Mental Health and Brain Health

Which depression symptoms may predict dementia?

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Midlife depression may predict dementia risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: Olga Pankova/Getty Images
  • In 2021, about 57 million people globally were living with dementia.
  • Researchers have identified a number of risk factors for dementia including
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Mental Health and Brain Health

Brain Cells That May Prevent Schizophrenia Symptoms Identified

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Summary: Researchers have identified a rare type of brain cell whose overactivity may contribute to schizophrenia-like symptoms, such as cognitive deficits and disrupted sleep. When scientists reduced the activity of these cells in mice with a schizophrenia-linked mutation, the animals’

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Significant Breakthrough! eefit Far Infrared Technology Improves Two Major Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, Bringing New Hope to Brain Health Protection

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Hong Kong, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With Hong Kong’s aging population, Alzheimer’s disease has become a major public health challenge. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service projects that by 2036, the number of people with dementia

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Multimodal brain imaging of insomnia, depression and anxiety symptoms indicates transdiagnostic commonalities and differences

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    Scientists identify distinct brain patterns linked to mental health symptoms

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    A new study published in Nature Mental Health has found that patterns of brain activity can help predict different types of mental health symptoms, and that these brain-based predictors are more similar within symptom categories than between them. In other

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