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows

During the pandemic, news reports surfaced of a surge of young adults showing up at doctors' offices with unexplainable movement disorders that looked, perhaps to a nonspecialist, a little bit like Tourette syndrome.

23 Feb 2022

Large study funded by $33.1 million grant focuses on risk and resilience in the aging brain

A large study that investigates just what keeps our brains sharp as we age and what contributes to cognitive decline has been launched by researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Minnesota Medical School and the University of California Los Angeles.

23 Feb 2022

Targeted by politicians, trans youth struggle with growing fear and mental health concerns

Charlie Apple had experienced people calling into question his humanity, suggesting he was just a confused kid or even a moral aberration. As a transgender teen, he had accepted that his future could include discrimination, verbal abuse, and violence. The sense of peace he said he felt in transitioning physically, however, was worth the risk.

23 Feb 2022

Study may provide a better understanding of the interplay between brain networks in autism

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with an increased focus on one's internal experiences along with a reduction in responsiveness to external social surroundings.

23 Feb 2022

$5 million federal grant helps establish innovative community-based behavioral health program at NYU Langone

To address the sharp rise in mental health challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an innovative community-based behavioral health program is bringing novel peer-to-peer counseling, telehealth, advanced psychiatric care, and early intervention programs for youth and young adults to Southeast Brooklyn.

22 Feb 2022

Study links lower acculturation levels with worse cognitive function in older Hispanics

A new study on culture and cognition found that long-term Hispanic immigrants who were less acculturated to the U.S. performed significantly worse on cognitive function tests than their highly acculturated peers.

22 Feb 2022

One in three students reported better mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

One in three young people say their mental health and wellbeing improved during COVID-19 lockdown measures, with potential contributing factors including feeling less lonely, avoiding bullying and getting more sleep and exercise, according to researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford.

22 Feb 2022

Behavioral scientist to present findings from the Northwestern Juvenile Project at AAAS meeting

Northwestern University behavioral scientist Linda Teplin will present research on Saturday, Feb. 19 from her groundbreaking Northwestern Juvenile Project at the upcoming 2022 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The meeting, "Empower with Evidence," will take place online Feb. 17-20.

21 Feb 2022

Brain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, shows study

Brain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine.

18 Feb 2022

Advanced imaging reveals the loss of brain synapses in patients with mild symptoms of Alzheimer's

Advanced imaging technology developed by Yale researchers has helped them confirm that the destruction of brain synapses underlies the cognitive deficits experienced by patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published Feb. 17 in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

17 Feb 2022

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Pregnant and postpartum women experience depression, anxiety despite treatment with antidepressants

Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption associated with reductions in overall brain volume

Blood groups play a key role in whether people develop severe COVID-19, study suggests

Drug overdose death rates among Black Americans surpass that of whites for first time in 20 years

Study provides better understanding of risk factors for postpartum depression

Study identifies specific RNA biomarkers linked to gastrointestinal issues in kids with autism

COVID babies score slightly lower on developmental screening test

Mapping cells to understand vascular disease

Researchers detect differences between the brains of boys and girls with autism

New analysis on intersectionality in cancer care

Tics associated with Tourette syndrome have a fractal pattern, research shows

Large study funded by $33.1 million grant focuses on risk and resilience in the aging brain

Targeted by politicians, trans youth struggle with growing fear and mental health concerns

Study may provide a better understanding of the interplay between brain networks in autism

$5 million federal grant helps establish innovative community-based behavioral health program at NYU Langone

Study links lower acculturation levels with worse cognitive function in older Hispanics

One in three students reported better mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown

Behavioral scientist to present findings from the Northwestern Juvenile Project at AAAS meeting

Brain organization differs between boys and girls with autism, shows study

Advanced imaging reveals the loss of brain synapses in patients with mild symptoms of Alzheimer's

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