20th century lead exposure damaged American mental health

December 4, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to help keep car engines healthy. However, automotive health came at the great expense of our own well-being. A new study calculates

Worried about a pregnant woman’s stress and mental health? Her saliva may hold the key

December 4, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New research out of Michigan State University found that the number and type of microbes present in the saliva of pregnant women differ according to whether they are experiencing life

New hope for schizophrenia: iTBS over the left DLPFC improves negative and cognitive symptoms

December 4, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Schizophrenia, which is characterized by positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), negative symptoms (diminished emotional expressions or avolition), and cognitive impairments (attention deficits and poor learning skills), is a serious

For those with CTE, family history of mental illness tied to aggression in middle age

November 28, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

People who have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) who have a family history of mental illness may have a higher risk of aggression in middle age, according to a study published

New imaging study finds evidence that emotion regulation is not always the most effective strategy to mitigate suicidal ideation

November 27, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Depressed individuals who reflexively attempt to dampen their initial emotional responses to reminders of their negative memories have a low tolerance for distressing emotional stimuli in general and may respond

Caregivers experience decline in well-being

November 27, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New research from the University of Zurich, based on data from more than 28,000 caregivers in three countries, shows that the longer individuals spend caring for loved ones, the more

Researchers use fitness tracker data and machine learning to detect bipolar disorder mood swings

November 25, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Study indicates that a fitness tracker can detect mood episodes in bipolar disorder to help drive treatment. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General

Tantrums in young children could be linked to ADHD, study finds

November 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Preschool children who struggle to control their emotions and behaviour have more symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — known as ADHD — at age seven, a study suggests. Children

Researchers use artificial intelligence to diagnose depression

November 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. As many as 280 million people worldwide are affected by this disease, which is why researchers at Kaunas University of Technology

Creativity camp improves adolescent mental health, well-being

November 19, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Published in Child Psychiatry and Human Development, a research team led by the University of Minnesota Medical School found that Creativity Camp, a two-week arts intervention delivered as a day