August 12, 2024 by University of Michigan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople suffering from cirrhosis may find some symptom relief from two accessible activities: stretching and meditation. A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has compared the two therapies as a means to relieve nocturnal muscle cramps and found both effective. The resulting paper,...
Medscape Medical News Deborah Brauser August 07, 2024 For years, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been a lifesaving treatment for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet exactly how it works has largely remained a mystery. Now researchers believe they have uncovered the underlying mechanisms behind its therapeutic effects — a discovery that may help clinicians better...
August 2, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Mass shootings and other traumatic events hit community members hard, with those closest to the incident often experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) even years later, new research shows. The study was published July 26 in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Outcomes of mass violence incidents in communities extend beyond...
August 1, 2024 by University of Oxford Prediction of cognitive, psychiatric, and fatigue outcomes at two to three years after COVID-19 by symptom burden at six months. Credit: The Lancet Psychiatry (2024). DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00214-1Many people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to...
July 31, 2024 by University of Oxford Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFour internet-based therapies developed by experts at the University of Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Psychiatry are proving helpful for patients with social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorders and for children with anxiety disorders. Urgent treatment solutions are needed for children,...
By Kristen Rogers, CNNPublished 6:23 AM EDT, Mon July 29, 2024 Video Ad FeedbackDr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down differences between age-related memory loss and dementiaCNN—As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list — suggesting the disorder may nearly triple the risk of developing dementia...
July 27, 2024 by Allessandra DiCorato, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Credit: CC0 Public DomainWhen Ralda Nehme, a cell biologist and neuroscientist, first started her lab at the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2018, she realized a gap in the field. She was adept at...
JULY 24, 2024 by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMemory loss and attention deficit are frequent complaints of people who have survived severe COVID-19, but these and other cognitive impairments have also been observed in mild cases more than 18 months after the start of the infection, according to a study by researchers...
JULY 24, 2024 by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical Xpress Overview of biotypes that underlie the heterogeneity of clinical depression and associated depression, and which can be assessed using functional magnetic resonance imaging to quantify the activity of brain regions and the functional connectivity between brain regions. Credit: Williams LM. Precision psychiatry: a neural circuit taxonomy...
JULY 24, 2024 by Lori Solomon Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower odds of depression in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published online July 5 in the Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. Liya Ma, from Honghui Hospital at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, and colleagues explored the...
