Shawn Snyder has battled depression for most of her life. She had come to believe that suicide was her last option. But a few months ago a friend suggested ketamine therapy as a means to overcome. Five treatments later, Shawn could immediately tell a difference. “The ketamine treatment has...
Read MoreJonathan G. Hakun, Penn State Everyday physical activity, like going for a short walk or playing with the kids, may provide short-term benefits for cognitive health, equivalent to reversing four years of cognitive aging. That was a key finding for my colleagues and me in our new study, which...
Read MoreJacob Crouse, University of Sydney; Emiliana Tonini, University of Sydney, and Ian Hickie, University of Sydney This is the next article in our ‘Light and health’ series, where we look at how light affects our physical and mental health in sometimes surprising ways. Read other articles in the series....
Read MoreBy Saskia Sivananthan, McGill University and Laura Middleton, University of WaterlooWalk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide. Given that dementia is still...
Read MoreEric B. Larson, University of Washington and Laura Gitlin, Drexel University Nearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new study that we and our colleagues...
Read Moreby: April Smith, Auburn University Although service members know they may lose their lives in combat in service of their country, they may not expect to lose their lives – or those they love – to suicide. A 2021 study estimated that four times as many active duty service...
Read MoreSoeren Mattke, University of Southern California and Ying Liu, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Mild cognitive impairment – an early stage of dementia – is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the key takeaway of two recent studies from our team. In the...
Read MoreA psychiatrist explains the links between toxic stress and poor health − and how to get help Toxic stress increases the risks for obesity, diabetes, depression and other illnesses. Klaus Vedfelt/Digital Vision via Getty Images By Lawson R. Wulsin, University of Cincinnati COVID-19 taught most people that the line...
Read Moreby Jason Sawyer, Bryant University Aerobic exercise like jogging, biking, swimming or hiking is a fundamental way to maintain cardiovascular and overall health. The intensity of aerobic exercise is important to determine how much time you should spend training in order to reap its benefits. As an exercise science...
Read MoreA trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help Some social media posts about PTSD mislead rather than inform. Tarik Vision/iStock via Getty Images Plus reprint by author, Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University Among the many emerging trends on social media, one recent concerning fad...
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