Medical research

Women still underrepresented in many clinical trials

To ensure that all kinds of patients get drugs and devices that are safe and effective for them, they need to be represented in clinical trials, but a new study shows that representation of women in key disease areas continues ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID-19 and PTSD: Assessing the pandemic's toll on mental health

Illness, grief, job loss, social isolation, uncertainty, and other pandemic-driven stressors have contributed to an increase in psychological distress on an unusually wide scale. As researchers and clinicians continue to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Researchers use AI to successfully detect signs of anxiety

Researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to detect behavioral signs of anxiety with more than 90 percent accuracy, and suggest that AI could have future applications for addressing mental health and well-being. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

New anticholinergic drug keeps PTSD flashbacks and nightmares away

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent in today's society. Medical researchers have been seeking solutions to combat this condition and its manifestations. Unfortunately, the neurological mechanisms of PTSD aren't ...

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