From the Western Illinois University press release via Newswise: Non-medical prescription drug use by college students is a growing trend on most campuses, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol,…
From the King’s College London press release via HealthCanal: Researchers from King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust warn that mental health service users should be extra vigilant during…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release: Health experts agree that reducing the stigma associated with adolescent mental illness is an essential step toward increasing the number of teenagers who seek the help they…
From the National Institute for Health Research (UK) press release via HealthCanal: Current clinical guidance recommends physical activity to alleviate the symptoms of depression (1). However, new research published today [6 June] in the BMJ,…
From the Seattle Children’s Research Institute press release: Long-term use and abuse of opioid painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, has markedly increased in the United States in the last two decades. Of note, prescription…
From the University of Manchester press release via EurekAlert!: Scientists have shown that the brains of people with depression respond differently to feelings of guilt – even after their symptoms have subsided. University of Manchester…
From the Duke University press release: Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11…
From the Australian Catholic University press release via HealthCanal: New research has found children who are both victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying are more likely to binge drink, face suspension from school, suffer depression…
From the Vanderbilt University press release via Newswise: The molecular structure of a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease – and the surprising discovery that it binds cholesterol – could lead to new therapeutics for the…
From the Indiana University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: An innovative model of dementia care that significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications that are not harmful to…