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“One screen might miss a vulnerable woman who, on a certain day, seems fine but really hasn’t been doing well,” says Erin Smith, MD, senior resident at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. Learn More
Mice that were cut off from nicotine gained a substantial amount of weight, even if their calorie intake remained the same; mice on even low levels of nicotine lost weight without eating any less. Learn More
Graduate School of Public Health Dean Donald Burke, MD, estimates that doctors could provide compassionate care while prescribing only about 20 percent of the current amount of drugs. Learn More
Anthony Grace, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience and professor of psychiatry and psychology, was given the Gold Medal Award at the annual meeting of the Society for Biological Psychiatry. Learn More
Here are some stretches that are far better than touching your toes, advises Tony Delitto, PhD, professor of physical therapy and dean of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Learn More
Virologist Carolyn Coyne, PhD, tests whether low levels of interferons in the maternal organ put developing babies at higher risk of neurological problems. Learn More
Certain on-line programs and support groups may be better for fighting anxiety and depression than a doctor visit, says the director of the Center for Behavioral Health and Smart Technology. Learn More
Jaime E. Sidani, PhD, and colleagues found higher risk of body-image issues among young adults who logged on most -- and gender, race and income didn't matter. Learn More
Americans defeated the 1964 rubella epidemic that infected 12.5 million, and we can do the same now with Zika, writes infectious disease specialist Amesh Adalja. Learn More
Mothers should be screened several times during the year after birth to distinguish between normal "baby blues" and a larger problem, according to research in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Learn More
The native of Brazil and professor of infectious diseases says previous Zika outbreaks didn't seem to cause birth defects or neurological problems in adults. Has something changed? Learn More
In PNAS, Jianhua Xing, PhD, and colleagues show a model that suggests how a simple physics principle may help explain how we can detect so many different smells. It's kind of like an audience clapping. Learn More
Check out Pitt's webinar on what's known about the Zika virus, annotated by speaker and topic. Zika infections from mosquito bites can cause severe neurological problems, especially in newborns. Learn More
Lead interferes with release of neurotransmitters normally triggered by calcium, says Anthony Pizon, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine. That leads to premature death of brain cells. Learn More
FDA committee chair David Brent, MD, professor of psychiatry, says that, while there are some safety concerns with pimavanserin (Nuplazid), panelists concluded that the risk-benefit ratio is good. Learn More
Listen to a Journal of Neurophysiology podcast by neuroscience professor Bill Yates, PhD, in an interview with neurosurgeon Mark Richardson, MD, PhD. Learn More
HEALTH asks Antoine Douaihy, MD, professor of psychiatry and medicine, about overprescription and addictive potential of opioid painkillers. Learn More
A team led by Madhavi Ganapathiraju, PhD, found more than 500 previously unknown protein interactions associated with genes linked to schizophrenia. Learn More
Unwilling to wait for federal funding, the association is starting out with $1 million from anonymous donors and matching funds, says Donald Burke, MD, dean of the public health graduate school. Learn More
The Hillman Foundation is helping to kickstart projects that are likely to be competitive for future large-scale funding. Deadline for groups of scientists to apply for these seed grants is May 31. Learn More