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Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-ups

Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-ups

Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-upsby Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolSerotonin glows green in a microscope image of cell

Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-ups

Brain circuit discovery illuminates circadian rhythms, psychiatric disorders with seasonal flare-upsby Stephanie Dutchen,Harvard Medical SchoolSerotonin glows green in a microscope image of cell
Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua

Novel study quantifies immense economic costs of mental illness in the US

by Mike Cummings,Yale UniversityDistribution of savings by mental health status in the model (left panel) and in the data (right panel). The height of the bars captures the fraction of individua
Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women, study finds

Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women, study finds

by Holly Ober,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe suicide rate for men is about four times higher than for women. While men make up 50% of the population, they acco

Language that could be clues to suicide differ between men and women, study finds

by Holly Ober,University of California, Los AngelesCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe suicide rate for men is about four times higher than for women. While men make up 50% of the population, they acco
Postpartum low-dose esketamine aids moms with prenatal depression

Postpartum low-dose esketamine aids moms with prenatal depression

by Elana GotkineA single low dose of esketamine after childbirth reduces depressive episodes at 42 days postpartum among mothers with prenatal depression, according to a study published online April 1

Postpartum low-dose esketamine aids moms with prenatal depression

by Elana GotkineA single low dose of esketamine after childbirth reduces depressive episodes at 42 days postpartum among mothers with prenatal depression, according to a study published online April 1
How neural inhibition could reduce alcohol use

How neural inhibition could reduce alcohol use

by The Scripps Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists at Scripps Research have found that inhibiting neurons involved in the body's stress response may reduce alco

How neural inhibition could reduce alcohol use

by The Scripps Research InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNeuroscientists at Scripps Research have found that inhibiting neurons involved in the body's stress response may reduce alco
Neuroscience study taps into brain network patterns to understand deep focus, attention

Neuroscience study taps into brain network patterns to understand deep focus, attention

by Jess Hunt-Ralston,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrom completing puzzles and playing music, to reading and exercising, growing up Dolly Seeburger loved activi

Neuroscience study taps into brain network patterns to understand deep focus, attention

by Jess Hunt-Ralston,Georgia Institute of TechnologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrom completing puzzles and playing music, to reading and exercising, growing up Dolly Seeburger loved activi
NZ's mental health care is in crisis, but research shows how to shorten wait times and keep staff

NZ's mental health care is in crisis, but research shows how to shorten wait times and keep staff

by Melanie Woodfield and Hiran Thabrew,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's youth mental health care continues to experience arolling crisiswith long wa

NZ's mental health care is in crisis, but research shows how to shorten wait times and keep staff

by Melanie Woodfield and Hiran Thabrew,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew Zealand's youth mental health care continues to experience arolling crisiswith long wa
New study finds mental health emergencies in kids were more severe during the pandemic

New study finds mental health emergencies in kids were more severe during the pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that during the pandemic pediatric emergency departments (EDs) saw more child

New study finds mental health emergencies in kids were more severe during the pandemic

by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of ChicagoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new study has found that during the pandemic pediatric emergency departments (EDs) saw more child
New study could reduce risk of social isolation for older people with hearing loss

New study could reduce risk of social isolation for older people with hearing loss

by University of StirlingCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe stages of descent into social isolation experienced by older people with hearing loss have been set out for the first time in a ne

New study could reduce risk of social isolation for older people with hearing loss

by University of StirlingCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe stages of descent into social isolation experienced by older people with hearing loss have been set out for the first time in a ne
Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit

Lower attention ability in adolescence predicts substance use in later life

byTrinity College DublinSignificant correlations between sustained attention and substance use across timepoints. Credit:eLife(2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.97150.3Lower attention abilit
Anxiety in young women may arise from imbalance between two brain chemicals

Anxiety in young women may arise from imbalance between two brain chemicals

by University of SurreyCredit: Liza Summer from PexelsThe development of anxiety in girls and young women may stem from an imbalance between two crucial brain chemicals, gamma-aminobutyric acid (

Anxiety in young women may arise from imbalance between two brain chemicals

by University of SurreyCredit: Liza Summer from PexelsThe development of anxiety in girls and young women may stem from an imbalance between two crucial brain chemicals, gamma-aminobutyric acid (
The fear of depression recurrence is potent but not universal, research shows

The fear of depression recurrence is potent but not universal, research shows

by Concordia UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinicians treating patients who live with or survive serious diseases such as cancer are familiar with the concept of fear of illness rec

The fear of depression recurrence is potent but not universal, research shows

by Concordia UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainClinicians treating patients who live with or survive serious diseases such as cancer are familiar with the concept of fear of illness rec