Psychology & Psychiatry
Physiological benefits may be experienced by veterans with PTSD who use service dogs
A new study shows how veterans with PTSD may benefit physiologically from using service dogs.
Jun 12, 2018
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Psychoneuroendocrinology
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study identifies a link between antidepressant treatment resistance and inflammation
Researchers at Emory University have found that depressed patients who have not responded to multiple antidepressants exhibit evidence of increased inflammation. Findings were recently published online in the journal, Psychoneuroendocrinology.
Jun 11, 2018
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Cardiology
Risk factors developed after loss of spouse could increase likelihood of 'dying of a broken heart'
Widowed individuals are more likely to exhibit risk factors linked to cardiovascular illness and death in the three-month period following a spouse's death, according to a new study from Rice University. This could make a ...
Apr 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Oxytocin strengthens mothers' neural responses to infant and adult faces
In a new study from the University of Tampere in Finland, nasally administered oxytocin spray strengthened brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces in mothers of one-year-old infants. Oxytocin is a hormone and ...
Feb 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Humanitarian intervention reduces 'stress hormone' in war-affected youth
A new study shows that a humanitarian program to improve the mental health of adolescents affected by the Syrian war has a biological benefit: For participants in the program, it decreased levels of cortisol (a hormone associated ...
Jan 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neuroscientists shed light on causes of postpartum depression using new research model
Postpartum depression strikes nearly one in five new mothers, who may experience anxiety, severe fatigue, inability to bond with their children and suicidal thoughts. Such depression has also been associated with infants' ...
Dec 26, 2017
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Health
Mindful yoga can reduce risky behaviors in troubled youth, says research
For some young people, dealing with life stressors like exposure to violence and family disruption often means turning to negative, risky behaviors—yet little is known about what can intervene to stop this cycle.
Dec 7, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows mindfulness meditation app works—but acceptance training component is crucial
For the millions of mindfulness meditation mobile app users, there is good news: New research shows that they can reduce the body's response to biological stress.
Oct 23, 2017
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Medical research
Childhood poverty, poor support may drive up pregnant woman's biological age
Pregnant women who had low socioeconomic status during childhood and who have poor family social support appear to prematurely age on a cellular level, potentially raising the risk for complications, a new study has found.
Oct 16, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study reveals potential new treatment for postpartum smokers
Women who took replacement progesterone after giving birth had decreased cravings to smoke and were more likely to stay off cigarettes, according to a new Yale study that assessed the use of progesterone as a treatment for ...
Oct 12, 2017
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