Loss of a Loved One During Early Adulthood Linked to Biological Aging
Those who experienced two or more losses tended to have older biological ages for several of the epigenetic clocks
Being at Eye Level May Benefit Clinician-Patient Interaction
Eye-level communication more effective compared with standing at the bedside of inpatients
Semaglutide Seems Beneficial for Comorbid T2DM, Tobacco Use Disorder
Lower risk for medical encounters for tobacco use disorder diagnosis seen in association with semaglutide versus other antidiabetes meds
ECT-Induced Seizure Length Tied to Major Depressive Disorder Remission
Anticonvulsant medication (e.g., lamotrigine) linked to shorter seizure duration and lower remission rates
Increased Substance Use With Direct, Indirect Exposure to Mass Terrorism
Psychological distress partly mediates link between indirect exposure and media exposure with reporting increased substance use
Widespread Brain Structural Alterations Seen in Conduct Disorders
Children with conduct disorders appear to have smaller amygdala, nucleus accumbens, thalamus, and hippocampus volumes
18.3 Percent of Physicians Reported PTSD During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increased likelihood seen for female physicians, older physicians, and trainees, and for emergency department doctors
Declines Seen in Medical, Nonmedical Use of Prescription Meds Among Teens
Increase seen in prevalence of teens who reported that it would probably be impossible to obtain prescription meds for nonmedical use
Childhood Type 1 Diabetes Tied to Higher Risk of Later Psychiatric Diagnoses
Authors say findings unlikely to be due to common underlying biological mechanisms
Alterations in T Cell Subpopulations Linked to Brain Structure in Tardive Dyskinesia
Percentage of CD8+CD45RO+CD95+ T cells was higher in schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia, and was linked to choroid plexus volume
