Summary: A multi-institutional team evaluated health records spanning six decades. The investigators discovered that while former players have lower all-cause mortality rates overall, they are four times more likely to…
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Personalized fMRI Scans Supercharge TMS Depression Treatment
Summary: A new randomized clinical trial suggests that using personalized brain imaging to guide transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may significantly improve outcomes for people with treatment-resistant depression. Investigators demonstrated that…
Depression Quietly Damages the Heart Through Stress Circuits
Summary: Depression and anxiety may heighten cardiovascular disease risk through chronic stress pathways in the brain and body. In a large analysis of more than 85,000 adults, those with depression…
Shared Brain Circuit Drives Political Passion Across Ideologies
Summary: A new study has identified a brain circuit that correlates with how intensely people engage in politics, regardless of their political beliefs. Researchers examined data from 124 male military…
Alzheimer’s Study Identifies 16 Risk Genes
Summary: A large whole-genome sequencing study has uncovered 16 new genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease, expanding genetic research beyond European ancestry. Researchers analyzed data from 49,149 individuals, nearly half of…
Early Riser? Anorexia Nervosa Linked to Morning Chronotype
Summary: Individuals with anorexia nervosa tend to be early risers, in contrast to many other mental disorders often associated with evening chronotypes. The study also finds a connection between anorexia…
