MENTAL HEALTH

A randomized trial shows significant improvements in depression symptoms among healthcare workers using psilocybin, highlighting a potential breakthrough in mental health care. Study: Psilocybin Therapy for Clinicians With…
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Discover how creatine and resistance training are transforming muscle health and cognitive vitality in older adults. Study: The power of creatine plus resistance training for healthy aging: enhancing physical vitality and…
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The World Health Organization recommends no more than two to three hours per day of sedentary time for youth. However, adolescents worldwide are spending an average of 8 to 10 hours per day engaging in sedentary activities…
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A recent study by Baycrest reveals that an area of the brain distinct from the stroke lesion may play a significant role in causing the life-altering symptoms survivors are often left with, which can include severe challenges…
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Some say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But for others, the hectic holiday season may be the most stressful.  A new national survey of 1,000 Americans commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner…
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Schizophrenia, which is characterized by positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), negative symptoms (diminished emotional expressions or avolition), and cognitive impairments (attention deficits and poor…
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California's new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state's most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding…
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School-based mental health support should be more accessible for migrant children, a new study says. Schools are increasingly considered to be critical places for identifying and supporting mental health difficulties, but…
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Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain,…
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Biology textbooks may need a revision, say Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists, who present new evidence that an armlike structure of mammalian brain cells may be a different shape than scientists have assumed for more than a…
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