Science News
- Brain Connectivity Linked With Cognition in People With Early Psychosis
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An NIMH-funded study identified consistent links between brain connectivity and cognitive function in people with early stage psychosis and people at high risk who later developed psychosis.
- Improving Firearm Safety in Pediatric Primary Care
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An automatic reminder supported by low-burden facilitation increased delivery of a universal secure firearm storage program during pediatric primary care.
- New Hope for Rapid-Acting Depression Treatment
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A new study, funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, showed that a new medication derived from ketamine is safe and acceptable for use in humans, setting the stage for clinical trials testing it for hard-to-treat mental disorders like severe depression.
- My Life With OCD
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• 75th Anniversary
Graduate student and mental health advocate Uma Chatterjee, M.S., shares her personal journey navigating life with OCD.
- Researchers Fully Map Neural Connections of the Fruit Fly Brain
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A scientific team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) unveiled the first complete map of the neural connections of the common fruit fly brain.
- Smartphone Data May Not Reliably Predict Depression Risk in Diverse Groups
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NIMH-supported research suggests AI tools built on smartphone data may struggle to predict clinical outcomes like depression in large and diverse groups of people.
- New Gene Delivery Method Paves the Way for Advanced Brain Therapies
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A new study, funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, describes a promising new gene delivery vehicle that could advance treatment for brain disorders.
- Increases Found in Preteen Suicide Rate
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that rates of preteen suicide (ages 8-12) have been increasing by approximately 8% annually since 2008.
- Youth With Conduct Disorder Show Widespread Differences in Brain Structure
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The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date, with funding from NIH, has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the brain’s outer layer, known as the cerebral cortex, which is critical for many aspects of behavior, cognition and emotion.
- Collaborative Care Could Help Reduce Disparities in Mental Health Treatment
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In an NIMH-funded study, a comprehensive collaborative care intervention significantly reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among trauma patients from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds.
