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ResMed launches new sleep education campaign

ResMed, a global leader in digital health and connected sleep and respiratory care devices, today announced the launch of a new sleep education campaign, #WakeUpToGoodSleep.

9 Nov 2020

National Covid-19 Resilience Programme in the UK would support older people through pandemic

Public health agencies across the UK should launch a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme to support older people through the pandemic and to keep them healthy and resilient over the winter - that's the recommendation from a leading group of scientists and clinicians working in the fields of physiology, nutrition and physiotherapy.

9 Nov 2020

Delirium common after hospital discharge in critically ill COVID-19 patients

Anesthesiologist and other researchers from Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, New York Medical College, Valhalla and Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, have reported a case series of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who have developed neuropsychological symptoms after having been discharged from the hospital.

8 Nov 2020

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of a new device intended for the temporary reduction of sleep disturbance related to nightmares in adults 22 years or older who suffer from nightmare disorder or have nightmares from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

8 Nov 2020

Patients with rheumatic diseases reported antimalarial drug shortages during COVID-19

A new study shows that patients with rheumatic diseases across Africa, Southeast Asia, the Americas and Europe had trouble filling their prescriptions of antimalarial drugs, including hydroxychloroquine, during the 2020 global coronavirus pandemic, when antimalarials were touted as a possible COVID-19 treatment.

6 Nov 2020

Survey: Only few children with rheumatic diseases report contracting COVID-19

Results from a large, international survey shows that only a small fraction of children with rheumatic diseases reported contracting COVID-19.

6 Nov 2020

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

Spending time in nature is believed to benefit people's mental health. However, new research suggests that giving people with existing mental health conditions formal 'green prescriptions', may undermine some of the benefits.

6 Nov 2020

Commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of childhood sarcoma

A new study has found that a commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt growth of a type of cancer known as childhood sarcoma, at least in mice and laboratory cell experiments.

6 Nov 2020

Researchers solve an ancient mystery that may treat neurological, blood pressure disorders

Researchers from the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) and Umeå University wanted to improve the treatment of nerve agent poisoning.

6 Nov 2020

Study uses non-invasive technique to help veterans with depression, concussion

Studies using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive technique, to help veterans and active-duty service members living with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other lasting consequences of concussion have shown promise.

6 Nov 2020

Anxiety disorders increase among US citizens during COVID-19 pandemic

Scientists from the University of North Carolina and City University New York have recently revealed that a majority of United States citizens have suffered from anxiety disorders amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Financial adversity is one of the major causative factors for anxiety symptoms. The study is currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server.

5 Nov 2020

Super-resolution images of functioning and pathologically altered nerve cells

Three experts for super-resolution microscopy jointly want to obtain better images of functioning and pathologically altered nerve cells. The European Research Council ERC is funding them with eleven million euros.

5 Nov 2020

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

Cleveland Clinic has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to develop and validate two automated tools - a risk calculator to identify patients at high risk of cognitive decline and a screening tool to test for cognitive decline.

5 Nov 2020

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

Illustrations by a local artist in Nigeria are helping health workers and policy makers understand what it's really like to live with a neglected tropical disease (NTD).

5 Nov 2020

Study explains the global burden of disability from musculoskeletal conditions

Musculoskeletal disorders--which affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints--can severely affect individuals' physical and mental health, and they're especially prevalent among aging adults.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers study link between gut microbiome and the brain in humans, rodents

Despite extensive support for relationships between the gut microbiome and the brain (the "microbiota-gut-brain axis") in humans and rodents, little is known about these relationships in other animals, leaving questions about this system's generality.

5 Nov 2020

Analysis reveals how artificial intelligence has been used to help pregnant women

Researchers from the University of Seville have carried out a rigorous and detailed analysis of how artificial intelligence has been used with pregnant women over the last twelve years.

4 Nov 2020

Psilocybin may be effective in patients suffering from major depression

In a small study of adults with major depression, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that two doses of the psychedelic substance psilocybin, given with supportive psychotherapy, produced rapid and large reductions in depressive symptoms, with most participants showing improvement and half of study participants achieving remission through the four-week follow-up.

4 Nov 2020

Rise in negative health behaviors during lockdown connected to poor mental health in Scotland

A rise in negative health behaviours - such as lack of sleep, exercise and an unhealthy diet - is connected to poorer mental health during the tightest restrictions of Scotland's COVID-19 lockdown, a new study has confirmed.

4 Nov 2020

Fewer older adults may be experiencing restricting symptoms at the end of life

A new analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that fewer older adults may be experiencing certain symptoms that can restrict their activity at the end of life.

4 Nov 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

ResMed launches new sleep education campaign

National Covid-19 Resilience Programme in the UK would support older people through pandemic

Delirium common after hospital discharge in critically ill COVID-19 patients

FDA authorizes marketing of new device intended to provide temporary relief from sleep disturbances

Patients with rheumatic diseases reported antimalarial drug shortages during COVID-19

Survey: Only few children with rheumatic diseases report contracting COVID-19

People with mental health conditions may not fully benefit from “green prescriptions”

Commonly prescribed anti-depressant may halt the growth of childhood sarcoma

Researchers solve an ancient mystery that may treat neurological, blood pressure disorders

Study uses non-invasive technique to help veterans with depression, concussion

Anxiety disorders increase among US citizens during COVID-19 pandemic

Super-resolution images of functioning and pathologically altered nerve cells

Cleveland Clinic receives $2.6 million NIA grant to develop automated screening for cognitive decline

Illustrations by Nigerian artist kickstart debate on neglected tropical disease

Study explains the global burden of disability from musculoskeletal conditions

Researchers study link between gut microbiome and the brain in humans, rodents

Analysis reveals how artificial intelligence has been used to help pregnant women

Psilocybin may be effective in patients suffering from major depression

Rise in negative health behaviors during lockdown connected to poor mental health in Scotland

Fewer older adults may be experiencing restricting symptoms at the end of life

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