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McGill researchers identify blood markers linked to teen depression and brain changes
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2025 Source:McGill researchers identify blood markers linked to teen depression and brain changes
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We May Soon Have a Blood Test to Predict Postpartum Depression
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 9, 2025 Source:We May Soon Have a Blood Test to Predict Postpartum Depression
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Are antidepressants addictive? There is a difference between dependence and addiction. Experts weigh in on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 3, 2025 Source:Are antidepressants addictive? Experts weigh in on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments
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How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 15, 2024 Source:How psilocybin, the psychedelic in mushrooms, may rewire the brain to ease depression, anxiety and more
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Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also requires professional supervision to mitigate risks.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 22, 2024 Source:Ketamine therapy can help people with depression, but also poses risks: experts
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The relationship between how mental health is affected following a cardiac event
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 17, 2024 Source:What a doctor needs to check after cardiac arrest, according to new research Reference:Long-Term Socioeconomic and Mental Health Changes After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Women and Men
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Weak evidence (on the basis of one small study) to suggest that a supplement can mitigate postpartum blues. Also wary when the article advertises the product in question and quotes the senior author and patent holder of its virtues.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 11, 2024 Source:Canadian researchers create natural supplement to combat postpartum blues Reference:Dietary supplement for mood symptoms in early postpartum: a double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial
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Five years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2023 Source:5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions Reference:Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization in Canada
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If you like coffee then enjoy. There are hundreds of observational studies leading to headline claims trying to justify its consumption on the basis of good or bad health outcomes. Nature of these studies: they are unable to establish causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 18, 2023 Source:This amount of coffee a day is tied to a lower risk of depression and anxiety: study Reference:The association between coffee consumption and risk of incident depression and anxiety: Exploring the benefits of moderate intake