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Walking 7,000 Steps A Day Associated With Reduced Risk Of Depression, Dementia, Review Finds
Psychiatric News (7/25) reported a systemic review and meta-analysis found that “people who walked more were less likely to die of any cause or contract a number of serious health outcomes, including depression and dementia.” Investigators “identified 57 studies published between January 2014 and February 2025 involving adults who used devices to assess their daily step counts.” They observed that “compared with 2,000 steps per day, 7,000 steps per day was associated with a 22% lower risk of depressive symptoms and a 38% lower risk of dementia. In addition, the higher step count was also associated with a 47% lower risk of all-cause mortality, a 37% lower risk of cancer mortality, a 25% lower risk of cardiovascular disease incidence, and a 14% lower risk of type 2 diabetes.” Furthermore, researchers “found that even modest step counts of 4,000 steps per day were linked to better health compared with 2,000 steps per day.” The review was published in The Lancet Public Health.
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— “Just 7,000 Steps a Day Lowers Risk of Depression, Dementia, Mortality, Psychiatric News, July 25, 2025
MS Increases Risk Of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease, Analysis Suggests
Multiple Sclerosis News Today (7/24, Wexler ) reports, “Multiple sclerosis (MS) may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new analysis of genetic data.” The analysis’ “findings indicate genetic changes that influence the activity of immune T-cells may play a role in both MS and Alzheimer’s.” The findings were published in Neurodegenerative Disease Management.
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— “Mental Health Care Use, Mortality Rates Increased With Prolonged Grief,” Marisa Wexler, Multiple Sclerosis News Today, July 24, 2025
Administration Directs Agencies To Make It Easier To Forcibly Hospitalize Homeless People With Mental Illness, Addiction For Longer Periods
The Washington Post (7/24, Ovalle ) reports President “Trump directed federal agencies to find ways to make it easier to forcibly hospitalize homeless people with mental illness and addiction for longer periods – an effort to fight what the administration calls ‘vagrancy’ threatening the streets of U.S. cities.” The “executive order signed Thursday pushes federal agencies to overturn state and federal legal precedent that limits how local and state governments can involuntarily commit people who pose a risk to themselves or others.”
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— “The Washington Post (requires login and subscription)
Higher daily step counts linked to better health outcomes
MedPage Today (7/23, Lou ) reports, “Study after study, higher daily step counts were shown to track with better health outcomes, even well below the oft-touted target of 10,000 steps.” A “meta-analysis of studies published since 2014” found that “increasing daily step counts above 2,000 was associated with a risk reduction.” Researchers found that “there was a significant reduction in risks of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease incidence, dementia, and falls in people logging more steps; these outcomes were best around 5,000 to 7,000 steps per day, with no extra benefit beyond that range.” The findings were published in The Lancet Public Health.
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— MedPage Today (requires login and subscription)
Diets including eggs may help reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
The Hill (7/23, Delandro) reports that research “suggests diets including eggs, especially the yolk, may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.” Investigators “followed more than 1,000 U.S. adults and found that those who consumed more than one egg weekly had a 47% reduced risk of Alzheimer’s.” During “an average follow-up of 6.7 years, 280 participants, or 27.3%, were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia.” The investigators “found that 39% of the ‘total effect of egg intake’ was linked to choline, a nutrient found in egg yolks known to support memory and brain function.” The findings were published in The Journal of Nutrition.
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— “Eating eggs weekly may lower Alzheimer’s risk by nearly 50 percent: Study,” Taylor Delandro, The Hill , July 23, 2025
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New Foundation Radio Spot Looks at Maryland’s Extreme Risk Protection Order
More than 2/3 of people who die from guns in the United States have their own finger on the trigger. A gun in the home increases the chance of a suicide there by three fold. The Maryland Extreme Risk Protection Order seeks to help mitigate that. This new radio spot from the Foundation examines how the order allows family, police, and clinicians to petition a judge to temporarily remove guns from the home of someone who is at risk for using them to harm themselves or others.
Gun Suicide Risk and Maryland LawGun Suicide Risk and Maryland Law, MP3, 1.1MB
You can listen to the ad using the player in the upper right of the website’s homepage. All past public service spots are also available for listening or to download on our Radio Advertisements page.
Foundation Radio PSA Examines Child and Teen Adolescent Health
Among children and teens the rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide have been surging for over a decade and made severely worse by the pandemic. The latest radio spot from the Foundation examines how suicide is now the second leading cause of death among children aged 10-14 and the rise in emergency room visits for young people has become a national emergency. The Foundation asks you to reach out to your local and state legislators to urge funding for mental health help for our youth.
Child and Adolescent Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Mental Health, MP3, 1.2MB
You can listen to the ad using the player in the upper right of the website’s homepage. All past public service spots are also available for listening or to download on our Radio Advertisements page.
Carolyn Im to Receive MFP Anti-Stigma Advocacy Award
The 2023 Maryland Foundation for Psychiatry (MFP) Anti-Stigma Advocacy Prize will be awarded to Carolyn Im for her A Piece of My Mind in JAMA, “Major Developments During Medical School” published October 25, 2022.
She very effectively articulates some of the adjustments medical students with recurrent depression might have to make. She encourages students to seek psychiatric help when needed and points out that dealing with mental health issues can foster personal growth and make us better physicians.
The Anti-Stigma Advocacy Award carries a $500 prize and will be formally presented at the Maryland Psychiatric Society annual meeting on April 20.
The Foundation established this annual prize for a worthy media piece, preferably local or regional, that accomplishes one or more of the following:
- Shares with the public their experience with mental illness in themselves, a family member, or simply in the community.
- Helps others to overcome their inability to talk about mental illness or their own mental illness.
- Imparts particularly insightful observations on the general subject of mental illness.
Click here for information about past winners.
Foundation Radio Spot Examines the Rise of Telehealth Due to Pandemic
Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Even the COVID-19 pandemic has seen some positive consequences for mental health care. A new radio spot from the Foundation examines the rise of Telehealth during days of lockdown and stress over the past few years, including increased acceptance by insurance companies in the wake of the U.S. government declaring a national mental health crisis.
Telehealth in the COVID-19 AgeTelehealth in the COVID-19 Age, MP3, 1.3MB
You can listen to the ad using the player in the upper right of the website’s homepage. All past public service spots are also available for listening or to download on our Radio Advertisements page.
New Foundation Radio Spot Notes Women’s Health In Jeopardy
It’s not easy to be a woman these days. Women’s health is especially in jeopardy, particularly for those who are pregnant. A new radio spot from the Foundation examines studies about women denied reproductive choice have significantly worse mental health, and other studies about women jailed for drug addiction and more.
Women’s HealthcareWomen’s Healthcare, MP3, 1.3MB
You can listen to the ad using the player in the upper right of the website’s homepage. All past public service spots are also available for listening or to download on our Radio Advertisements page.