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Social Isolation During Adolescence Drives Long-Term Disruptions in Social Behaviour

February 21, 2020
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New York, NY — Mount Sinai Researchers find social isolation during key developmental windows drives long term changes to activity patterns of neurons involved in initiating social approach in an animal...

Study Challenges Assumptions About Social Interaction Difficulties in Autism

January 29, 2020
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Richardson, TX — Autism is characterized in part by an individual’s challenges communicating and interacting socially with others. These difficulties have typically been studied in isolation...

Baby and Adult Brains ‘Sync up’ During Play, Research Finds

January 11, 2020
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Princeton, NJ — Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of connection, even though they couldn’t yet talk to you? New research suggests that you might quite literally be “on the...

New Link Between Fear, Imitation, and Antisocial Behaviour in Children

January 6, 2020
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Philadelphia, PA — Why do some children have more difficulties understanding others’ emotions or feeling sorry after misbehaving? Why do some act out in certain situations and behave in others?...

Dissecting Connections Between Chronic Stress, Inflammation and Depression

November 22, 2019
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Augusta, GA — Chronic stress can inflame our brain, destroy the connections between our neurons and result in depression, scientists say. Now they are working to better understand how the destructive...

Normal Body Weight Can Hide Eating Disorder in Teens, Says Study

November 6, 2019
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Stanford, CA — Teens and young adults with atypical anorexia nervosa can have normal body weights and still be dangerously ill, according to a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University...

Increased Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Stress Are Reported in Patients with Chronically Itchy Skin

October 30, 2019
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Philadelphia, PA — Itch is a very common symptom in patients suffering from skin diseases. In a new multicentre cross-sectional study on the psychological burden of itch in the Journal of Investigative...

Genetic Variants for Autism Linked to Higher Rates of Self-Harm and Childhood Maltreatment, Says Study

October 30, 2019
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Cambridge, UK — People with a higher genetic likelihood of autism are more likely to report higher childhood maltreatment, self-harm and suicidal thoughts according to a new study by researchers at...

Cultivating Joy Through Mindfulness: An Antidote to Opioid Misuse, the Disease of Despair

October 18, 2019
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Salt Lake City, UT — New research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain’s response to natural, healthy rewards while also...

High Levels of Chronic Stress Linked to High Blood Pressure in African-Americans

October 16, 2019
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Dallas, TX — African Americans reporting high levels of chronic stress tended to develop high blood pressure, or hypertension, more often than those who reported low stress levels, according to new...

Large Study Reveals PTSD Has Strong Genetic Component like Other Psychiatric Disorders

October 9, 2019
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La Jolla, CA — Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting some 8 million adults at some point in their lifetime in the United States. Despite this,...

New Medication May Be Able to Improve Effects of Psychological Treatment for PTSD

August 30, 2019
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Linköping, Sweden — A medication that boosts the body’s own cannabis-like substances, endocannabinoids, shows promise to help the brain un-learn fear memories when these are no longer meaningful....

Study Suggests Warnings on Individual Cigarettes Could Reduce Smoking

August 30, 2019
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Scotland, UK — Health warnings printed on individual cigarettes could play a key role in reducing smoking, according to new research from the University of Stirling. Experts from Stirling’s...

Study Finds Many Psychiatric Disorders Have Heightened Impulsivity

August 28, 2019
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Hamilton, ON — Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a study led by Hamilton researchers has...

Neurological Brain Markers Might Detect Risk for Psychotic Disorders

August 28, 2019
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Columbia, MO — Help may be on the way for people who might lose contact with reality through a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia. People who may hear and see things that are not there could...

The Growing Trend of Emotional Support Animals

August 7, 2019
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lbuquerque, NM — A dog in the grocery store; a cat in the cabin of an airplane; a bird in a coffee shop – companion creatures labelled as Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) are showing up more...

Learning Multiple Things Simultaneously Increases Cognitive Abilities in Older Adults, Research Finds

July 17, 2019
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Riverside, CA — Learning several new things at once increases cognitive abilities in older adults, according to new research from UC Riverside. UCR psychologist Rachel Wu says one important way...

Supervised Fun, Exercise Both Provide Psychosocial Benefit to Children with Obesity

July 2, 2019
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Augusta, GA — A program with clear rules, routines and activities, attentive adults and a chance to interact with peers appears to work as well at improving the quality of life, mood and self-worth...

Smart Materials Provide Real-Time Insight into Wearers’ Emotions

June 28, 2019
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Lancaster, UK — Smart wearable technology that changes colour, heats up, squeezes or vibrates as your emotions are heightened has the potential to help people with affective disorders better control...

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