Art and culture linked to improved health and well-being

by University of the Arts HelsinkiCredit: CC0 Public DomainPostdoctoral researcher Taru-Anneli Koivisto and visiting researcher Taru Tähti from the University of the Arts Helsinki explored the potenti

Updated on: December 15,2024

Art and culture linked to improved health and well-being

by University of the Arts HelsinkiCredit: CC0 Public DomainPostdoctoral researcher Taru-Anneli Koivisto and visiting researcher Taru Tähti from the University of the Arts Helsinki explored the potenti

Updated on:December 15,2024

New study shows how dementia affects the brain's ability to empathize

byKarolinska InstitutetPicture of the hand from the study. Credit: Lindberg O et al.JAMA Network Open(2024)Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize.

Updated on: December 15,2024

New study shows how dementia affects the brain's ability to empathize

byKarolinska InstitutetPicture of the hand from the study. Credit: Lindberg O et al.JAMA Network Open(2024)Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize.

Updated on:December 15,2024

Survey finds 56% say 'alone time' is vital to mental health

byOhio State University Medical CenterFinding the balance between occupying her sons and finding time to recharge is important to Hilary Hawk. She's not the only one, as a new survey by The

Updated on: December 15,2024

Survey finds 56% say 'alone time' is vital to mental health

byOhio State University Medical CenterFinding the balance between occupying her sons and finding time to recharge is important to Hilary Hawk. She's not the only one, as a new survey by The

Updated on:December 15,2024

Vaccine hesitancy: Why some individuals believe fake news and conspiracies

byPublic Library of ScienceMistrust is associated with conspiracy thinking and vaccine hesitancy. Credit: Roman Kraft, Unsplash, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)People who are cr

Updated on: December 15,2024

Vaccine hesitancy: Why some individuals believe fake news and conspiracies

byPublic Library of ScienceMistrust is associated with conspiracy thinking and vaccine hesitancy. Credit: Roman Kraft, Unsplash, CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)People who are cr

Updated on:December 15,2024

Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults

by Poppy Tombs,University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passivel

Updated on: December 15,2024

Regularly posting on social media may worsen mental health in adults

by Poppy Tombs,University College LondonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who frequently post on social media are at more risk of developing mental health problems than those who passivel

Updated on:December 15,2024

MDMA-assisted therapy could improve neurorehabilitation of injured service members beyond PTSD

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA UCLA Health analysis of MDMA-assisted therapy research suggests that the drug could improve outcomes of treatment of a w

Updated on: December 15,2024

MDMA-assisted therapy could improve neurorehabilitation of injured service members beyond PTSD

byUniversity of California, Los AngelesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA UCLA Health analysis of MDMA-assisted therapy research suggests that the drug could improve outcomes of treatment of a w

Updated on:December 15,2024

Intermittent theta burst stimulation found to more effective for treating schizophrenia symptoms than other approaches

byFujita Health UniversityIn a study published inJAMA Network Open, researchers from Fujita Health University, Japan conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis using published

Updated on: December 15,2024

Intermittent theta burst stimulation found to more effective for treating schizophrenia symptoms than other approaches

byFujita Health UniversityIn a study published inJAMA Network Open, researchers from Fujita Health University, Japan conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis using published

Updated on:December 15,2024

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros

Updated on: December 15,2024

Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia

byNYU Langone HealthAuditory corollary discharge in the human starts in the bottom, or ventral, part of the motor cortex, a subregion called the precentral gyrus (red), and then moves down acros

Updated on:December 15,2024

Study highlights novel non-invasive brain surgery for lasting relief from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder

by Korea University College of MedicinePeriodic changes of MRgFUS capsulotomy lesion size. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02799-9When conventional non-invasive

Updated on: December 14,2024

Study highlights novel non-invasive brain surgery for lasting relief from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder

by Korea University College of MedicinePeriodic changes of MRgFUS capsulotomy lesion size. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02799-9When conventional non-invasive

Updated on:December 14,2024

New study finds neurobiological evidence of peripartum depression in women

byElsevierBilateral basal ganglia clusters identified in the voxel-based morphometry analysis consisting of the putamen, pallidum, caudate, and thalamus. The left cluster was only significant at

Updated on: December 14,2024

New study finds neurobiological evidence of peripartum depression in women

byElsevierBilateral basal ganglia clusters identified in the voxel-based morphometry analysis consisting of the putamen, pallidum, caudate, and thalamus. The left cluster was only significant at

Updated on:December 14,2024

Significant rise in psychotherapy use seen among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccess to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress sinc

Updated on: December 14,2024

Significant rise in psychotherapy use seen among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAccess to psychotherapy has risen substantially among U.S. adults with mild to moderate distress sinc

Updated on:December 14,2024

Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n

Updated on: December 14,2024

Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n

Updated on:December 14,2024