Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) led to a 47 per cent reduction suicide risk among depressed patients for a year after hospitalization. The findings were reported on April 26, 2022… read more.
In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur… read more.
A healthy lifestyle is not only linked with a longer life expectancy but also less frequency and length of Alzheimer’s dementia, researchers reported on April 13, 2022 in… read more.
The researchers set out to see if there had been an increase in the numbers of older people who were reporting their first concerns about memory loss or… read more.
Ketamine is effective for the acute treatment of severe suicidal ideation, researchers reported on February 2, 2022 in The BMJ/British Medical Journal. “This study confirmed in a large… read more.
Biogen Inc. and Eisai Co., Ltd. provided an important update on the continuing progress of the Phase IV post-marketing confirmatory study of Aduhelm (aducanumab-avwa) 100 mg/mL injection for… read more.
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that examining genetic mutations in individuals with severe schizophrenia can improve the ability to detect disease-associated rare… read more.
Existing drugs may offer effective treatment. Prevailing theories posit plaques in the brain cause Alzheimer’s disease. New UC Riverside research points to cells’ slowing ability to clean themselves… read more.
In a pilot human study, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital show it is possible to improve specific human brain functions related… read more.
Since 1949, lithium has been a mainstay for treating bipolar disorder (BD), a mental health condition marked by extreme mood swings. But scientists still don’t have a clear… read more.
Mirtazapine, an antidepressant often used to treat agitation in patients with dementia, is ineffective, researchers reported on Oct. 21, 2021 in The Lancet. And the investigators found a… read more.
Certain microRNAs indicate risk for cognitive decline DZNE – German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Researchers at the DZNE and the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have identified molecules… read more.
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