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Couples who fight often are more likely to experience loneliness and poor physical health

Healthy couples fight. But couples that clash often are more likely to experience feelings of loneliness and poorer physical health down the line, according to new University of Georgia research.

21 Oct 2020

Study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19

Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that a large proportion COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers find distinct effects of adversity in the genomes of men than women born preterm

Researchers at McMaster University have found distinct effects of adversity early in life in the genomes of men compared to women who were born extremely preterm.

21 Oct 2020

Lack of sleep impairs the ability to suppress intrusive thoughts

Lack of sleep significantly impairs our ability to stop unwanted and unpleasant thoughts from entering our mind, a new study reveals.

20 Oct 2020

Serious ongoing symptoms in COVID-19 survivors

Although predominantly a respiratory illness, emerging data suggests that multi-organ injury is common, particularly in moderate to severe infections. A new study published on the preprint server medRxiv* in October 2020 describes the illness's sequelae in the months after recovery.

20 Oct 2020

Anti-inflammatory therapy helps slow progression of multiple sclerosis in a preclinical model

Intranasal administration of an anti-inflammatory drug helped reduce disease progression in a preclinical model of multiple sclerosis, according to recent research out of the University of Alberta.

20 Oct 2020

Higher physical activity, lower sitting time linked with better physical and mental health in older adults

Older adults with higher physical activity and lower sitting time have better overall physical and mental health, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.

20 Oct 2020

Older COVID patients battle ‘brain fog,’ weakness and emotional turmoil

For months, as Marilyn Walters has struggled to recover from COVID-19, she has repeated this prayer day and night.

20 Oct 2020

Study finds higher cannabis dose is associated with larger reductions in OCD compulsions

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study.

20 Oct 2020

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

Anxiety, the most common family of mental illnesses in the U.S., has been pushed to epic new heights by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults and a staggering 41% of people ages 18-29 experienced clinically significant anxiety symptoms in late August.

19 Oct 2020

Study finds direct link between physical fitness, cognitive performance, and optimal nutrition

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Abbott and, the U.S. Air Force Research Lab announced today the results of a new study that found a direct link between physical fitness, cognitive performance, and optimal nutrition.

19 Oct 2020

Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection increases likelihood of depression among people in Soweto

Associations between depression and issues such as hunger, violence, poor healthcare, and high rates of poverty have long been recognized, but this study is the first to look at the mental health effects of the pandemic and national lockdown in South Africa under those conditions.

19 Oct 2020

Children diagnosed with ADHD, autism frequently visit hospitals and doctors during infancy

Children who are later diagnosed with autism and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder visit doctors and hospitals more often in their first year of life than non-affected children, suggesting a potential new way to identify the conditions early.

19 Oct 2020

Researchers study link between psychological responses and risk communication during COVID-19

The mental effects of pandemics on people can arise not only from the burden of preventive measures, the fear of contracting and cure but also coping with the exponential deaths.

19 Oct 2020

Future waves of COVID-19 will likely lead to further school closures

Researchers in the UK have warned that given how future waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seem to be inevitable, it is likely that schools will be put under further pressure to close.

18 Oct 2020

Researchers discover mechanism that regulates neocortical dendrite development

The research group of Takao Kohno (Nagoya City University) and Mitsuharu Hattori (Nagoya City University), Takahiko Kawasaki (National Institute of Genetics), and Kazunori Nakajima (Keio University School of Medicine) found a new mechanism by which superficial neurons correctly develop their dendrites.

16 Oct 2020

LGBTQ+ campus resource centers are essential to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ students

"Essential services" is a phrase that has become commonplace in the era of COVID-19. In a new commentary piece, scholars from Lehigh University and Ohio State University argue that LGBTQ+ college and university campus resource centers are essential to the health, well-being and academic achievement of LGBTQ+ students.

16 Oct 2020

Healthcare workers experience mental health problems during and after pandemics

Mental health problems such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression are common among healthcare staff during and immediately after pandemics – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

16 Oct 2020

Study: COVID-19 has prompted Americans to focus more on their health

A new study released today by digital health company Rally Health, Inc. found a significant proportion of Americans have a poor understanding of preventive care, while at the same time, COVID-19 has prompted them to focus more on their health.

16 Oct 2020

Governments must expand mental health and drug treatment services for young people

Governments must urgently expand mental health and drug treatment services before it’s too late, the Ted Noffs Foundation has said, warning that official data showing skyrocketing numbers of Victorians accessing crisis support signals the beginning of a national crisis.

16 Oct 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Couples who fight often are more likely to experience loneliness and poor physical health

Study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19

Researchers find distinct effects of adversity in the genomes of men than women born preterm

Lack of sleep impairs the ability to suppress intrusive thoughts

Serious ongoing symptoms in COVID-19 survivors

Anti-inflammatory therapy helps slow progression of multiple sclerosis in a preclinical model

Higher physical activity, lower sitting time linked with better physical and mental health in older adults

Older COVID patients battle ‘brain fog,’ weakness and emotional turmoil

Study finds higher cannabis dose is associated with larger reductions in OCD compulsions

Researchers provide new evidence that fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits

Study finds direct link between physical fitness, cognitive performance, and optimal nutrition

Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection increases likelihood of depression among people in Soweto

Children diagnosed with ADHD, autism frequently visit hospitals and doctors during infancy

Researchers study link between psychological responses and risk communication during COVID-19

Future waves of COVID-19 will likely lead to further school closures

Researchers discover mechanism that regulates neocortical dendrite development

LGBTQ+ campus resource centers are essential to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ students

Healthcare workers experience mental health problems during and after pandemics

Study: COVID-19 has prompted Americans to focus more on their health

Governments must expand mental health and drug treatment services for young people

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