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Newswise: Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
Released: 14-Sep-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Study Finds Spiritual Coping Behaviors May Be Key To Enhanced Trauma Recovery of Black Men Who Survive Firearm Injury
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

High rates of firearm injury among urban Black men in the U.S. can lead to long physical and psychological recovery times, worsened by limited access to mental health services.

Newswise: How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
How do suicide risk or depression screenings compare to identify patients at risk?
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Wesleyan University found that depression screening tools outperformed suicide risk screenings under most conditions.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
High rate of mental health problems & political extremism found in those who bought firearms during COVID pandemic
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors, and intimate partner violence, a new study suggests, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Study: Many primary care providers & adult patients wary of discussing firearms
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Screening primary care patients for firearm access has been recommended by professional groups, especially for people with mental health issues. A new study shows wariness by providers and patients.

Released: 14-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Webinar to Focus on Psychological Impact of Gun Violence
Association for Psychological Science

Scientists will share their expertise and perspectives on the relationship between gun violence and anxiety in a webinar to be Sept. 20, 3 to 4 p.m. ET. Accredited media professionals can attend the webinar free of charge.

Newswise: Statins and epilepsy: Dr. Emilio Russo and Dr. Tony Marson
Released: 13-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Statins and epilepsy: Dr. Emilio Russo and Dr. Tony Marson
International League Against Epilepsy

Some published data suggest that besides their effect on cholesterol, statins also may play a protective role in some neurological disorders, including epilepsy. Dr. Bruna Nucera interviews Dr. Anthony Marson and Dr. Emilio Russo about whether and how to test statins as potential anti-epileptogenic drugs.

Released: 13-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Inflammatory signs for adolescent depression differ between boys and girls
King's College London

New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that depression and the risk of depression are linked to different inflammatory proteins in boys and girls.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston study: Unruptured brain aneurysms may be missed in routine clinical care, but AI-powered algorithm can help
Released: 13-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston study: Unruptured brain aneurysms may be missed in routine clinical care, but AI-powered algorithm can help
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Unruptured cerebral aneurysms of sizes and locations that require attention may be frequently missed in routine clinical care, but a machine learning algorithm could minimize missed care opportunities, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.

Newswise: Emily Rogalski joins UChicago to lead new center for healthy brain aging, Alzheimer's and related diseases
Released: 13-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Emily Rogalski joins UChicago to lead new center for healthy brain aging, Alzheimer's and related diseases
University of Chicago Medical Center

The new University of Chicago Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care (HAARC) Center will focus on building deep multidisciplinary expertise and bridging the gap between scientific disciplines to accelerate breakthroughs in cognitive resilience.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Older adults with digestive diseases experience higher rates of loneliness, depression
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A team of gastroenterologists and hepatologists examine psychosocial factors in older Americans with gastrointestinal conditions

Newswise: Counselors Share What It’s Like to Lose a Client to Suicide
Released: 12-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Counselors Share What It’s Like to Lose a Client to Suicide
American Counseling Association

As the U.S. marks National Suicide Prevention Month, school and mental health counselors say they need more support from their employers when they lose a client or student to suicide.

Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:30 PM EDT
Smartphone technology expected to advance assessment of neurological soft signs in schizophrenia
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Since the 1980s, we have known that neurological soft signs (NSS) can distinguish people with schizophrenia from psychiatrically healthy individuals.

Newswise: Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Released: 12-Sep-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Using Focused Ultrasound to Treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Using gene therapy to treat many neurologic diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, has long been a long-sought goal of researchers, but the blood-brain barrier has proven very difficult to cross.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
15 Psychological Scientists Receive APS’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards
Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science (APS) has awarded the 2024 APS Lifetime Achievement Awards to 15 psychological scientists whose contributions have advanced understanding of topics ranging from how to alleviate human suffering to cultural differences and similarities in mental processes.

   
Released: 12-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
New program will provide prompt mental health support at UC Irvine
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine and the Be Well OC Mobile Crisis Response Team are launching an innovative, mobile crisis intervention program aimed at supporting mental health within the campus community.

Newswise: Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s
Released: 12-Sep-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have opened a new view into the workings of the brain and central nervous system, detecting a diverse set of important molecules known as lipoproteins. The most common protein on the particles is apolipoprotein E; one form of APOE puts people at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Scientists have found out abnormal changes in the brain function in the cases of Rett syndrome
Released: 12-Sep-2023 9:05 AM EDT
Scientists have found out abnormal changes in the brain function in the cases of Rett syndrome
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University and Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of RAS have described in detail disturbances in rhythm of brain that are observed among patients with Rett syndrome – severe genetical disorder, that leads to decline of mental abilities, memory and ability to control movements.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 3:05 PM EDT
"Stereotyped, devalued and shunned." Experts address treating the stigma of Parkinson’s disease
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate if they do not address patients’ feelings of social rejection, isolation, loneliness and other psychosocial effects of stigma, according to a report from experts specializing in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.

