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Mental illness in early life linked with poorer health and advanced aging in adulthood

A new pair of studies from a Duke research team's long-term work in New Zealand make the case that mental health struggles in early life can lead to poorer physical health and advanced aging in adulthood.

17 Feb 2021

People with ADHD and DBDs share genetic variants associated with risky behaviors

People with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined with disruptive behaviour disorders (DBDs) share about the 80% of genetic variants associated with aggressive and antisocial behaviors.

17 Feb 2021

Study reveals the therapeutic applications of medicinal plants

Both Asia and Africa are home to many plants that can be used for the treatment of many diseases and their medicinal properties are gaining interest in western societies.

17 Feb 2021

Study explores the effects of alcohol and cannabis on aggression-linked brain circuitry in teens

Alcohol and cannabis use during adolescence is a well-known risk factor for alcohol use disorder (AUD) and cannabis use disorder (CUD) during adulthood.

16 Feb 2021

Noninvasive brain stimulation restores behavioral flexibility in cocaine-exposed rats

A major impediment to treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) is a loss of behavioral flexibility, whereby one's judgment is impaired such that their actions continuously result in negative consequences.

16 Feb 2021

Study finds an alarming trend of increased alcohol use during pandemic lockdowns

The ongoing pandemic has had a significant and alarming trend of increased alcohol use and abuse - especially among younger adults, males and those who have lost their jobs - according to a new study by University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers.

16 Feb 2021

New analysis shows lack of strong evidence to support anorexia nervosa treatment guidelines

New analysis published in The Lancet Psychiatry has shown a lack of strong evidence to support current guidance on psychological therapies for treating anorexia nervosa over expert treatment as usual.

16 Feb 2021

Study explains why antipsychotic medications lead to weight gain, promote metabolic syndrome

Why do patients who receive antipsychotic medications to manage schizophrenia and bipolar disorder quickly gain weight and develop prediabetes and hyperinsulemia?

15 Feb 2021

UTEP professor's discovery could lead to a way to inhibit overeating

Science is a step closer to a new response to obesity, thanks in part to a study conducted by a team that included Sergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso.

15 Feb 2021

Study broadens the definition of self-injury mortality to encompass most drug overdose deaths

Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western United States, which reports the highest suicide rates officially. Suicide by firearm is the leading method there, and usually clear in terms of evidence.

15 Feb 2021

Study finds early risk factors for heightened anxiety in young adults during COVID-19

A new study has identified early risk factors that predicted heightened anxiety in young adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

12 Feb 2021

Star-shaped brain cells may play a key role in stuttering

Astrocytes -- star-shaped cells in the brain that are actively involved in brain function -- may play an important role in stuttering, a study led by a University of California, Riverside, expert on stuttering has found.

12 Feb 2021

Low-income middle-aged African-American women with hypertension commonly suffer from depression

Low-income middle-aged African-American women with high blood pressure very commonly suffer from depression and should be better screened for this serious mental health condition, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

11 Feb 2021

Lundquist Institute receives grant to evaluate safety, efficacy of compound for treating psychological distress

The Lundquist Institute has received a $1.75 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a multi-site clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the compound psilocybin in individuals with severe psychological distress associated with a terminal medical illness.

10 Feb 2021

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

A 'biological age' score predicts that being male, overweight, a smoker and having depression all contribute to biological aging, a study published today in eLife reports.

9 Feb 2021

Direct exposure to deadly fires increases the risk for mental health disorders

In 2018, a faulty electric transmission line ignited the Camp Fire in Northern California, ultimately consuming 239 square miles and several communities, including the town of Paradise, which was 95 percent destroyed. At least 85 people died.

9 Feb 2021

Traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to changes in key brain structures

A new study from University of Alberta researchers has shown that traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to tiny changes in key brain structures that can now be identified decades later.

9 Feb 2021

Mortality study combines drug overdose deaths with all suicide rates into a self-injury category

Classifying a death as suicide may be easiest for medical examiners and coroners in the western United States, which reports the highest suicide rates officially.

9 Feb 2021

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Findings from a new study on Alzheimer's disease (AD), led by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan, could eventually help clinicians identify people at highest risk for developing the irreversible, progressive brain disorder and pave the way for treatments that slow or prevent its onset.

8 Feb 2021

Study implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis in the development of ASDs

A new study of autism risk genes by UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley scientists implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis - a process in which specialized "progenitor" cells give rise to new brain cells - in the development of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).

8 Feb 2021

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Mental illness in early life linked with poorer health and advanced aging in adulthood

People with ADHD and DBDs share genetic variants associated with risky behaviors

Study reveals the therapeutic applications of medicinal plants

Study explores the effects of alcohol and cannabis on aggression-linked brain circuitry in teens

Noninvasive brain stimulation restores behavioral flexibility in cocaine-exposed rats

Study finds an alarming trend of increased alcohol use during pandemic lockdowns

New analysis shows lack of strong evidence to support anorexia nervosa treatment guidelines

Study explains why antipsychotic medications lead to weight gain, promote metabolic syndrome

UTEP professor's discovery could lead to a way to inhibit overeating

Study broadens the definition of self-injury mortality to encompass most drug overdose deaths

Study finds early risk factors for heightened anxiety in young adults during COVID-19

Star-shaped brain cells may play a key role in stuttering

Low-income middle-aged African-American women with hypertension commonly suffer from depression

Lundquist Institute receives grant to evaluate safety, efficacy of compound for treating psychological distress

BMI, male sex, smoking, depression and metabolic syndrome contribute to biological aging

Direct exposure to deadly fires increases the risk for mental health disorders

Traumatic or stressful events in childhood may lead to changes in key brain structures

Mortality study combines drug overdose deaths with all suicide rates into a self-injury category

Brain protein responsible for causing Alzheimer's disease also plays a protective role

Study implicates disruption in prenatal neurogenesis in the development of ASDs

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