Moms report mild to high levels of COVID-19 anxiety and insomnia in study by Ben-Gurion University

BEER-SHEVA, Israel — Many mothers are experiencing an increase in insomnia severity and mild-to-high levels of acute COVID?19 anxiety, according to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College in Israel. “In the study, we addressed, for the first time, consequences of the COVID?19 pandemic…

Scientists report role for dopamine and serotonin in human perception and decision-making

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – October 12, 2020 – Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine have recorded real time changes in dopamine and serotonin levels in the human brain that are involved with perception and decision-making. These same neurochemicals also are critical to movement disorders and psychiatric conditions, including substance abuse and depression. Their findings are…

Navigating through health care data disrupted by COVID-19 pandemic

What The Study Did: The association between the COVID-19 pandemic and health care-related data collection is examined in this Viewpoint article. Authors: Makoto Mori, M.D., of the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, is the  corresponding author. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.5542) Editor’s…

Outcomes of babies born to mothers with SARS-CoV-2 infection

What The Study Did: The risk of mother-to-newborn transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection was examined in this study. Authors: Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., M.Sc., and Melissa S. Stockwell, M.D., M.P.H., of the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, are the corresponding authors. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https://media.jamanetwork.com/ (doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.4298)…

Transgender people who experience discrimination likelier to have poor mental health

A University of Waikato study has found that transgender people who have experienced stigma, including harassment, violence, and discrimination because of their identity are much more likely to have poor mental health outcomes. Based on the responses of 1,178 people who completed a national Aotearoa/New Zealand survey, the findings published in the International Journal of…