16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (190+ words) A commonly prescribed antidepressant, fluvoxamine, has shown promise for treating fatigue in people with long COVID. The corresponding study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. ​For the study, researchers recruited 399 adults in Brazil who had experienced ongoing fatigue…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (144+ words) Prescribing antidepressants according to biomarkers may improve response rates, found a new study published in Nature Mental Health. ​“Our findings suggest we may be able to move psychiatry closer to precision medicine, where objective biological and behavioral data help guide…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) Using tobacco together with cannabis has been linked to a lower cognitive performance in people with high clinical risk for psychosis. The corresponding study was published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. ​“Our findings can inform early intervention and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (365+ words) Labroots Study Explored How Gender Identity Influences Cannabis Use Patterns A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined how gender identity influences patterns of substance use. Studies on cannabis consumption patterns have mainly focused on cisgender populations, so…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (286+ words) "Finding a liver-based enzyme that shapes cocaine-taking behavior was a real 'aha moment' for us. It reminds us that addiction isn't only in the brain. It's a complex puzzle involving how the entire body processes the drug," said co-corresponding study…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (286+ words) "Finding a liver-based enzyme that shapes cocaine-taking behavior was a real 'aha moment' for us. It reminds us that addiction isn't only in the brain. It's a complex puzzle involving how the entire body processes the drug," said co-corresponding study…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (323+ words) Study Found Teen Cannabis Use Interferes with the Brain's Reward System Labroots Study Found Teen Cannabis Use Interferes with the Brain's Reward System A study published in Neuropsychopharmacology revealed an association between cannabis use during adolescence and differences in brain…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (299+ words) ​"This is one of the first randomized controlled trials to test immunotherapy for depression, the first to test IL-6R as the treatment target, and the first to use a targeted approach to select patients most likely to benefit, and to…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (309+ words) A new study found that more adolescents seeking help for a psychiatric emergency in Massachusetts were using cannabis following the substance’s commercialization. The corresponding study was published... Recreational Cannabis Affects Teens with Psychiatric Illness ​“Our study’s findings suggest that the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (146+ words) Reporting in Science Advances, researchers have now found that a change in how a certain gene is edited when active could be related to schizophrenia. Alternative splicing can happened due to very small changes in the sequence of a gene,…...