Community-focused mental health care cuts hospital admissions
A new approach to care for people experiencing a mental health crisis, emphasising continuity and community, can reduce…
Study finds distinct patterns of innate immune activity in mental disorders
The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain…
Neurogenesis stalls in the brains of adults with major depressive disorder, study shows
Most of our brain’s 100 billion neurons are created before we’re born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression, suggest findings from a new…
Shifting expectations of unpredictability could help treat schizophrenia delusions
New research has found that improvements to the severity of delusions in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder recovering from…
Online training program helps clinicians track psychiatric patient progress consistently
Questionnaires that track depression, anxiety, and other symptoms can help psychiatrists see whether a patient is improving. But…
Comprehensive brain cell map opens new avenues for Alzheimer’s therapies
The brain’s immune cells are increasingly recognized as key players in Alzheimer’s disease, but exactly how they change…
Study connects late-life psychosis to abnormal tau protein buildup
Hallucinations and delusions that appear for the first time in midlife or later are often treated as psychiatric…
Sensitive parenting buffers against child ADHD risks from pregnancy
Research from Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Mental Health Innovation provides new evidence that the way caregivers interact…
Oral semaglutide reduces heavy drinking in adults with alcohol use disorder
A clinical trial led by researchers at CU Anschutz has found that oral semaglutide, a medication widely used…
Gut microbial metabolites may shape vulnerability to stress-related mental disorders
Jul 20 2026 From short-chain fatty acids to bile acids, researchers trace how microbial chemistry could influence brain…
Fish oil supplementation during pregnancy changes two childhood brain metabolic markers
A decade after mothers received EPA- and DHA-rich fish oil, MRI scans revealed subtle metabolic differences in their…
PET imaging reveals widespread brain receptor deficits in schizophrenia
A groundbreaking study using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has found that patients with schizophrenia had significantly lower…