Depression stigma drops for first time in US

Stigma surrounding depression has dropped in the US for the first time, but has increased for other mental illnesses like schizophrenia.

April Toler-Indiana • futurity
Dec. 29, 2021 ~6 min

Supplement may reverse effects of stress in the womb

DHA, a maternal dietary supplement, may guard against the effects of maternal stress on unborn males during early development.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
March 29, 2021 ~5 min


Signs of Bartonella infection show up in people with schizophrenia

Researchers have found evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, a new study shows.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 24, 2021 ~6 min

Peek at your own brain activity may curb mental illness symptoms

A technique called real-time fMRI neurofeedback that lets people see their own brain activity could help curb symptoms of depression, anxiety, and more.

Sandra Knispel-U. Rochester • futurity
Feb. 25, 2021 ~9 min

Genetic deletion boosts schizophrenia risk by 30X

A common genetic deletion boosts the risk for schizophrenia by 30-fold. Generating nerve cells from people with the deletion shows why.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 16, 2020 ~8 min

Physical stuff keeps folks with serious mental illness out of work

People with serious mental illness perceive their physical health as a greater barrier to employment, a study finds.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
March 16, 2020 ~4 min

Early schizophrenia treatment doesn’t slow the disease

Despite the view that early schizophrenia treatment can help prevent mental decline, new research shows that's not the case.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Feb. 17, 2020 ~4 min

Pet dogs in childhood may cut schizophrenia risk

Exposure to a dog before the age of 13 may lessen the chance a person will develop schizophrenia, researchers report.

Camden Flath-Futurity • futurity
Dec. 27, 2019 ~9 min


Immune cells repair our brains while we sleep

"...the signals in our brain that modulate the sleep and awake state also act as a switch that turns the immune system off and on."

Mark Michaud-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 21, 2019 ~5 min

People with mental health disorders amend the descriptions

People with diagnosed mental health disorders got to give input on diagnostic guidelines for the first time. Here's what they changed.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
July 16, 2019 ~3 min

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