Psychiatry

Pain Perception in Patients with Alzheimer’s and Cancer

Pain Perception in Patients with Alzheimer’s and Cancer

Are older adults with cancer and Alzheimer’s more sensitive to pain?

Calling for Practice Changes in Geriatric Mental Health

Calling for Practice Changes in Geriatric Mental Health

New collaborations and care approaches needed for older adults.

Nicotine Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Nicotine Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Research ramps up for a promising new therapy.

The Glymphatic System, Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease

Vigorous activity such as boxing may help clear waste from the brain.

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Zuckerberg Initiative Funds Blood-brain Barrier Research

Aiming at neurodegenerative diseases, a new project will bioengineer simulations of the brain’s vascular entryways.

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Understanding Sex Disparity in Alzheimer’s

PET scans reveal Alzheimer’s proteins spread more easily in women’s brains.

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Inhibited Temperament: An Early Risk Factor for Schizophrenia

A new flag for schizophrenia provides a clue to personalized treatment.

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SUDEP: Untangling the Causes

Amygdalar function may be key to the leading cause of epileptic death.

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Providing Psychiatric Evaluations for U.S. Asylum Seekers

Providing Psychiatric Evaluations for U.S. Asylum Seekers

A psychiatrist voyages to a detention center in Texas to lend expertise.

Finding High-risk Genes for Schizophrenia

Finding High-risk Genes for Schizophrenia

Innovative computational model points to new risk genes and potential drug targets.

New Trial Investigates Hypnosis Benefits

New Trial Investigates Hypnosis Benefits

Study offers group and one-on-one sessions to chronic pain patients.