Disorders

Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

Fathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege / Genome Biology and Evolution A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution finds that the…

4 months ago

New brain stimulation technique shows promise for treating brain disorders

This figure summarizes the outcomes following ultrasound stimulation. Low-intensity brainwave-like pattern ultrasound stimulation sequentially stimulates TRPA1 in astrocytes, leading to…

4 months ago

More than a bad trip: Experts warn about the risk of cannabis-induced psychosis

White Coat Black Art26:30The toll of cannabis-induced psychosisWhen Kalpit Sharma started smoking cannabis, he thought it was just part of…

5 months ago

1st human has received Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant, billionaire says

The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk's computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says.In…

5 months ago

Management of chronic pain secondary to temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials

In this paper by Yao and colleagues (BMJ 2023;383:e076226, doi:10.1136/bmj.e076226, published 15 December 2023), the legends to the network plots…

5 months ago

Provinces concerned about expanding assisted dying for mental disorders: Holland

PoliticsHealth Minister Mark Holland says some of his provincial counterparts have concerns about whether Canada is ready to extend medical…

6 months ago

TAAR1’s Unseen Influence on Mental Disorders

A study at the Icahn School of Medicine has uncovered that asenapine, an antipsychotic medication, may work through the TAAR1…

6 months ago

Demystifying a key receptor in substance use and neuropsychiatric disorders

Mount Sinai Icahn scientists took detailed pictures of how drugs can bind to the TAAR1 receptor using CryoEM. They also…

6 months ago

Rise in Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Increased Cannabis Use

A research review in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the growing concern over cannabis use disorder, exacerbated by…

6 months ago

Study finds ED visits for schizophrenia spectrum disorders up after pandemic onset

The number of emergency department visits for schizophrenia spectrum disorders increased after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to…

6 months ago

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