Selected ECNP media coverage

7-10 October 2023 (36^th ECNP Congress 2023)

• Sheena Josselyn, neuroscientist: ‘Eliminating a memory is fairly simple, once you have the right tools’ (El Pais)
• Running may treat depression as well as antidepressants, study suggests (CBS News)
• Teaching expectant mothers to bond with their babies (Bioengineer.org)
• Mood dips during pill pause (Neuroscience)
• Intermittent use of benzodiazepines linked with fewer side effects (NewsMedical)
• The safer way to take benzodiazepines (Sleep Review)
• Research explains the reason behind delay in therapeutic action of antidepressants (NewsMedical)
• This simple approach could beat depression as effectively as drugs, says study (TheMessenger.)
• Running could ease depression as much as medication, study finds: ‘Extend the treatment arsenal’ (Fox News)
• Running works just as well as antidepressants to boost mental health, study suggests (MailOnline)
• Go for a run to beat depression — it’s just as effective as taking medication: study (New York Post)
• Correr tiene los mismos beneficios sobre la depresión que los antidepresivos (ABC Salud)

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15-18 October 2022 (35^th ECNP Congress)

• Cognition-boosting 'Smart drugs' not so smart for healthy people (Medscape)
• Why you do not want to be a 'tiger mum': Children with strict parents may more likely to become depressed 'because shouting rewires their brains' (MailOnline)
• Scientists discover structure of adult brain – previously thought to be fixed – is changed by treatment (Bioengineer.org)
• Strict parenting may hard-wire depression risk into a child’s DNA – study (Indipendent, Sky News and Evening Standard))
• Rauchen blockiert Östrogenproduktion bei Frauen – Mögliche Erklärung, warum Nikotin auf Frauen anders wirkt als auf Männer (Zdft News)
• Why you do NOT want to be a 'tiger mum': Children with strict parents may more likely to become DEPRESSED 'because shouting rewires their brains' (Mail  Online)
• Basta una sigaretta per bloccare la produzione di estrogeni nel cervello di una donna (Corriere della Sera)
• Il fumo riduce la fertilità femminile (ItaliaSalute)
• Stub it out: scientists reveal why it’s not your fault that you can’t quit smoking if you’re a woman (The Sun)
• Bipolare Störung: Alte Eltern Risiko für Kinder (presstext)
• Los niños con padres muy jóvenes o muy mayores se asocian con un mayor riesgo de trastorno bipolar (Prensa Madrid Sur)
• Nicotina bloqueia um importante hormônio no cérebro das mulheres, afirmam cientistas (noticias.r7)
• Fumer bloque la production d’œstrogènes chez les femmes – Explication possible pour laquelle la nicotine affecte les femmes différemment des hommes 
  (Canada Day FR News)
• Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women’s brains: Study (AlJazeera)
• Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women's brains: Study (ANI News)
• Scientific study urges healthy eating to stop anxiety and depression (AsharqNews)
• Patients with clinical depression 'stopped seeking treatment' during the Covid waves (Medical Xpress)
• Patients with clinical depression ‘stopped seeking treatment’ during the Covid waves (UK Prime News)
• Les patients souffrant de dépression clinique « ont cessé de se (Posts US News FR)
• Pour une meilleure santé mentale, évitez de suivre l'actualité (Santé Magazine)
• Taking a break from the news can improve mental health, study finds (NBC News)
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2-5 October 2021 (34^th ECNP Congress Hybrid)

• Los científicos encuentran una proteína que indica si los recuerdos pueden cambiarse (Infosalus)
• Fast driver, quick life: Genetics and on a regular basis conduct mirrored in dangerous driving (The Health News)
• Viaje al cerebro de un conductor temerario (National Geographic)
• Los amantes de la comida basura tienen más accidentes y reciben más multas, revela un estudio (20minutos)
• Magic mushrooms enhance music appreciation (Earth.com)
• Patients who develop depression as part of long Covid respond better to antidepressants than most, study finds (MailOnline)
• Wissenschaftler finden Protein, das anzeigt, ob emotionale Erinnerungen verändert oder vergessen werden können (Nacht Welt)
• Les scientifiques découvrent une protéine qui indique si les souvenirs émotionnels peuvent être modifiés ou oubliés (Nouvelle du monde)
• Les fous du volant, consommateurs de malbouffe et de boissons énergisantes (Yahoo.fr)
• Hallan una relación entre la conducción temeraria, el consumo de comida basura y alcohol y una variante genética (El Mundo)
• Un fármaco para el estreñimiento, prometedor como tratamiento para la memoria (Infosalus)
• Constipation drug 'could boost memory after just six days' (The Telegraph)
• Los científicos encuentran una proteína que indica si los recuerdos pueden cambiarse (CronicaBalear)
• Junk-food lovers more likely to crash their car and get driving convictions, study finds (The Sun)
• Red Bull really DOES gives you wings! People who have at least one energy drink a week are TWICE as likely to break the speed limit, study claims (MailOnline)
• Les amateurs de malbouffe sont plus susceptibles d’avoir un accident de voiture et d’être condamnés pour conduite automobile, selon une étude (News24)
• Szereted a gyorskaját? Akkor veszélyesen vezetsz! (Vezess)
• Dimmi come guidi e ti dirò com’è la tua vita. I risultati di questo studio estone durato 20 anni sono sorprendenti (GreenMe)

