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Researchers reveal five insomnia types

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience revealed that there are five types of insomnia. This finding was published on Monday January 7 by The Lancet Psychiatry. A commentary in the journal stated that the finding could be a new page in the history of insomnia, promoting discoveries on mechanisms and interventions.

8 Jan 2019

Therapists should regularly assess depression symptoms and augment treatment for insufficient responders

Adolescents with depression who were treated with interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT-A) had significantly better outcomes when their therapists regularly assessed depression symptoms and augmented treatment for insufficient responders after four weeks of therapy rather than waiting until Week 8, reports a study published in the January 2019 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

8 Jan 2019

Study: Facebook use linked to perceptions of worsening physical health

Facebook use linked to perceptions of worsening physical health, new research from the University of Surrey, reports.

8 Jan 2019

Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds study

According to a large worldwide study, the hormone that is produced in the body during exercise called irisin, can prevent and delay the onset of mental faculty decline and Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Medicine.

8 Jan 2019

Hearing challenges still reported by high proportion of older people with hearing aids

A high proportion of older people with hearing aids, especially those with lower incomes, report having trouble hearing and difficulty accessing hearing care services, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Jan 2019

Therapeutic implications of caffeine in neuropsychiatric disorders

An important new article reviews recently discovered properties of adenosine A2A receptor-dopamine D2 receptor and adenosine A1 receptor-dopamine D1 receptor heteromers--both of which are main targets for caffeine--and discusses the therapeutic implications of these findings.

7 Jan 2019

Women's Health Research at Yale calls on government committee to revise its report on opioid epidemic

Women's Health Research at Yale (WHRY) is calling on a government committee to revise its report on a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic so that it reflects the unique needs of women.

6 Jan 2019

Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’

Yet another study has revealed that more time spent on social media translates into higher rates of depression especially among young girls. The new study reveals that girls are worst affected by depression due to poor sleep and online bullying compared to boys.

6 Jan 2019

Youth with obsessive and compulsive symptoms more likely to experience psychopathology

Engaging in repetitive and ritualistic behaviors is part of typical child development. However, behaviors that develop into obsessive and compulsive symptoms may represent a red flag for serious psychiatric conditions.

4 Jan 2019

Mediterranean diet is the best diet there is

Diets come and go and have their time in the trending list. The U.S. News and World Report has however confirmed that the healthiest diet at present is the Mediterranean diet.

3 Jan 2019

New medications provide better treatment for alcohol use disorders, chronic pain, mood disorders

Helping people with addictions has become a research passion for Purdue University's Richard van Rijn, who is leading a team to make drug discoveries to support millions around the world dealing with alcohol use disorders, chronic pain and mood disorders.

3 Jan 2019

Treatment of age-related hearing loss could be one way to head off late-life depression

A new study found that elderly individuals with age-related hearing loss had more symptoms of depression; the greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having depressive symptoms.

3 Jan 2019

Risk of depression, anxiety found to be higher among adults with cerebral palsy

Adults with cerebral palsy have a higher risk of developing depression and anxiety than their peers without the condition, a new study in the journal JAMA Neurology reports.

2 Jan 2019

Newly developed AI accurately predicts severity of cancer patients’ symptoms

Doctors could get a head start treating cancer thanks to new AI developed at the University of Surrey that is able to predict symptoms and their severity throughout the course of a patient's treatment.

1 Jan 2019

New study traces development of physical aggression problems from infancy to adolescence

Children can exhibit physical aggression when they are very young but that behavior typically declines before and during elementary school.

31 Dec 2018

Researchers conduct psycho-educational study on early stage breast cancer patients

Cancer is a psychologically traumatic experience for affected individuals. Chemotherpautic medications can also be painful to the same patients.

28 Dec 2018

Scientists suggest need for new approach to confront side effects of common anti-cancer therapy

Results of a new study by neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Toronto suggest that a new treatment approach is needed - and how this may be possible - to address adverse effects of aromatase inhibitors, drugs commonly prescribed to both men and women to prevent recurrence of estrogen-positive breast cancer.

27 Dec 2018

Study finds risk factors linked to REM sleep behavior disorder

Taking antidepressants for depression, having post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety diagnosed by a doctor are risk factors for a disruptive and sometimes violent sleep disorder called rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder, according to a study published in the December 26, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

27 Dec 2018

Whole genome study identifies genetic architecture for diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome

In the largest genetic analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) performed to date, an international consortium, including researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, conducted a whole genome association study to identify common genetic architecture for different diagnostic criteria used to define the syndrome.

24 Dec 2018

Research identifies factors that help dementia patients and their carers to live well

New research has identified the factors that enable people with dementia and their carers to live as well as possible.

24 Dec 2018

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Researchers reveal five insomnia types

Therapists should regularly assess depression symptoms and augment treatment for insufficient responders

Study: Facebook use linked to perceptions of worsening physical health

Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds study

Hearing challenges still reported by high proportion of older people with hearing aids

Therapeutic implications of caffeine in neuropsychiatric disorders

Women's Health Research at Yale calls on government committee to revise its report on opioid epidemic

Social media is more detrimental to girls’ mental health than for boys’

Youth with obsessive and compulsive symptoms more likely to experience psychopathology

Mediterranean diet is the best diet there is

New medications provide better treatment for alcohol use disorders, chronic pain, mood disorders

Treatment of age-related hearing loss could be one way to head off late-life depression

Risk of depression, anxiety found to be higher among adults with cerebral palsy

Newly developed AI accurately predicts severity of cancer patients’ symptoms

New study traces development of physical aggression problems from infancy to adolescence

Researchers conduct psycho-educational study on early stage breast cancer patients

Scientists suggest need for new approach to confront side effects of common anti-cancer therapy

Study finds risk factors linked to REM sleep behavior disorder

Whole genome study identifies genetic architecture for diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome

Research identifies factors that help dementia patients and their carers to live well

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