The most important task for a PTSD service dog for veterans is disrupting anxiety
Credit: Purdue University Science has shown that service dogs can benefit some veterans with PTSD. But the exact role service ...
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CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
Credit: Courtesy of Colorado State University A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in ...
Living with a problem gambler?
Partner and family can help flag early signsCredit: Flinders University With the lure of online gambling high during COVID-19 lockdowns ...
So you discovered something that might save lives…now what?
New UC San Diego Dissemination and Implementation Science Center provides researchers and practitioners with the training, technical assistance, mentoring and ...
COVID-19: Unearthing the ties that bind
New book provides deep dive into the vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemicCredit: University of Ottawa Is the global response to ...
Children exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill suffered physical, mental health effects
Impacts persisted years after disasterCredit: Photo: U.S. Coast Guard/Patrick Kelley On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon ...
Global sentiments towards COVID-19 shifts from fear to anger
Credit: NTU Singapore The fear that people developed at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak has given way to anger ...
Autism researchers map brain circuitry of social preference
Discovery empowers research into needed therapies, scientists sayCredit: Damon Page lab @ScrippsResearch JUPITER, Fla.--JULY 14, 2020--Some individuals love meeting new ...
McLean hospital study examines the cost-effectiveness of esketamine
Researchers find this nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression is currently too expensive for widespread useCredit: McLean Hospital Highlights: * Study ...
Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk
Survey data from more than 61,000 people points to heart benefitsCredit: Mitch Mirkin Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk ...
Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory trainingCredit: I. Pittalwala, UCR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does memory ...
Translated tool from NCCN measures mental health ‘temperature’ of people with cancer
The NCCN Distress Thermometer enables discussion and treatment of distress as part of routine care for people with cancer. This ...
Women, newborns, young children and adolescents lose 20 percent of health and social services to COVID-19
'COVID-19 is making a bad situation worse'Credit: Source: iapewec Women, newborns, young children and adolescents are losing 20 percent of ...
Baycrest-CAMH study to examine the impact of COVID-19 on older adults’ mental health
Credit: Baycrest Rates of depression and stress have increased among the general population since the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, we ...
Is what I see, what I imagine? Study finds neural overlap between vision and imagination
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina find link between mental imagery and vision using artificial intelligence and human ...
Intimate partner violence, history of childhood abuse worsen trauma symptoms for new moms
Postnatal screenings are a vital intervention pointCredit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A study assessed the interaction ...
Amygdala changes in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
DNA hypermethylation responsible for reduced amygdala volume in male patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.A) CpG site where the structure ...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner
Credit: Nicole Aponte-Santiago/MIT Picower Institute A new study by MIT neuroscientists into how seemingly similar neuronal subtypes drive locomotion in ...
Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health
University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night 'spills over' into children's emotional livesCredit: University of Houston In a new ...