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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WDVM) — During a Fairfax County Public Schools town hall meeting on Wednesday, pediatrician and president of the Virginia chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Michael Martin, presented data showing a major increase in levels of depression and anxiety in students. Martin said pediatricians statewide have noticed toddlers through college-age […]

Lirong Zhang,1 Shaocong Zhao,1 Wei Weng,1 Qiong Lin,2 Minmin Song,3 Shouren Wu,2 Hua Zheng4 1Department of Physical Education, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian, 361024, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Physical Education, JiMei University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361021, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Physical Education, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350008, People’s

“Talking about suicide is the first step toward getting help,” said Cami Fields. “So have those conversations…and be able to help save lives.” DALLAS — Two brothers in Allen, who admitted in a six-page suicide note that they had planned the murder-suicide of their family earlier this week, documented failed attempts to get successful treatment

While these therapies can ease Parkinson’s motor symptoms, their long-term use often results in side effects, most notably dyskinesia or erratic, involuntary movements. “The problem with the current treatment is that when people are on L-DOPA for five to 10 years, they start to develop side effects from their medication that some actually report as being as

IMAGE: Social psychologist Paula Pietromonaco is a professor emerita at UMass Amherst. view more  Credit: UMass Amherst Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of an individual’s depression or external stress on their romantic relationship, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst social psychologist. Paula Pietromonaco, professor emerita of psychological and brain

Cells from healthy individuals with major depressive disorder were found to have higher than expected rates of methylation at specific sites on their DNA, when compared to cells from healthy individuals without MDD, according to a study by a multidisciplinary team of Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and University of California San Francisco scientists,

AMHERST, Mass. – Having a responsive, supportive partner minimizes the negative impacts of an individual’s depression or external stress on their romantic relationship, according to research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst social psychologist. Paula Pietromonaco, professor emerita of psychological and brain sciences, drew on data from her Growth in Early Marriage project (GEM) to

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted just about every aspect of life: shutting down businesses, closing schools, instituting remote learning, limiting social interactions, and preventing activities, such as sports, from taking place. While government leaders and the CDC report on the physical toll the pandemic is having, COVID is having a serious impact

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted just about every aspect of life: shutting down businesses, closing schools, instituting remote learning, limiting social interactions, and preventing activities, such as sports, from taking place. While government leaders and the CDC report on the physical toll the pandemic is having, COVID is having a serious impact

Lynn Smith, Jennifer Connor and Dr. Madhavi Kamireddi met on the tennis courts. The three have become lifetime friends whose individual paths recently came together to found the CapeTMS clinic. When Dr. Kamireddi shared her professional work with her two friends, it sparked a commitment to TMS therapy and sharing that knowledge with others. January