Study looks at how brain neurons influence choices
From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: When you are faced with a choice — say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert — sets of brain cells just above…
Study links low fitness to higher depression and anxiety risk
From the University College London press release: People with low aerobic and muscular fitness are nearly twice as likely to experience depression, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Low fitness levels also predicted…
Study suggests loneliness is a leading cause of depression in older adults
From the University College London press release: Loneliness is responsible for 18% of depression among people over 50 in England, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The findings, published in The Lancet Psychiatry,…
Study examines effect of COVID-19 on OCD in children and young people
From the Aarhus University press release: Many children and young people with obsessive thoughts and compulsions experience that their OCD, anxiety and depressive symptoms worsen during a crisis such as COVID-19. This is shown by…
Study suggests children born extremely preterm are more likely to be diagnosed with depression
From the University of Turku press release: A study using extensive nationwide registry data showed that girls born extremely preterm, earlier than 28 weeks gestational age, were three times more likely to be diagnosed with…
Study suggests benefits to mental health and sleep for the physically active
From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release: In the middle of the pandemic this spring, researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) conducted a survey among members of Kondis,…
Study looks at how the brain balances emotion and reason
From the Society for Neuroscience press release: Navigating through life requires balancing emotion and reason, a feat accomplished by the brain region “area 32” of the anterior cingulate cortex. The area maintains emotional equilibrium by…
Study suggests yoga and meditation can help reduce chronic pain
From the American Osteopathic Association press release: A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and functional…
Study suggests job security, finances strongly related to increased anxiety during pandemic
From the University of Connecticut press release: In mid-April 2020, the national unemployment rate reached 14.7 percent — the highest since the Great Depression. Forty-one million American workers filed for unemployment between February and May…
Study examines loneliness levels during COVID-19 lockdown
From the PLOS press release: During the initial phase of COVID-19 lockdown, rates of loneliness among people in the UK were high and were associated with a number of social and health factors, according to…