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Psychiatry
Psychiatry: the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various abnormalities related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. People seek psychiatric help for many reasons. The problems can be sudden, such as a panic attack, frightening hallucinations, thoughts of suicide, or hearing "voices." Or they may be more long-term, such as feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or anxiousness that never seem to lift or problems functioning, causing everyday life to feel distorted or out of control.
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MAY 21, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A multidisciplinary research team from Rutgers University published a commentary in JAMA Psychiatry to advocate for clar ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 18, 2023Neuroscience
'Lumen', an AI voice-based coach developed on Amazon's Alexa platform, improves symptoms of depression and a ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Neuroscience
Astrocytes are a type of cell in the brain that were long known to provide crucial support to neurons. But we now know t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2023Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 28, 2023Neuroscience
Instead of increasing anxiety, the scent of people showed therapeutic benefits when used in conjunction with mindful med ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 21, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
In major depressive disorder (MDD), symptoms of sadness and serious loss of interest can persist for lengthy periods of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Adding an antipsychotic or antidepressant drug to pre-existing antidepressant treatment is more effective than switching ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 04, 2023Neuroscience
Adult smokers with mental illness drink more coffee than those without mental illness. The corresponding study was publi ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2023Health & Medicine
A study by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and published in Biological Psychiat ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Neuroscience
Chronic stress can lead to significant mental health conditions, including depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 28, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Levodopa, a drug used to increase dopamine levels in people with Parkinson’s disease, may also reverse the effects ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 26, 2023Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2023Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Neuroscience
Social support may offset depression among those genetically predisposed to the condition. The corresponding study was p ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 10, 2023Technology
We’ve probably all experienced the disconnect between our biological age and the age we appear to other people. Ma ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 04, 2023Neuroscience
Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer's disease on their own. Most people only get di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2022Cannabis Sciences
There is increasing evidence to support cannabis having a positive effect on the symptoms of autism. Here's the details.Written By: Helaine KrysikDEC 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Two FDA-approved drugs mitigate and may even eliminate brain fog in people with long COVID. The corresponding case repor ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London found ...Written By: Kerry CharronNOV 28, 2022Neuroscience
Experimental synthetic drugs may treat depression and anxiety-related disorders with few adverse side effects. The corre ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A multidisciplinary research team from Rutgers University published a commentary in JAMA Psychiatry to advocate for clar
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 18, 2023
Neuroscience
'Lumen', an AI voice-based coach developed on Amazon's Alexa platform, improves symptoms of depression and a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Neuroscience
Astrocytes are a type of cell in the brain that were long known to provide crucial support to neurons. But we now know t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2023
Neuroscience
We now know two sides of the BNST; deactivation of this region doesn't just alleviate anti-social tendencies but allows
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 28, 2023
Neuroscience
Instead of increasing anxiety, the scent of people showed therapeutic benefits when used in conjunction with mindful med
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 21, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In major depressive disorder (MDD), symptoms of sadness and serious loss of interest can persist for lengthy periods of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Adding an antipsychotic or antidepressant drug to pre-existing antidepressant treatment is more effective than switching
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2023
Neuroscience
Adult smokers with mental illness drink more coffee than those without mental illness. The corresponding study was publi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2023
Health & Medicine
A study by the University of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and published in Biological Psychiat
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Music can be great for our mental health, and music is sometimes used as a form of therapy. But it can also seem like cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Neuroscience
Chronic stress can lead to significant mental health conditions, including depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (P
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 28, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Levodopa, a drug used to increase dopamine levels in people with Parkinson’s disease, may also reverse the effects
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2023
Microbiology
Research has shown that when fetuses and pregnant women are exposed to viruses, there is an increased risk of neurologic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Neuroscience
Social support may offset depression among those genetically predisposed to the condition. The corresponding study was p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 10, 2023
Technology
We’ve probably all experienced the disconnect between our biological age and the age we appear to other people. Ma
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 04, 2023
Neuroscience
Right now, there are no blood tests that can reliably diagnose Alzheimer's disease on their own. Most people only get di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
There is increasing evidence to support cannabis having a positive effect on the symptoms of autism. Here's the details.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
DEC 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Two FDA-approved drugs mitigate and may even eliminate brain fog in people with long COVID. The corresponding case repor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London found
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
NOV 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Experimental synthetic drugs may treat depression and anxiety-related disorders with few adverse side effects. The corre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon