COVID-19 pandemic driving more children towards anxiety, depression: Study dr anusha10 May 2021 5:45 PM ISTDuring the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, psychological problems like anxiety, depression, irritability, mood swings, inattention and sleep...
Low-dose quetiapine for mental illness not linked to excess diabetes risk: JAMA Medha Baranwal9 May 2021 11:15 PM ISTDenmark: The use of low-dose quetiapine is not associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in people with mental illness in comparison...
Risk of future psychosis linked to cortical thinning on MRI, JAMA study. Dr. Shivi Kataria9 May 2021 8:30 PM ISTThe clinical high-risk (CHR) paradigm is a widely used framework to investigate mechanisms underlying psychosis vulnerability. ENIGMA Clinical High...
Exercise can reduce cognitive limitations in early premature babies: Study Medha Baranwal9 May 2021 6:30 PM ISTSwitzerland: Children born very preterm (born before 32nd week of gestation) show impaired response inhibition during their preadolescence compared to...
Novel drug targeting amyloid plaques offers tentative hope for Alzheimer's patients, NEJM study Dr. Shivi Kataria8 May 2021 9:30 AM ISTA hallmark of Alzheimer's disease is the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. Donanemab, an antibody that targets a modified form of deposited Aβ...
Pandemic woes: Use of PPE kits during delivery may increase the risk of post-partum PTSD, study Dr. Shivi Kataria7 May 2021 7:30 AM ISTPostpartum post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stems from the parturiant's personal experience of childbirth as a stressed, traumatic, frightening...
Gabapentin, benzodiazepine combo safe for treatment of benzodiazepine withdrawal: Study Medha Baranwal6 May 2021 2:15 PM ISTUSA: Gabapentin and benzodiazepine combination is safe for the treatment of benzodiazepine withdrawal, according to findings from a recent study. The...
Saffron helps insomnia patients by improving duration and quality of sleep: Study Dr Satabdi Saha6 May 2021 11:15 AM ISTSaffron, dried stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus L. used in traditional medicine, and its compounds, safranal, crocins, and crocetin have been...
Droperidol most effective and safe sedative for managing agitation in ED: Study Hina Zahid1 May 2021 8:30 AM ISTDes Plaines, IL - In a randomized, double-blind trial of patients with acute undifferentiated agitation in the emergency department, droperidol was...
Daily Consumption of prebiotic supplements positively impacts anxiety levels Hina Zahid1 May 2021 6:00 AM ISTIn a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Surrey investigated whether the daily consumption of a prebiotic food...
Loss of smell and taste in COVID-19 patients linked to low QOL, depression: Study Medha Baranwal30 April 2021 6:15 AM ISTUSA: COVID-19 associated loss of smell or taste may have a substantial impact on quality of life and may lead to depression, and loss of appetite, a...
Master transmitter Glutamate: JAMA study hints at new therapeutic targets for schizophrenia Dr. Shivi Kataria29 April 2021 9:54 PM ISTGlutamatergic dysfunction is implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, but the nature of this dysfunction may change over the course of...
