3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (422+ words) Both recurrent copy number variants (r CNVs) and polygenic scores (PGSs) show important diagnostic implications for psychiatric mental disorders, but remain largely exploratory, according to study findings published in JAMA Psychiatry. Certain r CNVs have near-complete penetrance for psychiatric disorders;…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (274+ words) Existing literature about the etiology of ADHD has focused on genetics, neural outcomes, and environmental factors independently. However, no meta-analytic quantitative synthesis has been conducted. Researchers conducted a systematic umbrella review to draw a comparison between effect size magnitudes, identify…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (194+ words) Psychiatric comorbidities are linked with diminished clinical improvement even after interventional pain procedures among patients with chronic pain, according to study findings published in Cureus. A total of 100 participants were selected for final analysis, who were then classified into those…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (266+ words) Researchers conducted an umbrella review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence of co-occurring psychiatric conditions among children and adolescents with NDDs and compared these rates with those observed in neurotypical populations." Researchers included 33 systematic reviews. Child participants were between the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (247+ words) The FDA releases a programmatic environmental assessment evaluating the manufacturing, use, and disposal of new oral nicotine products. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new assessment for labeling new tobacco products within the category "other" and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (432+ words) Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are not associated with overall late-life cognitive decline, but specific types of adversity are linked to worse baseline cognition and modest domain-specific declines with increased age, according to results of a study published in The American…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (369+ words) Basivertebral nerve ablation (BVNA) is associated with meaningful pain improvement among patients with vertebrogenic chronic low back pain (LBP), with mixed-duration lesion strategies showing numerically higher responder rates. These study results were published in Pain Medicine. Uniform 7-minute lesions, 15-minute…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago  (447+ words) Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to examine temporal patterns in pediatric mental health diagnoses and treatment in the US across the pre-pandemic (October 2018-February 2020), pandemic months (March 2020-July 2021), and post pandemic period when most schools resumed in-person instruction (August…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (288+ words) Smoking cessation and limiting weight gain after quitting are associated with a lower risk for dementia and adverse brain health outcomes. Health Day News " Quitting smoking is associated with a lower risk for dementia, especially for those with no or…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (249+ words) Problematic usage of the internet (PUI) is likely driven by 3 interconnected pathways, according to study findings published in the Journal Comprehensive Psychiatry. The affective and cognitive mechanisms of [problematic usage of the internet] should be assessed in assigning diagnosis and…...