Yoga helps in decreasing anxiety in children, Study says Dr. Nandita Mohan26 April 2021 10:30 PM ISTIt has been recently observed that yoga practiced as little as 10 min a day over 8 weeks can have a significant impact on decreasing anxiety in...
Back to the Future -study shows Antidepressant role of psychedelics. Dr. Shivi Kataria24 April 2021 4:12 AM ISTSelective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are first-line treatments for major depressive disorder; however, these drugs take several weeks to...
Study finds no structural difference between brains of treatment-responsive and treatment-resistant schizophrenia patients Dr. Shivi Kataria22 April 2021 1:30 AM ISTNearly one-third patients with schizophrenia do not respond to first-line anti-psychotics. This warrants an early diagnosis of this...
Injectable antipsychotics better than oral ones at preventing relapse in schizophrenia: Lancet Dr Satabdi Saha21 April 2021 8:30 AM ISTIn a recent development, researchers have noted that, among long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIs) and oral antipsychotics in managing...
Antidepressant use in pregnancy tied to affective disorders in offspring; no causal link Hina Zahid21 April 2021 3:45 AM ISTNew York, NY - Major depressive disorder is highly prevalent, with one in five people experiencing an episode at some point in their life, and is...
Severe atopic dermatitis associated with learning disability in children: JAMA Medha Baranwal17 April 2021 2:15 PM ISTUSA: Atopic dermatitis (AD) in children is associated with learning problems and children having more severe skin disease should undergo screening and...
Epigenetic clock "Grimage" gives proof for accelerated ageing in major depression. Dr. Shivi Kataria15 April 2021 6:15 PM ISTMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with premature mortality and is an independent risk factor for a broad range of diseases, especially...
Magic mushroom compound performs as well as escitalopram in depression: NEJM Medha Baranwal15 April 2021 10:45 AM ISTUK: Researchers in a recent study found no significant difference in antidepressant effects between psilocybin and escitalopram. According to the...
Smoking cannabis significantly impairs vision, study finds Hina Zahid14 April 2021 9:00 AM ISTA study carried out by the University of Granada indicates that smoking cannabis significantly alters key visual functions, such as visual acuity,...
Saliva test may reveal genetic risk factors for paediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder Hina Zahid13 April 2021 7:00 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Calgary and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), in Toronto, have discovered genetic risk factors for OCD that...
Quetiapine not beneficial for delirium prevention in older patients: Study Medha Baranwal13 April 2021 9:00 AM ISTThailand: Quetiapine is not beneficial for delirium prevention in hospitalized older medical patients, finds a recent study in the journal BMC...
New Blood test for depression, bipolar disorder developed Hina Zahid12 April 2021 7:00 PM ISTWhile current diagnosis and treatment approaches are largely trial and error, a breakthrough study by Indiana University School of Medicine...
