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·July 15, 2020·4 min read

Early Life Stress Associated with Youth Onset of Depression for Some Types of Stress But Not Others

Examining the impact of eight types of early life stress on the onset of youth-onset depression, researchers found some had little impact on the development of the psychological disorder. Emotional abuse was more strongly associated with the development of major depressive disorder than other early stressors, such as poverty.

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·July 7, 2020·4 min read

Brain Structural Elements in Psychiatric Disorders

Comparing data from multiple neuroimaging studies, researchers found shared brain structural abnormalities between four psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. They also identified brain signatures unique to each condition.

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·July 1, 2020·4 min read

Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivity

Auditory hallucinations, a common feature of psychosis and schizophrenia, may be the result of increased connectivity between sensory and language processing areas in the brain.

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·February 25, 2020·4 min read

Chronic inflammation in pregnancy linked to childhood neurodevelopmental delays

Study adds to a growing body of evidence that chronic low-grade inflammation during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of childhood neurodevelopmental delays.

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·January 29, 2020·4 min read

Genetics contributes to mental health risks in adoptees

Study reports a slightly elevated genetic risk of depression, schizophrenia, and neuroticism among adoptees. However, no association was found between the interaction of genetics and adoption on mental health. While adopted children had a slightly elevated risk for mental health disorders, the adoption process did not appear to increase the impact of the genetic risk.

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·January 3, 2020·3 min read

Kids three times as likely to eat healthy after watching cooking shows with healthy food

Children aged between 10-12 were almost three times as likely to make healthier eating decisions after watching cooking shows that featured healthy foods.

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·December 3, 2019·3 min read

Got a migraine? Relief may already be on your medicine shelf

Aspirin is as effective and safe as other, more expensive medications to treat migraines. Higher doses of aspirin can help reduce acute symptoms during the onset of a migraine attack, and lower dose aspirin could be a possible preventive option.

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·November 16, 2019·3 min read

At what point does click-bait susceptibility become a mental health disorder?

One-third of patients seeking help for buying-shopping disorder (BSD) reported an addiction to online shopping. They also reported higher levels of anxiety and depression, in addition to greater severity of BSD symptoms.

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·October 29, 2019·4 min read

Increased depression, suicidal thoughts and stress are reported in patients with chronically itchy skin

People with chronic itching conditions such as eczema and psoriasis are at increased risk of stress, depression, and suicidal thoughts than those without such skin conditions.

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·October 29, 2019·3 min read

Distinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disorders

Teens with psychosis spectrum disorders have significantly reduced surface areas in the orbitofrontal cortex, cingulate, precentral, and postcentral brain regions. MRI scans also revealed decreased thalamic volume.

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·October 22, 2019·4 min read

Escapism: A powerful predictor of internet gaming disorder among video gamers

Escapism appears to be a common predictor of problematic gaming in both professional and recreational gamers.

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·August 20, 2019·3 min read

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

The brains' of first degree relatives of those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder differ from those with no family history of the disorders. Relatives of those with bipolar disorder tend to have larger intracranial volume, while those who had a relative with schizophrenia had smaller brain volume.