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ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s

ChatGPT may be better than doctors at evidence-based management of clinical depression

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainChatGPT, the AI language model capable of mirroring human conversation, may be better than a doctor at following recognized treatment s
Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs

Study shows that human beliefs about drugs could have dose-dependent effects on the brain

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalGraphic for study. Credit: Lily Armstrong-Davies, Medical IllustratorMount Sinai researchers have shown for the first time that a person's beliefs related to drugs
For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

by Mandy Doria,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe holiday season is meant to be filled with joy, connection and celebration of rituals. Many people, however, are starkly remind
A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group

A small molecule blocks aversive memory formation, providing a potential treatment target for depression

byCity University of Hong KongThe YM022-treated mice (diagram A, second from right) spent significantly more time in the social interaction zone (framed with a green line) than the control group
Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri

Study reveals disparities in mental health care access across different housing environments

byThe City University of New YorkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA newstudyby CUNY SPH researchers suggests that residents of low-income housing in Harlem faced twice as many barri
Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique: How your brain stores and retrieves words

by Nichol Castro,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that's OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictiona
Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely

Complex, unfamiliar sentences make the brain's language network work harder, study reveals

byMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith help from an artificial language network, MIT neuroscientists have discovered what kind of sentences are most likely
Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health—what might explain this paradox?

Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health—what might explain this paradox?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who worry excessively about their health tend to die earlier than those who don't, arecent studyfrom Sweden has

Hypochondriacs die earlier than those who worry less about their health—what might explain this paradox?

by Stephen Hughes,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople who worry excessively about their health tend to die earlier than those who don't, arecent studyfrom Sweden has
Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have

Linking genes and brain circuitry in anxiety disorders

by Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBI)Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have
Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it

Hair-Pulling Disorder – Symptoms and How to Treat it25th January 2019Hair HealthTrichotillomania or hair pulling disorder is additionally known as a hair-pulling disorder. Hair pulling is
Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

byCardiff UniversityMean emotional problems score by age, 2013–2019. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. The 2015 survey represents a predicted midpoint figure. Credit:Journal of

Emotional problems in young people were rising rapidly even before the pandemic

byCardiff UniversityMean emotional problems score by age, 2013–2019. Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. The 2015 survey represents a predicted midpoint figure. Credit:Journal of
Study finds women with depression have 20% lower taurine concentration in the hippocampus

Study finds women with depression have 20% lower taurine concentration in the hippocampus

byKorea Institute of Science and Technology(A) Brain regions where spectra were measured (yellow box) (B) 1H MR spectrum in the hippocampus: Hippocampal taurine signal shown at 3.4 ppm (arrow).

Study finds women with depression have 20% lower taurine concentration in the hippocampus

byKorea Institute of Science and Technology(A) Brain regions where spectra were measured (yellow box) (B) 1H MR spectrum in the hippocampus: Hippocampal taurine signal shown at 3.4 ppm (arrow).