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Brain activity that biases decision-making toward alcohol
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (44+ words) Brain activity that biases decision-making toward alcohol (IMAGE)EurekAlert! This plot shows the correlation between anterior insula activity and biaseddecision-making to select alcohol over social rewards. van Mourik et al., 2026 May reuse with credit. SfN Media Society for Neuroscience [email protected]...
Study: Discontinuing antidepressants in pregnancy nearly doubles risk of mental health emergencies
2+ week, 4+ day ago (413+ words) Las Vegas, NV'Pregnant patients who'stopped taking'their antidepressant medication'during pregnancy were'almost'twice'as likely to experience a mental health emergency compared'with'pregnant patients who'continued'taking their'prescription,according to new research presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)'2026 Pregnancy Meeting." Embargoed until2:45 PM PST, February11, 2026" Study:…...
Fragile X study uncovers brainwave biomarker bridging humans and mice
2+ week, 5+ day ago (593+ words) A collaboration centered at MIT discovered that mice modeling the autism spectrum disorder fragile X syndrome exhibit the same pattern of differences in low-frequency waves as human patients, identifying a new biomarker for treatment studies image:Mark Bear and Sara…...
The genetics of anxiety: Landmark study highlights risk and resilience
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (415+ words) Anxiety disorders " including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and phobias " affect as many as one in four people over the course of their lives. They often begin early in life and persist for years, inflicting significant personal, social and economic…...
Brief, intensive exercise helps patients with panic disorder more than standard care
3+ week, 1+ day ago (464+ words) Brief intermittent intensive exercise found to be better than relaxation therapy in reducing severity and frequency of panic attacks Panic attacks are sudden bouts of intense fear without an obvious cause. An estimated 10% of people experience at least one panic…...
Clinical relevance of brain functional connectome uniqueness in major depressive disorder
3+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) Study highlights the uniqueness of individual brain functional connectomes as a promising approach to identify biomarkers for major depressive disorder image:Brain FC uniqueness is lower in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) at the whole-brain level, frontoparietal, and sensorimotor networks....
A ketogenic diet for treatment-resistant depression
3+ week, 6+ day ago (137+ words) About The Study:In this randomized clinical trial, a ketogenic diet had antidepressant benefits comparedwith a well-matched control diet at 6 weeks. However, the clinical relevance is uncertain, as the mean effect size compared with the control was modest and not…...
Identification of the central pathological substrate of bipolar disorder as paraventricular thalamic nucleus
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (264+ words) Insights into a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target in bipolar disorder image:Researchers have demonstrated how paraventricular thalamic nucleus neurons play a role in bipolar disorder pathology and highlighted their potential as a promising diagnostic and therapeutic target. view more…...
Asthma-related depression may be biologically distinct from primary depression
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) Symptoms of depression are common among people with asthma, but growing evidence suggests they may arise from biological mechanisms different from those underlying major depressive disorder. image:People with asthma who reported symptoms of depression (HADS-D " 8) had higher levels of…...
Serum BDNF levels in asthma patients with and without depressive symptoms
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (73+ words) People with asthma who reported symptoms of depression (HADS-D " 8) had higher levels of BDNF in their blood than those without depressive symptoms (HADS-D < 8). People with asthma who reported symptoms of depression (HADS-D " 8) had higher levels of BDNF in their blood…...