Social Support: The Key to Mitigating Genetic Depression Risk?
A study of first-year doctors and recently widowed older adults has revealed that social support has the greatest impact on those with the highest polygenic…
A study of first-year doctors and recently widowed older adults has revealed that social support has the greatest impact on those with the highest polygenic…
Getting adequate amounts of restorative sleep during youth may help prevent the onset of the condition. A case-control study published in the Journal of Neurology…
Researchers at UC San Diego have discovered that individuals affected by the catastrophic Camp Fire in 2018 showed changes in cognitive function several months later….
Researchers discover differences in DNA methylation inside brain region important for inhibitory control in people with cocaine use disorder. Scientists tend to view substance addiction…
The behavioral disorders observed in autism are associated with a multitude of genetic alterations. Scientists have now found another molecular cause for this condition. The…
The study utilized several existing datasets to explore the neural basis of various psychiatric disorders and discovered a common network for all of them. Nearly…
A Yale study says not yet. A recent study led by Yale University highlights that while neuroimaging holds great potential in connecting specific symptoms of…
Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between the development of schizophrenia and a rare form of a genetic variant known as tandem repeats. In our…
A genome-wide analysis has identified genes that commonly appear in veterans who have a documented history of suicidal thoughts or actions. A comprehensive study involving…
New research published in Biological Psychiatry has discovered a correlation between discrimination and an altered brain-gut microbiome. Structural racism not only has psychological consequences but…
Neuroscientists have discovered a set of brain cells that influence the motivation of mice to perform tasks for rewards. Increasing the cells’ activity makes a…
New research in Biological Psychiatry offers the first direct evidence of diminished 5-HT release cements “serotonin hypothesis.” Researchers have postulated since the 1960s that major…
Scientists in South Korea have succeeded in identifying the cell-specific molecular network of autism spectrum disorder. It is expected to lay the foundation for treating…
A longitudinal imaging study connects reduced ventral striatum activity to later depression. A recent imaging study led by a scientist at The University of Texas…
Two-thirds of individuals treated have shown significant improvement, with a nearly 50% reduction in symptoms. The symptoms of severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD as it…
New research reveals the relationship between stress, obesity, and appetite. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine investigated whether stress may increase appetite in obese and lean…
Decreasing the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels may reduce smoking without worsening mental health in smokers with mood or anxiety disorders. This…
For some people, nightmares—those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams—can sometimes become regular occurrences. Some adults suffer from them multiple times a week, or even…