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12-15 September 2020 (33rd ECNP Congress Virtual)

• Un système amélioré de détection précoce de la psychose pourrait réduire de moitié le risque chez les jeunes, Health News, ET HealthWorld – insomnie
• Estudo observa brasileiros por 22 anos e cria sistema para prever transtorno bipolar (G1 Globo)
• La depresión está relacionada con inflamación y cambio metabólico (notimérica)
• Immune reaction to depression, anxiety may point to improved treatment (UPI)
• Electroconvulsive therapy shown to significantly reduce suicide risk in bipolar patients (Times of India)
• Anxious mums can pass on their stress to their babies — leaving them with an 'emotional imprint' that can scar them for life, scientists warn (Daily Mail)
• Suffering from hallucinations can be halved by improved early psychosis detection system: study (Hindustan Times)
• Babies of depressed or anxious mothers exhibit physiologically stronger signs of stress (News Medical)
• Dépression: la mesure des ondes cérébrales durant le sommeil indique si le traitement fonctionne (Pourquoi Docteur)
• How vagus nerve robustness is linked to depression risk (Psychology Today)
• Efekti Mozart/ Muzika ndihmon epileptikët (Res Publica)
• Phân tích mới chỉ ra rằng nhạc của Mozart có thể chữa được bệnh động kinh (KENH HOT)
• Electroconvulsive therapy shown to significantly reduce suicide risk in bipolar patients (The Times of India)
• Is the 'Mozart Effect' real? New analysis indicates that music can help epilepsy (MedicalXpress)
• Depression risk detected by measuring heart rate changes: Study (ANI)
• Measuring a person's heart rate can help spot depression as it beats faster and is less likely to drop at night, study finds (MailOnline)
• Depressione, il rischio si ‘misura’ con la frequenza cardiaca (la Repubblica)

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9 September 2019 (32nd ECNP Congress 2019, Copenhagen)

• Children of anxious mothers twice as likely to have hyperactivity in adolescence (The Telegraph) 
• Deep magnet stimulation shown to improve symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (Medical News Today) 
  
• Scientists find psychiatric drugs affect gut contents (Earth.com) 

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10 October 2018
Pregnant women recognise baby facial expressions and cries differently depending on their mental health history (Medscape)

9 October 2018

• Study shows DNA of people with childhood abuse or depression ages faster (MailOnline)
• Research shows club drug GHB associated with brain and cognitive changes (OnMedica)

8 October 2018
Research shows club drug GHB associated with brain and cognitive changes (ScienceDaily)

4 September 2017

• Blood test for PTSD on horizon as scientists find genetic changes in traumatised soldiers (The Telegraph)
• PTSD screening breakthrough: Soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder could be diagnosed with a simple blood test, research claims (The Sun)
• A breakthrough discovery could let us diagnose PTSD using a blood test (Huffington Post)
  
• ADHD and sleep (CBS News)

2 February 2017
Stress and the clock gene (Newsweek)

21 September 2016
¿Qué otros problemas esconde la adicción a Internet? (Infosalus)

20 September 2016
High status job means you are less likely to respond to treatment for depression (Newswise)

19 September 2016

• Hormone EPO can help with mental health (UPI)
  
• Study shines a light on low winter-time male libido (Fox News)
  
• Study shines a light on low winter-time male libido (Reuters)
• Severe anxiety doubles cancer death rate in men (Dailymail)
• Las personas con el síndrome de Tourette no son más agresivas que los demás, según un estudio (Ecodiario)

18 September 2016

• Internet addiction may be red flag for other mental health issues (UPI)
  
• Internet addiction may be red flag for other mental health issues (ScienceDaily)
• The internet and social media is leaving young people 'more at risk of mental health problems' (Mirror)
• Sehen wir Kunst anders? (Wissenschaft)
  

17 September 2016
Internet addiction may indicate other mental health problems (Jamaica Observer)

21 September 2012
For those in posh jobs, depression may be harder to treat (Los Angeles Times)