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New Community Partnership Model Boosts Inclusion of Participants into HIV Cure-Directed Research

Wistar Institute — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:05:09 EST

Scientists have long used community advisory boards to engage communities and provide feedback on studies, but this model has limitations. Now, Wistar Institute researchers are sharing how a more inclusive model for community engagement can lead to deeper insights and greater community participation in HIV research.

Tracing maternal behavior to brain immune function

Ohio State University — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:30:20 EST

Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease in immune cells late in gestation may factor into the onset of maternal behavior, new research in rats suggests.

IU-developed statewide initiative shows primary care clinicians can diagnose autism in young children with high accuracy

Indiana University — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:55:28 EST

A new study led by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers shows primary care clinicians who receive specialized training can make accurate autism diagnoses for over 80 percent of young children referred with developmental delays, providing compelling evidence that community-based models of autism evaluation are a potential solution for improving access to this needed service.

Second Year of COVID Pandemic Brought Spike in Child Mental Health Visits to ED

Harvard Medical School — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:00:00 EST

The number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from the Department of Health Care Policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

Neurons that track, regulate blood-sugar levels are found

University of Washington School of Medicine — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:45:37 EST

Understanding how this blood-sugar detection system works and how these neurocircuits operate would give researchers and doctors greater insights into how our brains regulate our blood sugar and, perhaps, how to target them therapeutically to treat metabolic diseases like diabetes and obesity, according to the study authors.

Preclinical Studies Led by Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Advance Potential New Target to Treat HIV Infection

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 12:05:13 EST

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at the National Institutes of Health, report that two new studies in mice with a humanized immune system and human cell lines have identified an enzyme that plays a critical role in the late stages of HIV replication.

Four state policies linked to growth of telehealth at mental health facilities

RAND Corporation — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 19:15:17 EST

Four state policies introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic to spur expansion of telehealth were associated with expansion of such services by mental health facilities, but growth of telehealth was lower among facilities in counties with the greatest proportion of Black residents, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Transforming Cleveland recreation centers with trauma-informed care approach

Case Western Reserve University — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:10:48 EST

The city's recreation centers offer opportunities from cooking classes to robotics workshops. But Case Western Reserve University researchers found--through partnership and exhaustive examination--these community hubs serve another critical function: as safe spaces where children often vulnerable to trauma can heal.

فهم سرعة اتصال الدماغ

Mayo Clinic — Thu, 11 May 2023 07:00:43 EST

في الغالب كان يُعتقد أن سرعة المعلومات المنقولة ما بين مناطق الدماغ تستقر في بداية المراهقة. لقد وجدت دراسة جديدة في مجلة نيتشر نيوروسينس أجراها باحثو مايو كلينك وزملاؤهم من هولندا أن سرعات نقل المعلومات تستمر في الزيادة حتى بداية البلوغ.

Anxiety disorders will affect nearly 1 in 3 adults: Here's what you need to know

UC Davis Health — Wed, 10 May 2023 18:20:15 EST

A UC Davis expert explains anxiety versus fear and how anxiety disorders can be effectively treated with therapy, medications and self-care.

Common Infections Linked to Poorer Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:30:22 EST

A new study from a team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that signs of common infections in a sample of middle-aged and older adults were associated with poorer performance on a test of global cognitive function.

Disrupted rhythms of rest and wakefulness contribute to worse symptoms in schizophrenia patients

University of Pittsburgh — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 16:45:09 EST

In a paper published today in Molecular Psychiatry, a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh in collaboration with researchers in Italy described shared patterns of sleep disturbances and irregularities in daily rhythms of rest and activity across patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, or SSD.

Whether Physical Exertion Feels 'Easy' or 'Hard' May Be Due to Dopamine Levels, Study Suggests

Johns Hopkins Medicine — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:00:50 EST

Dopamine, a brain chemical long associated with pleasure, motivation and reward-seeking, also appears to play an important role in why exercise and other physical efforts feel "easy" to some people and exhausting to others, according to results of a study of people with Parkinson's disease led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. Parkinson's disease is marked by a loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain over time.

Depressed, and aging fast

University of Connecticut — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:50:13 EST

Older adults with depression are actually aging faster than their peers, UConn Center on Aging researchers report.

Multiple substance use disorders may share inherited genetic signature

Washington University in St. Louis — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:00:00 EST

New research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a common genetic signature that may increase a person's risk of developing substance use disorders. The work eventually could lead to universal therapies to treat multiple substance use disorders and potentially help people diagnosed with more than one.

Celebrity sightings have a built-in contradiction

University of California, Riverside — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 18:40:38 EST

Their popularity makes celebrities easy to spot. Strangers, however, can also get mistaken for celebrities, resulting in cases of false "celebrity sightings." In attempting to explain the contradiction, a University of California, Riverside, study reports that celebrity faces are remembered more precisely but less accurately.

Virginia Tech researchers study PTSD effects on bystanders

Virginia Tech — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:20:41 EST

The traditional line of thought is that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is caused by directly experiencing the traumatic event. However, about 10 percent of diagnosed PTSD occurs when people witness these events versus experiencing it directly themselves. Little is known about these cases of PTSD, but that's something that Tim Jarome, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences School of Animal Sciences, is aiming to change with a $430,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Adding antipsychotic med to antidepressant may help older adults with treatment-resistant depression

Washington University in St. Louis — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:30:00 EST

Psychiatry researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, led a multicenter study that found, in older adults with treatment-resistant depression, that augmenting an antidepressant drug with aripiprazole helped a significant number of patients.

Mystical and insightful psychedelic experience may improve mental health

Ohio State University — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:00:57 EST

A more mystical and insightful psychedelic drug experience may be linked to an enduring reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms, according to a new study.

Tablet-based screening doubles detection of psychosis symptoms in youth

UC Davis Health (Defunct) — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:00:39 EST

Asking patients to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify young people at risk of psychosis. A UC Davis Health study found that when patients took a 21-question pre-visit survey, more than twice as many were identified at risk of psychosis compared to those who did not complete the survey. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, psychosis often begins when a person is in his or her late teens to mid-twenties. About 100,000 new cases of psychosis are diagnosed each year in the U.S.

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