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Teen Cannabis Use Tied to Dramatic Increased Risk for Psychosis
Although there was a strong association between cannabis use and psychosis in teens, no such association was found in young adulthood.
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Dramatic Increase in College Student Suicide Rates
Stressors on collegiate athletes have resulted in a rise in suicide rates over the last two decades, and reported suicide incidence rates may be...
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Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: Reassuring Data
“Our results show that long-term antidepressant use does not have lasting effects on cognition or brain health in older adults without indication...
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Mandatory DMV Reporting Tied to Dementia Underdiagnosis
“Our findings in this cross-sectional study raise concerns about potential adverse effects of mandatory clinician reporting for dementia diagnosis...
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Vaccine Safety and DMT for Highly Active Multiple Sclerosis: New Data
Investigators created an algorithm that clinicians can use to map an immunization schedule in patients who might otherwise delay initiation of...
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Device Uses Sleep Data to Pinpoint Stress Risk
A device worn during sleep linked self-reported stress and sleep time, changes in heart rate, and respiration rate, study finds.
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Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, Brain Aging
Those who live in economically disadvantaged areas had 20% increased risk for dementia, irrespective of personal education or income.
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Stimulants for ADHD Not Linked to Prescription Drug Misuse
Adolescents who received stimulant therapy for ADHD were less likely to report past-year prescription stimulant misuse as young adults than were...
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Noninvasive laser therapy tied to improved short-term memory
Patients with attention-related conditions ‘could benefit from this type of treatment,’ expert says.
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Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
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Impaired vision an overlooked dementia risk factor
“A very large fraction of vision impairment, possibly in excess of 80%, is avoidable or has simply yet to be addressed.”
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Dietary fiber tied to lower dementia risk
A diet high in soluble fiber attenuates neuroinflammation in mouse models.
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New tool guides nutrition counseling in schizophrenia patients
“Eating well for mental health is part of self-care and can be included in mental health treatment plans,” said lead author Dr. Laura LaChance.
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Swell in off-label antipsychotic prescribing ‘not harmless’
Clinicians should be made aware that low-dose treatment with these drugs for insomnia and anxiety “might come at a cost of shortening patients’...