Mental Health News and Research

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Feasting on ultra-processed foods? New study links diet to surging depression rates

High ultra-processed food consumption is associated with elevated psychological distress as an indicator of depression in adults from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study.

17 May 2023

Policy overhaul needed: Food industry's impact on global brain health

The dominance of the corporate-industrial food industry undermines brain capital and sustainable human development on a global scale. Understanding this impact is crucial for the future of public health and well-being.

17 May 2023

Redefining menstrual migraines: New criteria for accurate diagnosis and improved treatment response

Menstrual migraine, a specific type of migraine affecting women, leads to significant disability and impacts the quality of life during reproductive stages. Understanding its prevalence and impact is crucial for effective management.

17 May 2023

Use of hormonal birth control linked to greater risk of postpartum depression in women

Inability to feel happy, low spirits, fatigue, and loss of appetite. These are common symptoms of postpartum depression.

17 May 2023

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Researchers evaluated the impact of tobacco usage on the health-associated quality of life.

17 May 2023

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

Lesbian and bisexual women were less likely to have ideal cardiovascular health scores compared to heterosexual women, which should make them a priority group for cardiovascular disease prevention, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

17 May 2023

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

17 May 2023

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to "disrupt" traditional therapy.

17 May 2023

Researchers may have identified a molecular cause for memory changes in early childhood

How do our brains become capable of creating specific memories? In one of the first preclinical studies to examine memory development in youth, a research team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) may have identified a molecular cause for memory changes in early childhood.

16 May 2023

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Research examines the impact of long-Covid syndrome on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with mild or moderate SARS-CoV-2 infections. It reveals significant impairments in physical and mental health, emphasizing the need for long-term surveillance and support for affected individuals.

16 May 2023

Higher sunlight and vitamin D exposure is associated with a lower likelihood of having high perceived stress

Researchers from Italy evaluated the association between perceived stress levels and dietary and lifestyle factors.

16 May 2023

A rural county’s choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debt, or pay them forward to curb crisis

Over the past two years, rural Greene County in northeastern Tennessee has collected more than $2.7 million from regional and national settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors.

16 May 2023

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Anabolic steroids not only can cause serious side effects during use, such as heart failure and depression, but can continue being harmful years after stopping, according to two studies presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul.

13 May 2023

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

New research has identified the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts, and that these thoughts occur a few months before the peak of suicide behaviors in spring/early summer. It also showed the daily peak in suicidal thought is between 4-5 am.

12 May 2023

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Researchers analyzed Twitter to assess changes in the language during the coronavirus disease 2019.

12 May 2023

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading, tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, today announced the results of its annual survey of nursing professionals and students.

11 May 2023

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

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11 May 2023

The crisis is officially ending, but covid confusion lives on

The formal end May 11 of the national public health emergency for covid-19 will usher in lots of changes in the way Americans get vaccines, treatment, and testing for the coronavirus.

11 May 2023

New NIH program seeks to discover and catalog the breadth of somatic mosaicism in human tissues

The National Institutes of Health is launching a new program, the Common Fund's Somatic Mosaicism Across Human Tissues Network, that aims to transform our knowledge of how much genetic variation there is in the cells and tissues throughout our bodies.

11 May 2023

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life.

11 May 2023

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Feasting on ultra-processed foods? New study links diet to surging depression rates

Policy overhaul needed: Food industry's impact on global brain health

Redefining menstrual migraines: New criteria for accurate diagnosis and improved treatment response

Use of hormonal birth control linked to greater risk of postpartum depression in women

How does tobacco usage impact quality of life?

Lesbian and bisexual women have lower cardiovascular health scores than heterosexual women

State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

Researchers may have identified a molecular cause for memory changes in early childhood

Long-COVID's crippling aftermath: Study reveals persistent symptoms severely impact quality of life, especially in women

Higher sunlight and vitamin D exposure is associated with a lower likelihood of having high perceived stress

A rural county’s choice: Use opioid funds to pay off debt, or pay them forward to curb crisis

Former anabolic steroid users more likely to develop heart disease

Research identifies the month when people have the strongest suicidal thoughts

How have emergency medicine physicians' social media content and language changed during COVID-19, and can they provide insight into physician well-being?

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Short-term therapy sessions offer wonderful benefits to mothers, children in homeless shelters

The crisis is officially ending, but covid confusion lives on

New NIH program seeks to discover and catalog the breadth of somatic mosaicism in human tissues

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

Passing on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Health risks for male offspring of women with PCOS

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Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Unlocking the Secrets of Multiple Sclerosis Progression: Brain-Immune Cell Communication

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Top-Down Proteomics: Bridging the Genotype-to-Phenotype Gap

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