11-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Hobbies linked to lower depression levels among older people
University College London

Having a hobby is linked to fewer depressive symptoms and higher levels of happiness, self-reported health and life satisfaction among people aged 65 and over, and this holds true across 16 countries on three continents, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Released: 11-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Study Sheds Light on Increased Reports of Suicidal Behavior in Teens
North Carolina State University

Reports of increasing suicidal behaviors in children in the decade leading up to the COVID pandemic suggest there was already a mental health crisis.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Probing the unimaginable: New data help to understand the nature of aphantasia
Institut du Cerveau (Paris Brain Institute)

The ability to visualize faces, objects, landscapes, or even scenes from the past exists on a spectrum. While some can picture the layout of a city in minute detail and mentally walk through it, street by street, others have a perfectly blank internal cinema.

   
Newswise: McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $3.4M NIH grant to understand link between chronic health conditions and Alzheimer's disease
Released: 8-Sep-2023 12:00 PM EDT
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics researchers awarded $3.4M NIH grant to understand link between chronic health conditions and Alzheimer's disease
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

A three-year, $3.4 million grant to investigate how Alzheimer’s disease is connected to multiple chronic diseases has been awarded to UTHealth Houston researchers by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Post Office Scandal victims suffering from significant PTSD and depression, study shows
University of Exeter

“Alarmingly high” numbers of Post Office Scandal victims suffer depression and PTSD symptoms, a new study shows.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Moral reasoning displays characteristic patterns in the brain
University of California, Santa Barbara

Every day we encounter circumstances we consider wrong: a starving child, a corrupt politician, an unfaithful partner, a fraudulent scientist. These examples highlight several moral issues, including matters of care, fairness and betrayal. But does anything unite them all?

Newswise: World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
Released: 8-Sep-2023 10:05 AM EDT
World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
Cedars-Sinai

Suicide rates have increased by nearly 40% over the past 20 years but, according to Carletta Vicain, associate director of Employee Assistance at Cedars-Sinai, suicides are preventable.

Newswise: Wexner Medical Center among first in nation to administer new gene therapy for ALS
Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Wexner Medical Center among first in nation to administer new gene therapy for ALS
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of the first nationwide to administer a targeted gene therapy for patients with a specific form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the cells in the brain and spine.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Culture-friendly therapies for treating anxiety and depression in Japanese youth
Doshisha University

Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) have become increasingly popular over the past few decades. This psychological treatment, used to treat problems ranging from marital issues, eating disorders, anxiety disorders and depression, has been adopted by clinicians around the world.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Psilocybin – a promising therapy for treatment-resistant depression?
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

A growing body of evidence suggests that psychedelic drugs may be useful in treating various mental health conditions. However, many challenges remain in defining their clinical benefits and overcoming the complex regulatory obstacles to their use.

Newswise: Specialized T cells in the brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease
Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Specialized T cells in the brain slow progression of Alzheimer’s disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital found that a subset of CD8+ T cells in the brain lessens the activation of microglia and limits disease pathology in a model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Study gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression
Released: 7-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Nearly half of Texas youths being treated for depression or suicidal thoughts reported at least one suicide attempt, and 90% had experienced suicidal ideation, according to a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.

Newswise: Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent for Molecular Approach to Treat Addiction
Released: 7-Sep-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent for Molecular Approach to Treat Addiction
Florida Atlantic University

Researchers have received a U.S. patent for a novel method to identify therapeutic agents to treat addiction. The invention, related to the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neurology and psychiatry, targets the protein MBLAC1, which the Blakely lab identified as the mammalian form of a gene the group first identified in worms as a modifier of signaling by the neurotransmitter dopamine.

Released: 7-Sep-2023 12:05 AM EDT
Worries about artificial intelligence, surveillance at work may be connected to poor mental health
American Psychological Association (APA)

Employees’ concerns about the use of artificial intelligence and monitoring technologies in the workplace may be negatively related to their psychological well-being and lead them to feel less valued, according to a survey from the American Psychological Association.

Newswise: Medical cannabis use in Australian patients with chronic health issues linked to significant improvements in overall health-related quality of life and fatigue levels
31-Aug-2023 11:15 AM EDT
Medical cannabis use in Australian patients with chronic health issues linked to significant improvements in overall health-related quality of life and fatigue levels
PLOS

Cannabis therapy also linked to improvements in anxiety, depression, and pain levels—though no changes in sleep disturbance levels reported.

