Health
Sports injuries: How they're treated, and how soon you can safely return to play
A tumble, a tackle: Anything can bring on a sidelining sports injury.
Sep 30, 2024
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Mental Health Disorders
Psychology & Psychiatry
Managing stress could be the key to helping highly impulsive people act rashly when bored
Research at the University of Portsmouth has explored the relationship between high impulsivity and boredom, in an effort to find out what drives rash and sometimes unhealthy decisions.
Sep 25, 2024
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Medications
Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder
Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of inpatient services related ...
Sep 25, 2024
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Autism spectrum disorders
Research suggests obesity in moms doubles the risk of autism in babies
Children born to mothers with obesity both before and during pregnancy have an increased risk of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychedelic drug psilocybin may rewire brain connectivity to treat body dysmorphic disorder, research suggests
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a debilitating mental illness characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with perceived flaws in one's physical appearance. Patients with BDD often have distorted self-image, intrusive thoughts, ...
Sep 24, 2024
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Addiction
Study: Referral to hepatology is lower in patients with excessive alcohol use who have mental health disorders
People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who are at risk of advanced liver disease are less likely to be referred for liver evaluation and care if they present primarily with alcohol-related mental health issues or a mental ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Beyond labels: A new framework for neurodiversity and mental health
A study published in World Psychiatry challenges the traditional approach to diagnosing neurodivergent conditions (also known as "neurodevelopmental disorders" in the medical literature), such as autism, ADHD, and learning ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For many, incomplete answers on mental health care and pregnancy
Eighteen U.S. states have enacted laws that exclude mental health or risk of suicide among the medical reasons a woman can have an abortion.
Sep 13, 2024
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Genetics
TAAR1 gene mutations may be a missing link in understanding neuropsychiatric disorders, researchers suggest
In the complex landscape of mental health research, a new viewpoint review sheds light on an underexplored genetic player: the trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1). Published in Genomic Psychiatry, this analysis suggests ...
Sep 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Managing mental health is an important part of sickle cell disease treatment
Children who were diagnosed with a chronic condition at an early age face challenges that go beyond their physical health. Diseases like sickle cell have an especially stressful impact on not just the patient, but their families ...
Sep 9, 2024
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