5+ hour, 23+ min ago   (186+ words) | Newswise Newswise Research Points to New Therapies to Lessen the Severity of Delusions for Patients with Schizophrenia Newswise — – New research has found that improvements to the severity of delusions in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder recovering from an acute psychotic episode…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (331+ words) | Newswise Newswise Study demonstrates recall-by-genotype in a healthcare system biobank, advancing precision psychiatry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Elizabeth Dowling New York, NY (July 20, 2026) – Clinical biobanks that combine genomic data with electronic health records (EHRs) have become powerful resources for discovering genetic…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (338+ words) Newswise — Individuals with psychiatric conditions show reduced flexibility in their brain network dynamics, according to a new Rutgers study. The study, published in Nature Communications, was led by Carrisa Cocuzza, a postdoctoral fellow, and Avram Holmes, an associate professor of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) | Newswise Newswise Texas Tech Health El Paso Celebrates First Graduates of New Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Fellows Dr. Lizette Lara and Dr. Eryn Pynes will provide forensic psychiatry services in our Borderplex From left, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director Patricia Ortiz,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (262+ words) “C1 neurons appear to promote anxiety without directly affecting autonomic functions,” Schwarz said. “This suggests they may be a better target than broadly affecting signaling across the entire brain and body.” C1 neurons sound the alarm under stress “Considering the basic functions…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (449+ words) A new genetic analysis of brain cells provides more clues about the functional effects of gene variants that are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. The study, a collaboration between scientists at the University of Chicago and Endeavor Health, measured…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (412+ words) | Newswise Newswise Rutgers Researchers Find Gene That May Help Explain Mental Illness Among Family Members Newswise — Piscataway, New Jersey, June 16, 2026 – A new study in Genomic Psychiatry, led by Carlos Pato, MD, PhD, the Henry Rutgers Professor of Behavioral Health and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (265+ words) New York, NY (June 12, 2026) — Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified distinctive patterns in how the brain transitions between activity states in people with depression, providing new insight into why depressive symptoms can feel persistent…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (574+ words) Ron Acierno, PhD, professor and executive director of the UTHealth Houston Trauma and Resilience Center. Welcome to "Ask the Expert," a UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address post-traumatic stress…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (368+ words) | Newswise Newswise History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines Alexandria, Va. (June 2, 2026) — As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Georgia is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors…...