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Semaglutide a Potential Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder?
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- Eve Bender
“Our study provided real-world evidence suggesting that semaglutide could have benefits in preventing opioid overdose and treating opioid use...
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Is It Time for Universal Suicide Screening?
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- Eve Bender
An increase in suicide rates has prompted calls for expansion of universal suicide screening, in which all...
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Brain Structure Differs in Youth With Conduct Disorder
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- Eve Bender
Kids with conduct disorder may have lower volume in limbic and striatal areas of the brain, new study finds.
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Moderate Exercise in Midlife Linked to Lower Risk for ALS
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- Eve Bender
After adjusting for risk factors, investigators found that men with moderate physical activity levels had a 29% lower risk for ALS compared with...
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Common Antidepressants Ranked by Potential for Weight Gain
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- Eve Bender
Patients receiving escitalopram, paroxetine, and duloxetine 10%-15% more likely to gain at least 5% of baseline weight.
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Prostate Meds Tied to Reduced Risk for Lewy Body Dementia
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- Eve Bender
Men who took alpha-1 blockers terazosin, doxazosin, or alfuzosin were less likely to develop Lewy body dementia.
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Chronic Loneliness Tied to Increased Stroke Risk
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- Eve Bender
Participants who reported having consistently high loneliness across both measured time points had a 56% increased risk for incident stroke.
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New Blood Test for Large Vessel Stroke Could Be a ‘Game Changer’
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- Eve Bender
When combined with clinical scores, a “game-changing” blood test can expedite the diagnosis and treatment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke,...
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Early-Life Exposure to Pollution Linked to Psychosis, Anxiety, Depression
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- Eve Bender
Both air and sound pollution were detrimental to mental health of adolescents and young adults.
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US Fentanyl Seizures Skyrocket
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- Eve Bender
Seizures of fentanyl surpassed 115,000 in 2023, an increase of 1700% from 2017, study finds.
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Serious Mental Illness Tied to Multiple Physical Illnesses
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- Eve Bender
Serious mental illness is associated with reduced life expectancy, and experts speculate that additional chronic illnesses — whether physical or...
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Does Racism in Black Americans Boost Alzheimer’s Risk?
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- Eve Bender
Alzheimer’s disease is twice as prevalent in Black Americans as in Whites, at 18.6% and 10%, respectively, and the difference can’t be attributed...
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CBT Tops Mindfulness Therapy for Prolonged Grief Disorder
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- Eve Bender
Patients receiving grief-focused CBT had a better response than those receiving mindfulness-based cognitive therapy but both groups had a...
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COVID Vaccines and New-Onset Seizures: New Data
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- Eve Bender
There was no statistically significant difference in risk for seizures among vaccinated individuals vs placebo recipients.
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Whites Not the Predominant Victims of ‘Deaths of Despair’ Need to Address Inequality
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- Eve Bender
Native Americans had more than double the rate of both their Black and White counterparts in 2022.