Tag: psychiatric
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FDA Clears First Sensor-Pill and App System
The Food and Drug Administration approved for the first time in the U.S. a system that combines pills with built-in sensors and a mobile app to track adherence.
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New Drug Shown to Reduce Depressive Behaviors
A new type of treatment for depression that works differently from most other anti-depressive drugs was shown in lab mice to reduce depression-like behaviors.
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Phone App Screens for Postpartum Depression
A new smartphone app helps detect depression among women who recently gave birth, and optionally gathers data for continued research on the disorder.
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FDA Clears First Mobile App for Substance Abuse
A smartphone app designed to help treat substance abuse disorders received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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University, Drug Maker Partner on Suicide Genetics
Pharmaceutical company Janssen Research and Development and University of Utah Health in Salt Lake City are studying genetic factors linked to higher suicide risks.
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Trial Underway Testing Alzheimer’s-Schizophrenia Drug
A new clinical trial began in the U.K. in a test of an experimental drug to treat schizophrenia associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Study Underway of Depression, Bipolar Disorder Genetics
A large-scale study by two companies and a think tank started enrolling participants to learn more about the role of genetics in major depressive and bipolar disorders.
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Biofeedback Device Reduces Panic Attacks in Trial
A medical device that provides people with panic disorder feedback on their abnormal breathing is shown in a clinical trial to reduce panic severity 12 months after treatment.
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Trial Planned to Evaluate CTE Blood Test
A clinical trial is planned of a blood test to detect an indicator of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. or CTE. a neurodegenerative disease associated with collision sports.
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Grant Funds MRI for Mental Illness Understanding
A psychiatric treatment center received what it calls “a major grant” for a research program on the use of MRI scans to better understand complex mental illnesses.