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Brain inflammation may drive depression
Clinical depression associated with a 30% increase of inflammation in the brain, according to a new Canadian study.
Diet and nutrition play part in mental health
Evidence shows vital relationships between both diet quality and potential nutritional deficiencies and mental health, an international collaboration led by the University of Melbourne and Deakin University shows.
MOTR could be helpful in treating BPD patients
A group of Swiss investigators have postulated that motive-oriented ther apeutic relationship (MOTR) could be a particularly helpful ther apeutic ingredient in the early...
Study shows link between insomnia and suicide
Suicides are more likely to occur during between midnight and sunrise, reports Health24. Researchers, led by Michael Perlis, director of the Penn Behavioural Sleep...
Age or weight discrimination could lead to declines in health
People who believe they’ve suffered age or weight discrimination actually have poorer health than victims of racism and sexism. In contrast, perceived discrimination related...
A meta-analysis may provide clues for new bipolar treatments
A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies has identified six biological pathways that may be involved in the genetic predisposition to develop bipolar disorder, reports...
Newborns susceptible to psychiatric disorders
Newborns whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to any one of a variety of environmental stressors – trauma, illness, and alcohol or drug abuse...
Physical manifestation of depression in ICU patients
A third of intensive care patients develop depression that typically manifests as physical, or somatic, symptoms such as weakness, appetite change, and fatigue, rather...
Possible genetic indicator of suicide found
US researchers have identified a genetic indicator that could be used to predict a person’s risk of attempting suicide. News-Medical reports that the indicator...
Playing contact sports results in brain changes
New research has found that a single season of playing football or another contact sport causes brain damage regardless of whether a player actually...
Pornography a ‘drug’ – a ‘masterclass’ in researching controversy
Pornography triggers brain activity in sex addicts similar to the effect drugs have on the brains of drug addicts, researchers say, but that doesn’t...
Older fathers face higher risk of psychiatric disorders
Children born to middle-aged men are more likely than those born to younger fathers to develop any of a range of mental difficulties, including...