Science News
- Study Shows Highly Reproducible Sex Differences in Aspects of Human Brain Anatomy
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• Press Release
A scientific analysis of more than 2,000 brain scans found evidence for highly reproducible sex differences in the volume of certain regions in the human brain.
- Outdoor Light Linked with Teens’ Sleep and Mental Health
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• Press Release
A large-scale study of U.S. teens shows associations between outdoor, artificial light at night and health outcomes.
- Brain Cells Can Harbor and Spread HIV Virus to the Body
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• Press Release
Researchers funded by NIMH have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell, can harbor HIV and then spread the virus to immune cells that traffic out of the brain and into other organs.
- NIMH Leadership Describes Suicide Prevention Research Priorities
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• Institute Update
In a new paper, published in JAMA Psychiatry, NIMH looks forward, outlining the next stages in the Institute’s suicide prevention research priorities.
- NIMH Director’s Statement on Racism
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• Institute Update
Right now, people across the country are currently coping with yet another episode of violence perpetrated against a person of color. In this Institute Update, Dr. Gordon addresses recent events.
- New NIMH Strategic Plan Paves the Way for Advances in Mental Health Research
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• Press Release
The Strategic Plan for Research advances the Institute’s mission and helps guide future mental health research efforts.
- Emergency Drug Overdose Visits Associated with Increased Risk for Later Suicide
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• Press Release
A new data analysis has found patients who visited the emergency department for an opioid or sedative/hypnotic drug overdose were at higher risk of dying by drug overdose or suicide in the year after being discharged relative to the general population.
- Infant Temperament Predicts Personality More Than 20 Years Later
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• Press Release
Researchers investigating how temperament shapes adult life-course outcomes have found that behavioral inhibition in infancy predicts a reserved, introverted personality at age 26 and for some, a risk of internalizing psychopathology such as anxiety and depression.
- Digital Mental Health: Innovating in a Time of High Anxiety
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• Institute Update
Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and P. Murali Doraiswamy, M.B.B.S., of Duke University School of Medicine, discuss the use of apps to manage mental health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
- Media Advisory: NIMH Experts Available to Discuss Mental Health Concerns Related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
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• Media Advisory
Experts from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are available to speak on a variety of topics related to mental health and the coronavirus pandemic, such as the effects of the pandemic and isolation on those with and without mental illnesses; healthy ways to deal with stress, anxiety, and loneliness; how to talk with children and teens about the coronavirus; and how people can find mental health help and support if they need it.
