Neuroscience
Beyond dopamine: New reward circuitry discovered
The key to overcoming addictions and psychiatric disorders lives deep inside the netherworld of our brains and the circuitry that causes us to feel good.
Sep 1, 2021
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Psychiatric Disorder
Genetics
Multi-omics approach identifies large list of candidate genes associated with alcohol use disorder
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published the first study of its kind in the field of addiction genetics using a multi-omics approach to provide a large list of causal candidate genes associated ...
Aug 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than 1 in 4 adults with a previous suicide attempt are psychologically flourishing
A new nationally representative Canadian study published in the Archives of Suicide Research found that 28.4% of respondents with a history of suicide attempts had reached a state of complete mental health. To be considered ...
Jul 27, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
WHO warns of 'long term' COVID impact on mental health
The mental health impact of the pandemic will be "long-term and far-reaching", the World Health Organization said Thursday, as experts and leaders called for action on COVID-linked anxiety and stress.
Jul 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some psychiatric patients at increased risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, mortality
In the largest systematic review and meta-analysis to date on COVID-19 outcomes in individuals with psychiatric disorders, the odds of dying or being hospitalized following COVID-19 infection were determined to be twice as ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows that spending time outdoors has a positive effect on the brain
If you're regularly out in the fresh air, you're doing something good for both your well-being and your brain. This is the conclusion reached by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Medical ...
Jul 15, 2021
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Addiction
A history of drug dependence is associated with negative mental health outcomes
New research published online in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction found that Canadians with a history of drug dependence are much less likely to have flourishing mental health and are more likely to ...
Jul 14, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New blood test for the diagnostics of frontotemporal dementia
Frontotemporal dementia is the second most common cause of dementia in the working age population. Its diagnostics are complicated by the similar symptoms presented by patients with psychiatric disorders or other neurodegenerative ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Novel technique decodes mechanisms controlling executive functions of the primate brain
The human brain is a wonderfully enigmatic organ, helping to juggle multiple tasks efficiently to help us get through a long day. This feature, called executive function, seats primates like us at the pinnacle of evolution. ...
Jul 2, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Drug relieves persistent daydreaming, fatigue, and brain sluggishness in adults with ADHD
Tests of a drug known to stimulate brain activity have shown early success in reducing symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in 38 men and women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)
Jun 29, 2021
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