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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 new study.
A study reveals that the effectiveness of brain stimulation on motor skills is determined by an individual's learning ability rather than age, highlighting the need for a more personalized approach to…
Even though one in five Americans is estimated to suffer from mental health illness, talk about mental health in the rural West remains muted.
The current standard of care for psychosis is a diagnostic interview, but what if it could be diagnosed before the first symptom emerged? Researchers are pointing toward a potential biomarker in the brain that could lead…
Research shows that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another's influence -- like the accelerator and brakes on a car
Investigators evaluated whether data collected from a fitness tracker could be used to accurately detect mood episodes in people with bipolar disorder.
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 to…
Psychiatrist Clare Fenton (centre) conducts workshops with youth worker Stef Bricklebank (left) to assess how self-help toolkits ...
Eleven people infected with this outbreak strain Listeria have been reported from four states.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) (H5N1 bird flu) in a child in California.
Workplace anxiety is not uncommon, especially in high-stress fields. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health ...
Deeply alarming. Dangerous. Ill-equipped. This is how a long-awaited, independent audit described the Milwaukee County Jail's ...
Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for psychosis treatments targeting symptoms that…
A new study shows stimulating the vagus nerve in mice with colitis reduced stress-driven symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease by regulating SUMOylation, an immune response that triggers gut inflammation.
Psychotic-like experiences, such as suspiciousness and unusual thoughts, are common among adolescents who are referred to adolescent psychiatric care. The symptoms are often associated with depression and…
There is still a gap in our understanding and application of effective treatment for mental disorders, and the number of ...
An overwhelming 90% of Americans believe the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, and the issue is increasingly ...
CDC has posted a Food Safety Alert regarding a multi-state outbreak linked to organic carrots.
SINGAPORE – Groups that would like to set up “well-being circles” to offer mental health support in their communities can ...
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the United States, however the latest data from CDC show signs the epidemic could be slowing
There are several barriers to mental health treatment for minority populations. Barriers can reduce or prevent access to ...
Growing awareness of climate emergency causing ‘psychological distress’, warns UK health agency Tim Wallace is the Telegraph ...
Bipolar disorder is a long-term mood disorder characterized by major fluctuations in mood — both high and low — that can ...
An update to CDC's Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to onions served at McDonald's
Editor’s Note: This story contains details of self-harm that some readers may find upsetting or triggering. Help is available ...
The CDC and the Iowa Department of Health are investigating a suspected case of Lassa fever, which was diagnosed today in an Iowa resident who returned to the United States from West Africa early this month.
A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in patients for whom standard treatments have been ineffective. The…
Researchers have found that a person's risk of developing psychotic-like experiences may be influenced by both childhood attention problems and their genetic makeup.
SINGAPORE – When a teenager battling gaming addiction was referred to counsellor Daniel Wong, it was clear to him that the ...
One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this 'negativity bias,' which can fuel the…
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