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Viagra, Cialis, and Alzheimer’s risk: New data
“The evidence for the use of the drug was never sufficient for clinicians to use it in their patients.”
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Listen up: Birdsong may calm anxiety, paranoia
“The results suggest that it may be worthwhile to investigate the targeted use of natural sounds such as birdsong in a clinical setting — for...
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Impaired communication predicts coercive inpatient psychiatric care
Patients with poor communication abilities were at increased risk for involuntary inpatient admission and coercive measures.
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Has the pandemic affected babies’ brain development?
A large study finds that generally, brain development in infants ages 6-12 months old was not changed by the pandemic, but two areas raised...
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What’s the best age to stop smoking? Study offers clue
“Without a proximal goal, it is tempting for smokers to abandon a quit attempt with cognitions such as ‘I don’t really need to do it just now...
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Antibiotic may enhance noninvasive brain stimulation for depression
This proof-of-concept study opens up “a new avenue of treatment research.”
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Four commonly abused drugs linked with atrial fibrillation
All four drugs – cocaine, methamphetamine, opioids, and cannabis – whether stimulants or depressants – cause “quite dramatic and often rapid...
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Wake-up call on sleep and cardiovascular health
“Our study is the first to show that sleep metrics add independent predictive value for CVD events over and above the original seven...
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Less than 6 hours of sleep a night linked to serious, chronic illness
Chronic health problems can interrupt sleep. “Which is the chicken, and which is the egg?”
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Confirmed: ECT tops ketamine for major depression
Treatment options for MDE “should still be individualized and patient-centered because ketamine’s faster antidepressant effects may still be...
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Preexisting mental illness symptoms spiked during pandemic
Disease severity was higher among individuals with preexisting mental illness admitted to inpatient care in the wake of COVID-19.