Chronic stress has far-reaching consequences for our bodies. For example, many stress-related psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, are associated with changes in the immune system. However, the underlying mechanisms ...
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Researchers in a Johns Hopkins Children's Center-led study that used genetic material from human blood and lab-grown brain cells say they have made progress in developing a blood test to identify disease-associated changes ...
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Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychoactive compounds may help to improve sexual function for months after the psychedelic experience.
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People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of those with the disorder, a new UC San Francisco-led study found.
Feb 5, 2024
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Numerous studies have raised alarms about how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted learning, development and mental health among school-aged children. But few have focused on the effects felt by the 22 million children under age ...
Feb 5, 2024
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A major clinical trial has shown that by using MRI and tracking to guide the delivery of magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression, patients will see their symptoms ease for at least six months, ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry measured the pupillary reaction of participants while they were solving a task. In healthy participants, the pupils dilated during the task in anticipation of a reward, ...
Jan 12, 2024
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New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, University of East London (UEL) and the University of Pennsylvania has used artificial intelligence to analyze the ...
Jan 12, 2024
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A recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry has identified previously unknown alterations in neural connectivity that promote psychomotor disturbance—a slowing or reduction in movement—in individuals with major depressive ...
Jan 11, 2024
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More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide study led by UCL researchers.
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