Archive for June, 2017

Psychological support and new coping skills are helping patients at high risk of developing chronic pain and long-term, high-dose opioid use taper their opioids and rebuild their lives with… Via:: medicalnewstoday

High variability in sleep-wake times, insomnia, and other sleep disturbances may be a sign of increasing suicidal thoughts, researchers find. Via:: medicalnewstoday

In this article, learn about the vagus nerve and what it affects in the body. What is vagus nerve stimulation and what further research is being conducted? Via:: medicalnewstoday

Learn about the symptoms of bipolar disorder, a condition characterized by alternating periods of extreme high and low moods, as well as how it is managed. Via:: medicalnewstoday

Poor nutrition and not enough natural sunlight can cause a vitamin D deficiency. In this article, learn more about the symptoms and risk factors. Via:: medicalnewstoday

Scientists have identified a key protein that helps trigger ketamine’s rapid anti-depressant effects in the brain, a crucial initial step to developing alternative treatments to the controversial… Via:: medicalnewstoday

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they can ‘reverse’ the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a… Via:: medicalnewstoday

Early life stress encodes lifelong susceptibility to stress through long-lasting transcriptional programming in a brain reward region implicated in mood and depression, according to a study conducted… Via:: medicalnewstoday

Many of us are familiar with either forcing ourselves awake or struggling to fall asleep. A study investigates the brain area responsible for the fight. Via:: medicalnewstoday

Depression in adolescence is even more common than previous estimates indicated and girls experience more depression than boys, according to research from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC… Via:: medicalnewstoday