9+ hour, 49+ min ago   (366+ words) Researchers, including a Rutgers professor, have gained a clearer view of the biological changes associated with schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic connections in the living human brain. The team used specialized positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to examine these crucial…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (471+ words) Teenagers who use cannabis may be more likely to develop serious psychiatric conditions by young adulthood, according to a major new study published in JAMA Health Forum. Researchers tracked 463,396 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 17 through age 26. They found that…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (637+ words) A smile. A frown. The facial expressions that capture a child's attention may reveal important clues about their mental health. New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York, suggests that depression can influence how children respond to emotional…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (659+ words) Scientists have identified a specific brain circuit that appears to play a major role in anxiety, depression-like behaviors, and social withdrawal. Even more striking, they found that restoring balance within this circuit was enough to reverse several of these behaviors…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (330+ words) A surprising new approach to depression treatment is showing early promise — not by targeting brain chemicals, but by calming the immune system. In a small clinical trial, researchers found that an anti-inflammatory drug normally used for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1137+ words) People with anxiety disorders may share a measurable change in brain chemistry involving choline, an essential nutrient tied to memory, mood, cell structure, and nerve signaling. Research from UC Davis Health found that people diagnosed with anxiety disorders had lower…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (249+ words) Testing a Traditional Remedy Against a Standard Antidepressant Participants were divided into two groups. One group received Yueju Pill, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, along with a placebo for escitalopram. The second group received escitalopram, a commonly prescribed antidepressant, along…...

8+ mon, 5+ day ago   (103+ words) Anxiety disorder and insomnia are both known to interfere with healthy immune activity. With these conditions becoming more common, researchers in Saudi Arabia investigated how they relate to NK cell levels in young female students. Their findings were published in…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (612+ words) What drives someone to keep drinking alcohol even when it harms their health, relationships, and overall wellbeing? A new study from Scripps Research offers an intriguing clue: a small brain region near the midline appears to be deeply involved in…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (842+ words) Scientists have increasingly recognized that the gut microbiome plays an important role in overall health, including the brain. However, researchers are still working to identify which specific bacteria are involved in disease and exactly how they influence the body. One…...