Newswise: IU researchers identify new gene mutation that alters Alzheimer’s disease risk
Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
IU researchers identify new gene mutation that alters Alzheimer’s disease risk
Indiana University

A groundbreaking study led by experts from Indiana University School of Medicine has shed new light on the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.

Newswise: Encouraging new prospects for the treatment of consciousness disorders
Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Encouraging new prospects for the treatment of consciousness disorders
University of Liege

An international study led by the Coma Science Group of the University of Liège (BE) and involving more than ten institutions has tested transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on a large number of patients suffering from consciousness disorders following severe brain injury.

Released: 6-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Stress test abnormalities reveal more than just cardiovascular risks, Mayo Clinic study finds
Mayo Clinic

The treadmill exercise test with electrocardiogram (ECG), also known as an exercise stress test, is one of the most familiar tests in medicine.

Newswise: Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Treatment Designed to Clear Senescent Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Is Safe
Released: 5-Sep-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Phase I Clinical Trial Shows Treatment Designed to Clear Senescent Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease Is Safe
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are reporting results from a Phase I trial in an area of promising research for Alzheimer's disease—cellular senescence.

Released: 5-Sep-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Bridging the Autism Service Cliff With Job Interview Training
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

For adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) trying to land a job, one-on-one interview training is a better way to prepare than group sessions, which may work for others, a Rutgers study found.

Newswise: Is melatonin safe for children? What you need to know to help your child achieve healthy sleep this school year
Released: 5-Sep-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Is melatonin safe for children? What you need to know to help your child achieve healthy sleep this school year
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that almost half (46%) of parents have given melatonin to a child under the age of 13 and almost one-third (30%) of parents have given melatonin to a teen over the age of 13 to help him or her fall asleep.

Released: 1-Sep-2023 3:40 PM EDT
Is digital media use a risk factor for psychosis in young adults?
McGill University

On average, young adults in Canada spend several hours on their smartphones every day. Many jump from TikTok to Netflix to Instagram, putting their phone down only to pick up a video game controller.

Released: 1-Sep-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Inflammation may influence weight loss surgery outcomes, new study reveals
King's College London

Research funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has shown that higher levels of inflammation in the blood of patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery predicts poorer weight loss six months after the procedure.

Released: 31-Aug-2023 3:45 PM EDT
People who are in good shape take fewer mental-health related medication
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

“We find that people who are in better shape fill fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression medications,” says Linda Ernstsen, the senior author of the article and an associate professor from the Department of Public Health and Nursing at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

30-Aug-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Talk therapy with other moms an effective treatment for postpartum depression, McMaster research shows
McMaster University

Researchers from McMaster University worked with nearly 200 mothers over a year and a half, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and found those receiving treatment from their peers were 11 times more likely to experience remission of their major depressive disorder.

Newswise:Video Embedded take-a-stroll-with-cats-to-increase-health-and-well-being
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Released: 30-Aug-2023 9:00 AM EDT
Take a stroll – with cats to increase health and well-being
Virginia Tech

Over 3 million cats enter shelters in the United States each year, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.   

Newswise: First Responders Are People, Too: Study Shows How Dehumanization Leads to Burnout
Released: 30-Aug-2023 8:05 AM EDT
First Responders Are People, Too: Study Shows How Dehumanization Leads to Burnout
American Counseling Association

Emergency medical technicians, firefighters, and other first responders are often hailed as heroes. But many of them experience the public’s elevated perceptions of them as a form of dehumanization, which can lead to burnout, according to a new study.

Released: 29-Aug-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Preparing clinicians for the international anti-LGBTQI+ crisis
Boston University School of Medicine

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI+) people in every region of the world face marginalization and oppression.

Newswise: Accelerated brain aging predicts less antidepressant efficacy
Released: 29-Aug-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Accelerated brain aging predicts less antidepressant efficacy
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Patients whose brains appear older on scans than their chronological age showed less improvement on sertraline, a first-line drug treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center reported.

Newswise: Study Identifies Geographic ‘Hot Spots’ for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S. Over Two Decades
Released: 29-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Study Identifies Geographic ‘Hot Spots’ for Cigarette, Firearm Deaths in the U.S. Over Two Decades
Florida Atlantic University

A new study reveals geographically distinct areas of the highest death rates in the U.S. related to cigarettes as well as firearms, including both assault and suicide over two decades.

   
Released: 29-Aug-2023 10:30 AM EDT
Potential Employers View Job Candidates Differently If They Post Online About Mental Health
North Carolina State University

It is increasingly common for people to discuss mental health challenges on social media platforms, but a new study finds these disclosures can affect the way potential employers view job applicants.



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