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Group-based smoking cessation treatment helps incarcerated smokers quit tobacco

Behavioral and nicotine replacement therapies offered together can help people who are incarcerated quit smoking, according to Rutgers researchers.

30 Jul 2020

Study shows mental health challenges of U.S. healthcare workers during COVID-19

A new study finds that healthcare workers in the United States are struggling with a suite of mental-health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

30 Jul 2020

Get the data: Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

There is no comprehensive data on government public health spending and staffing in the U.S., and KHN and the Associated Press spent months gathering different datasets, each measuring a slightly different concept of "public health," into a unique repository of public health data at the local, county and state levels.

30 Jul 2020

Botox injections can reduce depression, shows study

Botox, a medication derived from a bacterial toxin, is commonly injected to ease wrinkles, migraines, muscle spasms, excessive sweating and incontinence.

30 Jul 2020

Namaste noir: Yoga co-op seeks to diversify yoga to heal racialized trauma

Beverly Grant spent years juggling many roles before yoga helped her restore her balance.

30 Jul 2020

New research center at University of Warwick to explore the building blocks of childhood

The first building blocks of our lives are to be explored by a new research centre at the University of Warwick, starting from before we are even conceived right up to the age of five years old.

30 Jul 2020

Poor nutrition, reduced physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown adversely affected England’s mental health

Poor nutrition and less physical activity, during lockdown, adversely affected mental health in England, according to preliminary findings today from an Oxford University study.

30 Jul 2020

Urgent care providers are driven to deliver outstanding, integrated clinical care

Round the clock primary and community care has rarely been in the spotlight in terms of the role it plays in the wider healthcare landscape.

30 Jul 2020

GSA receives renewed grant support to advance reporters’ coverage of aging issues

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has received renewed grant support to welcome a new cohort of reporters for the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program.

30 Jul 2020

New maps of chemical marks on DNA could help illuminate the causes of developmental disorders

In research that aims to illuminate the causes of human developmental disorders, Salk scientists have generated 168 new maps of chemical marks on strands of DNA--called methylation--in developing mice.

29 Jul 2020

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

As provinces across Canada are deciding how to restart schools during the pandemic, a research review has found children are not a major source of transmission of COVID-19.

29 Jul 2020

BMC joins Aspen Institute initiative to improve families’ health and economic prosperity

Boston Medical Center's StreetCred program has been named to the second cohort of the Aspen Family Prosperity Innovation Community, an Aspen Institute initiative for breakthrough innovations and collaborations that position families to reach educational success, economic prosperity, and health and well-being.

29 Jul 2020

Pediatric experts provide tips about transitioning back to school

Whether returning to a school building, online learning, or a hybrid school environment, it is normal for children and adolescents to have some stress or anxiety about going back to school.

29 Jul 2020

Telemedicine services can help expand patients' access to specialized medical care

Safety new medical providers can substantially increase their telemedicine services with modest investments in new staff and technology, a move that can help them expand patients' access to specialized medical care, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

29 Jul 2020

Study shows chemical exposure may disrupt sleep in menopausal women

For menopausal women who have difficulty sleeping, it might be because of chemicals in the environment.A new study based on data from the Midlife Women's Health Study suggests that exposure to various chemicals, such as phthalates, found in hundreds of products used daily, is associated with sleep disruptions in midlife women

29 Jul 2020

Mental health problems peak alongside COVID-19 in Australia

A new study has found that during the peak of the outbreak in Australia, the rates of psychological distress, anxiety, and depression symptoms rose among adults. The study is published in the latest issue of the journal PLOS ONE.

29 Jul 2020

Text-messaging can be a feasible tool to augment care for people with mental illness

In the U.S., it is estimated that approximately 19 percent of all adults have a diagnosable mental illness. Clinic-based services for mental health may fall short of meeting patient needs for many reasons including limited hours, difficulty accessing care and cost.

28 Jul 2020

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

28 Jul 2020

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Many LGBTQ youth continue to experience stigma and discrimination despite Canada's progress in protecting human rights. New research from UBC's school of nursing shows that supportive communities--and a progressive political climate--can help mitigate the effects of stigma on mental health.

28 Jul 2020

Is medication exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals?

News-Medical speaks to Dr. Robert M. Sargis about his research into whether medication is exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals.

28 Jul 2020

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Group-based smoking cessation treatment helps incarcerated smokers quit tobacco

Study shows mental health challenges of U.S. healthcare workers during COVID-19

Get the data: Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

Botox injections can reduce depression, shows study

Namaste noir: Yoga co-op seeks to diversify yoga to heal racialized trauma

New research center at University of Warwick to explore the building blocks of childhood

Poor nutrition, reduced physical activity during COVID-19 lockdown adversely affected England’s mental health

Urgent care providers are driven to deliver outstanding, integrated clinical care

GSA receives renewed grant support to advance reporters’ coverage of aging issues

New maps of chemical marks on DNA could help illuminate the causes of developmental disorders

Review: Children are not a major source of COVID-19 transmission

BMC joins Aspen Institute initiative to improve families’ health and economic prosperity

Pediatric experts provide tips about transitioning back to school

Telemedicine services can help expand patients' access to specialized medical care

Study shows chemical exposure may disrupt sleep in menopausal women

Mental health problems peak alongside COVID-19 in Australia

Text-messaging can be a feasible tool to augment care for people with mental illness

Perinatal depression not only affects the mother but has a lasting impact on offspring

Community support, progressive political climate contribute to lesbian and bisexual girls' health

Is medication exposing us to hormone-disrupting chemicals?

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