Preventative mental health care: Winter edition
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Have you made a plan for your mental health during the coldest and darkest season?
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Humans of the U: Matilyn Mortensen
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“I’m a pretty anxious person and I find [knitting] very calming. …Knitting helps keep my mind in the room I’m in.”
Read MoreResearch in mice reveals brain cells that drive—and prevent—anxiety
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One group of cells called microglia amps up anxiety response, while another quiets them, according to research led by Mario Capecchi.
Read MoreMeet Volley, the U’s new facility dog
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This two-year-old yellow Labrador excels at relieving stress and lifting spirits—one wag at a time.
Read MorePerinatal mental health: Challenges and hope for mothers
When so many mothers have struggled with postpartum depression and anxiety, why hasn’t perinatal mental health gotten the attention it deserves? U of U Health is paying attention.
Read MoreNew podcast series focuses on student mental health
We have known for a while that students have been dealing with increased mental health challenges and this certainly was the case pre-pandemic and it continues to be the case.
Read MoreNewly discovered brain mechanism linked to anxiety, OCD
A new study shows that, like buttons on a game controller, specific microglia populations activate anxiety and OCSD behaviors while others dampen them.
Read MoreNew U clinic addresses gaps in mental health needs
Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center provides flexibility in treatment, a collaborative training program and interdisciplinary research opportunities.
Read MoreStudying the preteen brain for insights into mental health disorders
U of U Health and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Consortium develop a resource to study how the brain changes and matures during adolescence.
Read MorePublic anti-Black violence and the mental health of Black Americans
A new study analyzes how highly publicized acts of racial violence impacts the mental health of Black Americans in the U.S.
Read MoreA sound treatment
Biomedical engineer Jan Kubanek has discovered that treatments of brain disorders may not have to require drugs or invasive surgery at all—just sound waves.
Read MoreTaking care of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Anxiety is a completely normal human reaction in times of uncertainty.
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