A noninvasive brain stimulation treatment improved depression and anxiety symptoms among older adults in a new University of Florida-led study.
Apr 10, 2024
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Children whose mothers are highly stressed, anxious or depressed during pregnancy may be at higher risk for mental health and behavior issues during their childhood and teen years, according to research published by the American ...
Nov 16, 2023
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New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex.
Nov 9, 2023
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More than 150 million women worldwide use oral contraceptives (OCs). Combined OCs (COCs), made up of synthetic hormones, are the most common type. Sex hormones are known to modulate the brain network involved in fear processes.
Nov 7, 2023
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In study after study, the psychoactive drug ketamine has given profound and fast relief to many people suffering from severe depression. But these studies have a critical shortcoming: Participants usually can tell whether ...
Oct 19, 2023
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A new national study, published in the Journal of Eating Disorders, finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents in the United States are more than twice as likely to report binge eating than their heterosexual ...
Oct 18, 2023
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The impact of extreme heat is being felt around the globe this summer, with record-setting temperatures punishing continents as forest fires spew smog polluting populations thousands of miles apart. The health of older populations ...
Jul 21, 2023
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As of July 1, authorized psychiatrists have been allowed to prescribe MDMA (the chemical found in "ecstasy") to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and psilocybin (found in "magic mushrooms") to treat depression ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Many people start going to the gym in the hopes of achieving what has long been seen as the holy grail of health and fitness: six-pack abdominal muscles (abs). But as many people who have tried will attest—including celebrities, ...
Jun 28, 2023
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New research suggests that people who maintained healthy sexual and intimate lives early in the pandemic used sex as a coping mechanism to enhance their relationship with their partners, explore new sexual activities, and ...
Jun 15, 2023
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