From the Oregon Health & Science University media release: In a slight knock on digital and telephone communications, a new study points to the unsurpassed mental health benefits of regular face-to-face social interactions among older…
From the Vanderbilt University media release: How happy you are may have something to do with who you know — and where you come from. Lijun Song, assistant professor of sociology, set out to discover whether…
From the Rockefeller University media release: A new class of drugs under development to treat depression has shown some success by targeting brain cells’ ability to respond to the chemical messenger glutamate. But the mechanism by…
From the University of Warwick media release: Having friends who suffer from depression doesn’t affect the mental health of others, according to research led by the University of Warwick. The academics found that having friends…
From the Cornell University media release: Victory was sweet for the U.S. Women’s World Cup team 5-2 victory this weekend — but it’s a safe bet that the vanquished team from Japan was reaching for…
From the King’s College London media release: Public attitudes towards mental illness and levels of healthcare spending may explain the huge variation in antidepressant use across Europe, according to a new study by researchers from…
From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology media release: A single dose of cocaine can interfere with the ability to recognise negative emotions, according to new research presented at the ECNP conference in Amsterdam. In a placebo-controlled…
From the Indiana University media release: People being treated for bipolar disorder and other psychiatric illnesses are at greater risk of attempting suicide, but physicians may now have tools to predict which of those individuals will…
From the Taylor & Francis media release: How obese people feel about themselves has much to do with how they experience social stigma and it can change over time, a new study in Health Sociology Review…
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: Children with parents or caregivers currently serving in the military had a higher prevalence of substance use, violence, harassment and weapon-carrying than their nonmilitary peers in a study of…