WHO launches 2026 global initiative to bridge the schizophrenia mortality gap
1. The World Health Organization has launched a global initiative to reduce the 15-to-20-year mortality gap for individuals with schizophrenia...
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Early child-rearing conditions may improve psychosocial outcomes in adopted children compared to unadopted biological siblings
1. Adopted individuals who experienced improved environmental conditions had better long-term psychosocial outcomes than their unadopted biological siblings, with some...
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation may reduce combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms
1. In adult patients with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) undergoing residential treatment (RT), those receiving active transcranial magnetic stimulation...
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation may reduce the incidence of chronic postsurgical pain after thoracoscopic surgery
1. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) delivered postoperatively significantly reduced the development of chronic...
Brown University study warns of systemic ethical risks in artificial intelligence therapy chatbots
1. A study from Brown University identified multiple ethical risks in artificial intelligence therapy chatbots, including deceptive empathy and biased...
Psilocybin in combination with cognitive behavioural therapy may improve smoking abstinence compared to nicotine patches
1. In this randomized controlled trial, psilocybin combined with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is associated with significantly higher smoking abstinence...
Higher ultra-processed food intake in young children is associated with adverse early behavioural outcomes
1. Higher ultra-processed food consumption in children at age 3 was associated with adverse behavioural and emotional symptoms at age...
Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk of poor long-term adherence to antihypertensive therapy
1. Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to discontinue antihypertensive therapy and demonstrate poor long-term adherence. 2. Use of...
Prenatal depression and gestational diabetes are associated with increased risk of childhood obesity
1. Prenatal depression and gestational diabetes were independently associated with a higher risk of childhood obesity within the first 10...
