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·May 12, 2025·5 min read

Why OCD, Tics, and ADHD Keep You Up at Night

People with obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders (OCSDs), chronic tic disorders (CTDs), and ADHD often suffer from significant sleep disturbances, and a new review suggests that disruptions in the cortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) pathway may be the reason why. The review highlights how dopamine and GABA dysregulation in CSTC circuitry contributes to both poor sleep and the disorders themselves, suggesting a bidirectional and additive relationship.

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·January 6, 2025·5 min read

Social Connections Key to Borderline Personality Disorder Therapy

Loneliness plays a central role in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often persists even when clinical symptoms subside. Current treatments, such as dialectical behavior therapy, fail to fully address social integration, which is crucial for long-term recovery.

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·September 7, 2023·4 min read

Psilocybin and Mental Health: A Glimpse into Psychedelic Therapeutics

Psychedelic drugs, notably psilocybin found in "magic mushrooms," are under the spotlight for their potential to treat various mental health disorders. Recent studies reveal promising outcomes using psilocybin for major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

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·July 25, 2023·5 min read

Happily Ever After? How Films Portray Facial Surgery Outcomes

A new study scrutinizes the portrayal of characters with facial disfigurements in films, revealing inherent cultural biases and potential psychological benefits of plastic surgery. Researchers analyzed 48 characters from 45 films, finding that 80% of characters with facial disfigurements were negatively depicted.

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·January 7, 2023·4 min read

Speech Analysis Can Help Measure Diagnosis, Severity, and Onset of Mental Illness

Speech pattern analysis can help accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure the severity of symptoms, and predict the onset of mental health conditions.

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·October 14, 2022·5 min read

The Cold Shoulder: Genetic Links to Frozen Shoulder

Researchers have identified risk genes for adhesive capsulitis, also known as "frozen shoulder". Carriers of these genes are at a six-fold increased risk of developing frozen shoulder.

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·February 25, 2022·4 min read

‘Maladaptive’ Coping Mechanisms Contribute to Poor Sleep Quality

People who experience sleep problems and attempt to alter their sleep patterns via maladaptive coping mechanisms, such as napping or using sleep aids, may experience worse quality of sleep.

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·January 11, 2022·4 min read

Could Childhood Inflammation or Infection Be a Cause of Depression and Psychosis?

Infection, inflammation, and metabolic disorders early in life could increase the chances of developing depression and psychosis during adulthood.

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·September 26, 2021·4 min read

Weather Can Affect Pain Tolerance

Temperature and barometric pressure are strongly related to cold pain tolerance and pressure pain tolerance, a new study reports.

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·June 9, 2021·5 min read

Unmedicated, Untreated Brain Illness Is Likely in Mass Shooters

A new analysis of medical evidence of domestic mass shooters in the US reveals the majority of those who commit mass shootings have underlying and untreated mental health conditions.

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·April 18, 2021·4 min read

No Increase In Brain Health Problems in Middle Age for Men Who Played Football in High School

Study reveals there is no significant uptick in men who played high school football reporting problems with brain health in middle age compared to their peers who did not play sports. However, ex-football players were more likely to experience sleep problems and be prescribed medications for chronic pain during mid-life.

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·March 18, 2020·2 min read

Digestive symptoms are prominent among COVID-19 patients

Digestive symptoms, such as diarrhea and anorexia, are common in COVID-19 patients. Almost 50% of coronavirus patients from the Hubei province of China presented digestive symptoms and cited them as their main symptoms.