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·October 3, 2017·6 min read

Earlier School Start Time May Increase Depression and Anxiety Risk

A study from Rochester University researchers adds to growing evidence that school start times can have an impact on adolescent mental health.They reveal teens who start school before 8:30 am are at an increased risk of developing depression and anxiety due to compromised sleep quality.

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·October 2, 2017·4 min read

Researchers Seek to End Damaging Dementia Psychosis Cycle

Researchers are developing new psychological therapies and using cutting edge techniques to help treat symptoms of psychosis in dementia.

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·September 27, 2017·5 min read

Anxious Moms May Give Clues About How Anxiety Develops

According to researchers, babies whose mothers were more anxious spent longer focusing on environmental threats than those whose moms were more relaxed.

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·September 21, 2017·3 min read

One in Four Girls is Depressed at Age 14

UCL researchers report 24 percent of girls aged 14 report feeling symptoms of depression. Only 9 percent of young teenage males reported feeling depressed.

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·September 21, 2017·4 min read

Brain Inflammation Linked to Suicidal Thinking in Depression

Researchers have identified increased inflammatory activation markers in the brains of people with major depressive disorder who report suicidal ideations. The findings support recent research that anti-inflammatories may provide antidepressant effects for some patients.

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·September 20, 2017·3 min read

Guess Who? Facial Expressions Can Cause Confusion

University of Bristol researchers report expressive faces can cause identity confusion.

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·September 18, 2017·3 min read

Debunking the Myth That OCD is Associated With Superior Intelligence

A new study disputes a myth popularized by Freud. Reporting in Neuropsychological Review, researchers say they have found no association between obsessive compulsive disorder and higher IQ.

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·September 15, 2017·3 min read

People with Schizophrenia Left Out of Longevity Revolution

UCSD researchers investigate the longevity gap between people with schizophrenia and the general population. The note a 37 percent increase in the mean standardized mortality rate in people with schizophrenia from studies conducted pre-1970's to those conducted more recently.

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·September 9, 2017·3 min read

Brain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia Discovered

Researchers have identified a specific area of the brain responsible for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. The researchers were able to control the hallucinations with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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·September 5, 2017·6 min read

Ultra Rare Gene Mutations Implicated in Eating Disorders

Researchers report ultra rare damaging genetic variants contribute to the risk of developing eating disorders.

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·August 21, 2017·5 min read

People Who Hear Voices Can Detect Hidden Speech in Unusual Sounds

A new study published in Brain reveals people who experience auditory vocal hallucinations are better at detecting hidden speech in ambiguous sounds than non voice-hearers.

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·August 7, 2017·5 min read

Brain Acidity Imbalance in Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers discover imbalanced pH and lactate levels in the brains of mouse models of schizophrenia, ASD and bipolar disorder. They believe the imbalances could reflect an underlying pathophysiology to some psychiatric disorders.

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