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Explore the latestIn 202 Tokyo outpatients, about 43% of people with major depression and 43% with bipolar disorder reported anxious distress, which was linked to more severe depression in both.
Read articleChina's age-standardized anxiety burden fell 1.2% a year after 2000, yet modeled Global Burden of Disease estimates project 22% more anxiety cases by 2040, with more of the burden in middle …
Read articleTwo women with bipolar disorder who used ChatGPT on their own came to rely on it for information, emotional support and even companionship, according to a 2026 interview study from the Nethe…
Read articleIn a 2026 study of BTBR mice, a lab strain used to model autism, males and females showed different autism-like changes. Female BTBR mice formed fewer habits and engaged less with other mice…
Read articleAutistic children under 6 fell asleep later, woke later and slept a little less than typically developing children of the same age, according to a 2026 study from Guangzhou, China.1 Parents …
Read articleMachine-learning models reading brain-wave recordings correctly sorted about 81% of children with and without ADHD in a 2026 study of 121 children ages about 7 to 12.1 The models were tested…
Read articleBrain scans taken at ages 8 to 13 were linked to depression scores years later, in teens with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A 2026 study followed 76 children i…
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