Eve Bender

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Headache Strongly Linked to Attempted, Completed Suicide

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: February 7, 2025

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How Long Does It Take to See a Neurologist?

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: January 15, 2025

Patients with multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and sleep disorders had the longest wait times.

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Carfentanil-Involved Drug Overdoses Soar From 2023 to 2024

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: December 19, 2024

Overdose deaths from carfentanil rose by more than 700% in the past year.

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Leaded Gas Exposure Tied to 151 Million Excess Cases of Mental Illness Cases

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: December 13, 2024

Individuals born between 1966 and 1986 experienced the biggest increases in mental health issues.

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Rise in Psychotherapy Use Exposes Access Inequities

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: December 10, 2024

“This increase in psychotherapy use, driven by the rise of teletherapy, has largely benefited socioeconomically advantaged adults with mild to mode...

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A New and Early Predictor of Dementia?

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: November 15, 2024

The good news is that the long trajectory of frailty symptoms preceding dementia onset provides plenty of opportunity for intervention, the researc...

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Semaglutide a Potential Treatment Option for Opioid Use Disorder?

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: October 10, 2024

“Our study provided real-world evidence suggesting that semaglutide could have benefits in preventing opioid overdose and treating opioid use disor...

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Is It Time for Universal Suicide Screening?

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: September 16, 2024

An increase in suicide rates has prompted calls for expansion of universal suicide screening, in which all indivi...

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Brain Structure Differs in Youth With Conduct Disorder

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: July 26, 2024

Kids with conduct disorder may have lower volume in limbic and striatal areas of the brain, new study finds.

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Moderate Exercise in Midlife Linked to Lower Risk for ALS

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: July 22, 2024

After adjusting for risk factors, investigators found that men with moderate physical activity levels had a 29% lower risk for ALS compared with th...

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Common Antidepressants Ranked by Potential for Weight Gain

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: July 9, 2024

Patients receiving escitalopram, paroxetine, and duloxetine 10%-15% more likely to gain at least 5% of baseline weight.

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Prostate Meds Tied to Reduced Risk for Lewy Body Dementia

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: June 28, 2024

Men who took alpha-1 blockers terazosin, doxazosin, or alfuzosin were less likely to develop Lewy body dementia.

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Chronic Loneliness Tied to Increased Stroke Risk

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: June 26, 2024

Participants who reported having consistently high loneliness across both measured time points had a 56% increased risk for incident stroke.

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New Blood Test for Large Vessel Stroke Could Be a ‘Game Changer’

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: June 10, 2024

When combined with clinical scores, a “game-changing” blood test can expedite the diagnosis and treatment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke, n...

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Early-Life Exposure to Pollution Linked to Psychosis, Anxiety, Depression

Author:: Eve Bender

Publish date: June 10, 2024

Both air and sound pollution were detrimental to mental health of adolescents and young adults.