Popular anxiety drugs linked to brain damage, even suicide: A survey Isra Zaman12 Sept 2023 9:00 AM ISTMany prolonged symptoms subsequent to benzodiazepine use and discontinuation have been shown in a large survey of benzodiazepine users....
Genetic Predisposition and Smoking Linked to Mental Health Disorders Jacinthlyn Sylvia11 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in the Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica shed new light on the complex relationship between cigarette smoking, genetic...
Sleep-wake therapy promising for adolescents with depression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 Sept 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Researchers at UC San Francisco have found a way to help kids who fall asleep and wake up late, the so-called "night owls," to adjust to their...
Antidepressant use tied to lower mortality in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: JAMA Medha Baranwal11 Sept 2023 9:30 AM ISTTaiwan: A nationwide cohort study published in JAMA Network Open has revealed an inverse association between antidepressant use after hepatocellular...
Novel potent opioids require higher naloxone dosing than fentanyl, tied to high cardiac arrest rates Jacinthlyn Sylvia9 Sept 2023 10:30 AM ISTSynthetic opioids, particularly the potent fentanyl analogues and the relatively lesser-known nitazene drug class, are rapidly emerging as a...
High levels of two blood biomarkers may predict post-COVID brain fog Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 Sept 2023 10:15 AM ISTUK: A recent study published in Nature Medicine has revealed that high levels of two blood biomarkers during infection could predict "brain fog" or...
Oral orexin agonist shows promise for narcolepsy but hepatic damage signals red flag dr. Abhimanyu Uppal7 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTCurrent management of narcolepsy involves polypharmacy for most patients, often with incomplete control of symptoms, profound impairment of quality of...
Olanzapine and samidorphan combo mitigates antipsychotic-associated weight gain in psychiatric illness Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Sept 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A combination of olanzapine and samidorphan (OLZ/SAM) led to less weight gain at week 12 versus olanzapine while providing similar antipsychotic...
Psilocybin significantly helpful in treating Major Depressive Disorder Isra Zaman7 Sept 2023 9:00 AM ISTRecent clinical trial publshed in JAMA Network suggests that Psilocybin treatment was associated with a clinically significant sustained reduction in...
Field sobriety tests display insufficient accuracy for detecting THC-specific driving impairment Aditi5 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTAn Original Investigation by Marcotte et al. and team, "Evaluation of Field Sobriety Tests for Identifying Drivers Under the Influence of Cannabis A...
Shift Work remarkably increases the risk of anxiety and depression: JAMA. Dr.Niharika Harsha B4 Sept 2023 8:00 PM ISTChina: Recent research from China revealed that there is an increased risk of anxiety and depression associated with shift work. Lifestyle changes...
Clozapine, but not olanzapine or quetiapine, linked with higher perimyocarditis and HF risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 Sept 2023 9:45 AM ISTA recent population-based study published in Psychiatry Research by Eric Clapham and colleagues has studied concerns about associations between the...
