Neuroscience
New insights into the adolescent brain
The inner workings of the teenage brain are now slightly less mysterious, thanks to a research team led by University of Delaware engineers.
Aug 7, 2018
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Psychiatric Disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Machine learning links dimensions of mental illness to abnormalities of brain networks
A new study using machine learning has identified brain-based dimensions of mental health disorders, an advance towards much-needed biomarkers to more accurately diagnose and treat patients. A team at Penn Medicine led by ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Genetics
Childhood stress leaves lasting mark on genes
Kids who experience severe stress are more likely to develop a host of physical and mental health problems by the time they reach adulthood, including anxiety, depression and mood disorders. But how does early life stress ...
Jul 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Beef jerky and other processed meats associated with manic episodes
An analysis of more than 1,000 people with and without psychiatric disorders has shown that nitrates—chemicals used to cure meats such as beef jerky, salami, hot dogs and other processed meat snacks—may contribute to ...
Jul 18, 2018
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Genetics
Psychiatric disorders share an underlying genetic basis
Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often run in families. In a new international collaboration, researchers explored the genetic connections between these and other disorders of the brain at ...
Jun 21, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cannabis does not increase suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients
McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and suicidal behavior in people with psychiatric disorders.
Jun 13, 2018
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Pediatrics
Psychiatric disorders shouldn't disqualify youth with severe obesity from weight loss surgery
Psychiatric disorders, a common comorbidity of severe obesity, especially for youth, should not disqualify an adolescent with severe obesity from bariatric surgery. According to a study published in Pediatrics, identifying ...
Jun 1, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers challenge genetic tests for guiding psychiatric treatment
In a paper published in JAMA Psychiatry, McLean Hospital's Program for Neuropsychiatric Research director Bruce M. Cohen, MD, Ph.D., and his colleagues, George S. Zubenko, MD, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
May 23, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Gene variant may increase psychiatric risk after traumatic brain injury
A variant of the APOE gene may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in people who have had a traumatic brain injury, found a Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System study. Study participants with both the gene variant ...
May 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A new mechanism for neurodegeneration in a form of dementia
A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that dementia-related and psychiatric-related proteins cluster together to form aggregates in the brain, leading to abnormal cell function and behavior. Aggregation of the protein ...
May 8, 2018
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