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The MeTRIC Symposium Returns Nov. 1
Back for a second year, the MeTRIC Symposium will delve into the transformative world of mobile and wearable technologies in health research. The in...
Mental health apps may help those waiting for care, study finds
Michigan Medicine
Depression, anxiety and suicide risk dropped when patients awaiting an initial psychiatric appointment used smartphone apps to get CBT, mindfulness or...
$17.9M NIMH grant accelerates mental health research at U-M
Michigan Medicine
New study will combine patients’ self-reports with data from mobile apps, wearable devices, genetic samples and clinical records to improve the...
Research Incubator Now Accepting Applications for 2024-25 Cohort
The Eisenberg Family Depression Center Research Incubator program offers statistical support and guidance for U-M early-career faculty and emerging...
Impact Grants Awarded to Accelerate Mental Health Research at U-M
The Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family Depression Center has awarded nearly $300,000 in Impact Grants to support three research teams at the...
Research Incubator Program Welcomes New Cohort
The Research Incubator Program, part of the Eisenberg Family Depression Center’s Data & Design Core, has selected its next cohort. The program...
U-M Launches New Collaborative to Accelerate Health Research Utilizing Mobile Technologies
The University of Michigan has formed a new research collaborative designed to increase knowledge sharing and create a single access point for U-M...
Support from others in stressful times can ease impact of genetic depression risk
Michigan Health Lab Blog
Study in first-year doctors and recently widowed older adults shows greatest impact of social support in those with highest polygenic risk scores for...
U-M researcher leads DoD-funded project to understand mental fatigue
Michigan News
Researchers at the University of Michigan are leading a multi-university partnership that aims to understand and predict cognitive fatigue in...
Introducing the Research Incubator Program's Inaugural Cohort
To address the increasing need for advancement in our understanding of depressive illnesses, the Eisenberg Family Depression Center has launched a new...
In stressful jobs, depression risk rises with hours worked, study in new doctors finds
Michigan Health Lab Blog
In “emulated” clinical trial, longer work weeks were strongly linked to larger rise in depression symptoms, pushing some first-year resident...
Food as a Risk Factor and Treatment for Depression with Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D.
For more than a decade, Ashley Gearhardt, Ph.D., has been investigating how certain foods can trigger an addictive process. Through her research...
Psych Tank: Bold Research Ideas Receive Rapid Funding
To address the growing need for effective, long-term treatment and prevention of depressive illness, the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg and Family...
Answering the alarm sounded about Black youth suicide, a new study will take place in two New York City hospitals
Newly funded NIMH R01; Dr. Cheryl King is one of three study principal investigators Link to the press release on NYU's Silver School of Social Work...
Genetic risk for depression linked to other medical conditions
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is not only a leading cause of disability on its own. The psychiatric condition often occurs in conjunction with, and...