Tag: mental health

Study suggests new Alzheimer’s marker in strongly predictive of mental decline

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: A new marker of Alzheimer’s disease can predict how rapidly a patient’s memory and other mental abilities will decline… Read more »

Study finds that mitochondria in brain are dysfunctional in early-stage Alzheimer’s

From the Mayo Clinic press release via Newswise: Mitochondria — subunits inside cells that produce energy — have long been thought to play a role in Alzheimer’s disease. Now Mayo… Read more »

Study suggests almost half of depression in adults starts in adolescence

From the Bangor University press release via MedicalXPress: A new study by research psychologists at Bangor and Oxford Universities show that half of adults who experience clinical depression had their… Read more »

Study suggests computerised training may help schizophrenia patients to monitor reality

From the UCSF press release via HealthCanal: People with schizophrenia who completed 80 hours of intensive, computerized cognitive training exercises were better able to perform complex tasks that required them… Read more »

Study suggests presence of faulty serotonin receptor in people with depression

From the Medical University of Vienna press release via HealthCanal: Researchers at the MedUni Vienna have, for the first time, investigated the influence of the serotonin system on the default… Read more »

Study suggests work-focused psychotherapy can help employees return to work sooner

From the American Psychological Association press release: Employees on sick leave with common mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety fully returned to work sooner when therapy deals with… Read more »