Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues

October 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Populations are rapidly ageing worldwide, and there is an increased prevalence of late-life depressive symptoms among older adults, which include depressed feelings, lack of pleasure, delayed cognitive processing and reduced

Brain care score for dementia and stroke also predicts late-life depression

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Late-life depression, typically defined as depression with onset in individuals over 60 years of age, can affect up to a third or more of people older than 60 and can

Stroke recovery: It’s in the genes

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New research led by UCLA Health has found that specific genes may be related to the trajectory of recovery for stroke survivors, providing doctors insights useful for developing targeted therapies.

New clues point towards how exercise reduces symptoms of depression

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The processes in the brain and body through which physical exercise reduces depressive symptoms have been explored by UCL researchers. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is

Study finds gaps in mental health care for people with chronic pain

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new University of Arizona Health Sciences study found that adults with chronic pain are more likely to experience symptoms of anxiety and depression than people without chronic pain, yet

Neurodivergent children are twice as likely to experience chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence, study finds

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A groundbreaking study led by researchers in the Department of Neuroscience at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) has found that children

What researchers know about the genetic complexity of schizophrenia, to date

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Patrick Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, the Yeargan Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics at the UNC School of Medicine, and researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, have developed a

AI for mental health screening may carry biases based on gender, race

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Some artificial intelligence tools for health care may get confused by the ways people of different genders and races talk, according to a new study led by CU Boulder computer

Is owning a dog good for your health?

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australia loves dogs. We have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world, and one in two households has at least one dog.

Your best friend from high school? Here’s why their genes mattered

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Mom always said, “Choose your friends wisely.” Now a study led by a Rutgers Health professor shows she was onto something: Their traits can rub off on you — especially