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More evidence in utero exposure to antiseizure meds safe for children’s cognition
“This is another encouraging piece that’s showing these new drugs are safe with regard to cognition.”
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Recommending exercise for migraine: Just do it
Both strength training and high-intensity aerobics beat top-line migraine medications.
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Meditation equal to first-line medication for anxiety
“The medication worked great, like it always does, but the meditation also worked great; we saw about a 30% drop in symptoms for both groups.”
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‘Disturbing’ lack of follow-up care after psychiatric crises
Patients who had received both primary care and mental health care before an acute event had the highest odds of receiving follow-up.
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Poor visual acuity linked to depression, changes in brain structure
Visual impairment was associated with a 19% higher risk for depression.
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Resistance training tied to improvements in Parkinson’s disease symptoms
Patients who underwent resistance training had significantly greater improvement in motor impairment, muscle strength, and mobility/balance than...
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Folic acid tied to a reduction in suicide attempts
“This is a very large decrease and is extremely significant and exciting.”
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Sport climbing tied to improved posture in Parkinson’s disease
The results underscore that it is never too late to learn a new sport or type of movement – and that this type of intervention may have big health...
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Is vitamin B12 protective against Parkinson’s disease?
When examining baseline intake of vitamin B12, “we saw some suggestion for a potential inverse association with Parkinson’s disease,”...
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Ketamine linked to reduced suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety
Sex, age, and other demographic characteristics did not predict response or remission, but suicide planning trended toward higher response rates...
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A history of head trauma may predict Parkinson’s disease progression
Among patients with Parkinson’s disease and head injury, motor impairment developed 25% faster, and cognitive impairment developed 45% faster.
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Detachment predicts worse posttraumatic outcomes
Dissociative diagnoses are not rare and, in fact, are more prevalent than schizophrenia.
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Psychiatrists’ views on psychoactive drugs clash with U.S. policy
Survey respondents viewed psilocybin and ketamine as similarly safe – and safer than methamphetamine and alprazolam.
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Hepatitis C meds linked to improved PTSD symptoms
A glecaprevir/pibrentasvir combo was associated with PTSD symptom improvement.
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Inhaled, systemic steroids linked to changes in brain structure
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that glucocorticoids have significant effects on the brain, which could explain their...