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Maternal Mental Illness Affects Infant Neurodevelopment
14+ hour ago (234+ words) INFANT neurodevelopment may be altered within the first year of life among children exposed to severe maternal mental illness, according to new findings that identified distinct patterns of brain activation and highlighted the influence of socioeconomic status on early neural…...
BCC Burden Drives Emotional and Functional Impairment in BCNS
2+ week, 5+ day ago (252+ words) Researchers in the Netherlands evaluated Qo L in 75 patients with BCNS and 59 patients with HF-BCC using the validated Skindex-29 questionnaire. HF-BCC was defined as having at least nine BCCs within 3 years or six within 10 years. Patients with BCNS were generally…...
Single Dose of Magic Mushrooms Can Alter Brain Function and Anatomy
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (328+ words) A SINGLE, high dose of psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, can trigger functional and anatomical brain changes that can be detected one hour to one month after administration. In an exploratory, placebo-controlled 2026 study of 28 healthy participants, who had never…...
Semaglutide Improved Motivation in Patients with Depression
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) SEMAGLUTIDE significantly improved measures of motivation in patients with major depressive disorder in a 2026 secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial. 1 The study is the first to analyse the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on reward behaviours in people…...
Mental Health Treatment Expands Role in Dermatology Care
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (330+ words) Psychopharmacology shows promise in dermatology care. Read more to find out how mental health treatments improve skin disease outcomes. This site is intended for healthcare professionals Mental Health Treatment Expands Role in Dermatology Care Psychopharmacology in dermatology shows promise for…...
New Evidence Supports Brain Stimulation for PTSD
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (385+ words) NAVIGATED transcranial magnetic stimulation improved PTSD outcomes when added to intensive residential therapy for combat-related symptoms. New Evidence Supports Brain Stimulation for PTSD NAVIGATED transcranial magnetic stimulation improved PTSD outcomes when added to intensive residential therapy for combat-related symptoms. Navigated…...
GLP-1s May be Effective Treatments for Mental Illness in Diabetes
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) People with diabetes have an elevated risk of depression, anxiety, and suicide, researchers'reported." GLP-1s'are used to treat diabetes and obesity, but their efficacy'in alleviating or worsening symptoms of mental illness'has previously been found to be'mixed." Researchers measured, as primary…...
Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Reduces Mental Illness Symptoms
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) A SINGLE cycle of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with LSD or psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, significantly improves symptoms of depression and anxiety, a large-scale 2026 Swiss cohort study has found. The fully active dose session was well tolerated by participants. For…...
Biomarker Discovery Reframes Schizophrenia Treatment
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (386+ words) EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals Biomarker Discovery Reframes Schizophrenia Treatment A NEW study has identified soluble "2-1 as a key extracellular regulator of brain network stability, with findings suggesting potential therapeutic relevance for schizophrenia. Excitation'inhibition (E/I) balance is…...
Restorative Neurostimulation Improves Low Back Pain
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (400+ words) Restorative neurostimulation may improve pain, disability, and quality of life in chronic low back pain. Read more. This site is intended for healthcare professionals Restorative Neurostimulation Improves Low Back Pain Restorative Neurostimulation in Low Back Pain RESTORATIVE neurostimulation improved pain,…...