Early-Life Stress Leaves Marks on Brain DNA, but Researchers Reversed the Effect in Mice
New research has found that early-life stress can physically alter how DNA is packaged inside brain cells, leaving stress-related genes primed to activate more…
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Study Finds Sweet Spot for Sleep Duration Linked to Slower Biological Aging
A large study analyzing 23 biological aging clocks found that both too little and too much sleep were…
Depression Linked to Disrupted Growth of New Brain Cells in Memory Center
A new study has found that adults with depression show disrupted production of new neurons in the hippocampus,…
Experimental Anxiety Medication MM120 Shows Effects Lasting 12 Weeks in Phase 2b Trial
A Phase 2b clinical trial of MM120, a pharmaceutical-grade form of lysergide being developed as an anxiety treatment,…
Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Mortality From Physical Illness, Study Finds
A new study evaluating cause-specific mortality among people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, found…
FDA Grants Priority Review to Ecopipam for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome
The FDA has granted priority review to ecopipam, a selective D1 receptor antagonist being studied for pediatric Tourette…
Oral Semaglutide Reduced Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Craving in Clinical Trial
A randomized clinical trial published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that oral semaglutide, a medication originally…