News Early-Life Stress Leaves Marks on Brain DNA, but Researchers Reversed the Effect in Mice Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 29, 2026 New research has found that early-life stress can physically alter how DNA is packaged inside brain cells, leaving stress-related genes primed to activate more easily years later. In animal …
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Study Finds Sweet Spot for Sleep Duration Linked to Slower Biological Aging
News Study Finds Sweet Spot for Sleep Duration Linked to Slower Biological Aging Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 29, 2026 A large study analyzing 23 biological aging clocks found that both too little and too much sleep were associated with faster biological aging throughout the body, with the lowest levels of …
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Depression Linked to Disrupted Growth of New Brain Cells in Memory Center
News Depression Linked to Disrupted Growth of New Brain Cells in Memory Center Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 29, 2026 A new study has found that adults with depression show disrupted production of new neurons in the hippocampus, the brain’s memory center, a change that researchers believe may weaken the brain’s …
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Experimental Anxiety Medication MM120 Shows Effects Lasting 12 Weeks in Phase 2b Trial
News Experimental Anxiety Medication MM120 Shows Effects Lasting 12 Weeks in Phase 2b Trial Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 29, 2026 A Phase 2b clinical trial of MM120, a pharmaceutical-grade form of lysergide being developed as an anxiety treatment, found significant reductions in anxiety symptoms that lasted at least 12 weeks …
Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Mortality From Physical Illness, Study Finds
News Severe Mental Illness Linked to Higher Mortality From Physical Illness, Study Finds Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 26, 2026 A new study evaluating cause-specific mortality among people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, found that this group faces markedly higher death rates from physical health conditions compared …
FDA Grants Priority Review to Ecopipam for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome
News FDA Grants Priority Review to Ecopipam for Pediatric Tourette Syndrome Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 26, 2026 The FDA has granted priority review to ecopipam, a selective D1 receptor antagonist being studied for pediatric Tourette syndrome, after clinical trials showed the medication reduced tic severity and relapse risk. A regulatory …
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Oral Semaglutide Reduced Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Craving in Clinical Trial
News Oral Semaglutide Reduced Heavy Drinking and Alcohol Craving in Clinical Trial Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 26, 2026 A randomized clinical trial published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that oral semaglutide, a medication originally developed for diabetes and weight management, reduced heavy drinking days, alcohol craving, and alcohol-related …
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August APA Journals Round Up New Research on Schizophrenia Subtypes and Combined Treatments
News August APA Journals Round Up New Research on Schizophrenia Subtypes and Combined Treatments Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 24, 2026 The August 2026 issues of American Psychiatric Association journals feature a cluster of new studies on schizophrenia, including research on brain cell subtypes involved in the condition, genetic factors identified …
Study of 25,000 Teens Questions Direction of Link Between Social Media and Mood
News Study of 25,000 Teens Questions Direction of Link Between Social Media and Mood Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 24, 2026 A large study tracking roughly 25,000 students ages 11 to 14 has found that how adolescents are feeling may shape their social media and gaming habits more than the other …
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PET Imaging Study Finds Widespread Loss of Brain Synapses in Schizophrenia
News PET Imaging Study Finds Widespread Loss of Brain Synapses in Schizophrenia Medically reviewed · Ratel Health editorial team · August 24, 2026 A new brain-imaging study using positron emission tomography (PET) has found that people with schizophrenia show substantial, widespread loss of synaptic connections across multiple brain regions, with the left hemisphere affected more …
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