Systemic Hormone Therapy During Menopause May Up Risk for Depression
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Systemically administered hormone therapy (HT) during menopause is associated with a higher risk for depression, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.Marie K. Wium-Andersen, M.D., P…
Learn MoreLow-Nicotine Cigarettes Won’t Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed limiting the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to minimally addictive levels, but there’s been concern that the drop in nicotine could exacerbate anxieties in s…
Learn MoreEl tratamiento para la depresión comienza a cambiar el cerebro en 6 semanas
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva investigación revela que el cerebro es mucho más flexible de lo que se pensaba, y que puede cambiar con rapidez durante el tratamiento para la depresión mayor.Unas personas que recibían t…
Learn MoreSingle Dose of Psychedelic Curbs Depression, But Study Raises Concerns
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single psychedelic trip with psilocybin — the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms — appears to lift the fog of major depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a new clinical trial reports.A 25-mil…
Learn MoreSingle-Dose Psilocybin Reduces Depression Scores Over Three Weeks
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single 25-mg dose of psilocybin reduces depression scores significantly more than a 1-mg dose over a three-week period among individuals with treatment-resistant depression, according to a study published i…
Learn MoreParent’s Mental Health Can Affect Kids’ Asthma Care
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a parent is depressed, their child’s asthma care may suffer. Now, research suggests that getting a child’s asthma under control may include assessing a parents’ mental health. Researchers at University o…
Learn MoreB 11/2 — Depression Treatment Starts Changing the Brain Within 6 Weeks
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research reveals that the brain is much more flexible than once thought and can change rapidly during treatment for major depression.People receiving inpatient treatment for major depression had increase…
Learn MoreUntreated Depression May Increase Later Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Symptomatic depression is associated with a 51 percent increased risk of dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Biological Psychiatry.Liu Yang, M.D., from Fudan University in Shanghai, and …
Learn MoreHigher Work Hours Linked to Depressive Symptoms for Interns
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For interns, higher work hours are associated with increased depressive symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Yu Fang, from the U…
Learn MoreCuando el horario de los médicos jóvenes se incrementa, lo mismo sucede con las probabilidades de depresión
LUNES, 24 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El entrenamiento para convertirse en médico puede ser extenuante, y ahora un nuevo estudio encuentra una correlación directa entre un horario laboral más largo y los síntomas de depresión entre los resi…
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