4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (910+ words) From Aloe Leaf to Antidepressant: Aloe-Emodin Takes Aim at the RANBP9 Protein A small molecule that has quietly travelled from the aloe leaf into the pages of Molecular Diversity may have just acquired a new job title: antidepressant lead compound....

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3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (734+ words) Psychiatric diagnosis may soon become less dependent on drawing rigid boundaries between disorders that frequently overlap in symptoms, biology and treatment response. A new study introduces a method called differential diagnosis–polygenic risk scoring, or DDx-PRS, designed to estimate the…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (678+ words) disorders in schizophrenia Bioengineer.org...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (626+ words) Despite extraordinary advances in biomedical science, neuropsychiatric disorders continue to impose one of the largest health burdens on societies worldwide. More than 1 billion people are estimated to live with conditions affecting the brain, behavior, mood, cognition, or nervous system, making…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (446+ words) Psychiatric care may be entering a more measurable era. A new study led by researchers at Carilion Clinic suggests that digital training could help clinicians use standardized symptom questionnaires more consistently in everyday practice. These questionnaires, completed by patients, track…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (529+ words) Ketamine has long been known as a powerful anesthetic, but its influence on the brain extends far beyond the operating room. Doctors also use low doses of the drug to manage pain and, more recently, to help people with treatment-resistant…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) A large genetic study is shedding new light on fibromyalgia, a chronic condition marked by widespread pain and frequently intertwined psychiatric and physical symptoms. The work, published in Nature Communications, used big-data approaches to probe how genetic variation may shape…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (334+ words) Adolescence is a key window when the brain is especially sensitive to experience—and when serotonergic psychedelics are sometimes used outside clinical settings. Yet whether brief or repeated exposure leaves a durable mark on adult social behavior, and which neural…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (359+ words) Bioengineer.org Two prominent journals at the intersection of biology and mental health have recently reported notable increases in their citation metrics, underscoring growing scientific engagement in these research domains European Neuropsychopharmacology, a subscription-based journal with a longstanding presence, announced…...