AI Can Detect Signals for Mental Health Assessment
AI can detect signals that are informative about mental health from questionnaires and brain scans. A study published today by an interdisciplinary collaboration, directed by…
Psychiatry
Researchers Link Sleep Quality to Mental Illness Using Wrist Activity Trackers
Multiple measures of sleep patterns and sleep efficiency are associated with lifetime diagnoses of mental illness, according to a new study that used wrist accelerometer…
People With Prior Depression or Anxiety More Severely Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic Disruption
People who had higher pre-pandemic levels of depression or anxiety have been more severely affected by disruption to jobs and healthcare during the pandemic, according…
Rethinking What Causes Pain: Psychological Treatment Shown To Yield Strong, Lasting Pain Relief
Two thirds of patients found relief; benefits lasted one year. Rethinking what causes pain and how great of a threat it is can provide chronic…
Methamphetamine-Involved Overdose Deaths Nearly Tripled in the United States Between 2015 to 2019
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 among people ages 18-64 in the United States, according to a study by the National…
New Research Shows Regular Exercise May Lower Risk of Developing Anxiety by Almost 60%
The findings of a study published with Frontiers suggests that those who engage in regular exercise may lower their risk of developing anxiety by almost…
Neuroscience Experiment Shows How Dopamine Drives Hallucination-Like Perception in Mice
An increase of dopamine in the brain’s striatum triggers auditory hallucination-like experiences in mice, revealing a possible causal role for dopamine-dependent neurological circuits in symptoms…
New Clues to Why Psychiatric Drugs Help Some, but Not Others
Protein key for learning, memory behaves differently in males than females. When it comes to developing drugs for mental illnesses, three confounding challenges exist: Men…
Scientists Identify Specific Human Brain Circuit for Spirituality
Using datasets from neurosurgical patients and those with brain lesions, investigators mapped lesion locations associated with spiritual and religious belief to a specific human brain…
Can Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Fish Oil Supplements – Prevent Psychotic Disorder?
Low levels of omega-3 associated with higher risk of psychosis. New research has found that adolescents with higher levels of an omega-3 fatty acid in…
Antidepressant Power of Lactate Revealed in New Research
Neuroscientists at Synapsy have identified one of the mechanisms behind the antidepressant effect of lactate, a molecule produced by the body during exercise. Its key…
Non-hallucinogenic Psychedelic Analog Rapidly Reverses Effects of Stress on the Brain
Free of toxic and hallucinogenic side effects, ibogaine-inspired tabernanthalog shows promise as a potential treatment for the detrimental effects of stress on the brain. A…
Mice With Hallucination-Like Behaviors Reveal Insights Into Psychotic Illnesses
Study in mice and people offers new approach to investigating mental illnesses. The humble lab mouse has provided invaluable clues to understanding diseases ranging from…
Blood Test Developed to Detect Depression and Bipolar Disorder
Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime. While current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error,…
Study Links Brain Cells to Depression – Brings Hope for Targeted Treatment Options
New research linking major depression to a reduced number of cells in the brain that support neuron function, brings hope for targeted treatment options. A…
Skyrocketing Suicides Were Predicted During First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic – Here’s What Johns Hopkins Researchers Actually Found
In a study that looked at suicide deaths during 2020’s first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that, contrary…
Deadly Paradox? Increased Suicide Deaths Among Youth Following Antidepressant Warnings
A public health advisory issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003, followed by drug label warnings, indicated that children and adolescents…
How Touching Is Perceived in the Brain – Investigated With Two-Person MRI Scans on Couples
An MRI in each other’s arms shows how physical contact alters the brains of couples. Researchers at Aalto University and Turku PET Centre have developed…