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And it’s understandable people want to do everything they can to keep their brains sharp: The risk for cognitive impairment increases after age 55 and 20% of 85-year-olds live with some form of ...
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Commission to draft a law to protect workers from work-related psychosocial risks and stress at work. On Wednesday, MEPs have agreed on a ...
Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health, Mary Butler TD, have today launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the ...
Lance Hammer’s first film in 18 years is a heart-wrenching masterpiece about family, mental decline and sexual consent. He and supporting actor Juliette Binoche discuss how they brought unabashed realism to a condition…
Havering residents share lived experiences in Stories of Hope, a suicide prevention film screening in Romford on World Suicide Prevention Day 2026.
What feels like rambling in therapy can reveal how you handle rejection, boundaries, intimacy, and conflict. Your therapist may be paying attention to what you laugh off, minimize, avoid, or insist is ...
A parent who reads with enthusiasm, listens to a child’s questions and lets them choose a favorite story may be creating something far more meaningful than a simple nightly literacy exercise. They may ...
Scientists have identified a direct molecular pathway explaining why exercise lifts mood, pinpointing a muscle-derived protein called apelin as the key messenger between working muscles and the brain.
UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, stem cells responsible for producing much of the cerebral cortex, change their behavior…
A partnership between the Georgia Council for Recovery and Georgia Southern and Augusta Universities is working to educate employers around the state about supporting people in recovery from substance ...
Even highly trained clinicians can struggle with licensing exams, and the experience can challenge confidence and identity, affecting professional identity.
Southborough Youth and Family Services is ramping up for Suicide Prevention Month i. The agency is promoting free programs to give community members tools to recognize and support others in crisis or ...
New Zealand decision follows Australian approval in 2023 of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depressionTwo psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval on Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to…
Duke researchers developed an injectable scaffold that helped stroke-damaged brains grow new blood vessels, support nerve regrowth, and recover movement in mice. The treatment appears to work partly by recruiting the…
New Zealand has approved two psychiatrists to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA for adults with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), becoming the second country after Australia to permit ...
Medicines used for anxiety and sleep are common among people living with cancer. A study suggests that two widely used anxiety drugs may have very different effects on pancreatic cancer, raising ...
Professionals and members of the community are invited to a free, one-hour Talking Suicide webinar on 10 September 2026, marking one year…Continue reading ...
Two psychiatrists in New Zealand can now prescribe MDMA in controlled clinical settings, built on trial results that have been challenged in the US. View on euronews ...
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is marking Suicide Prevention Week from September 7 to 13 with a series of events across the region, including remembrance gatherings, information stalls, ...
The narrative tying youth depression to smartphone use and screen time may not be accurate — the passing of the school year or other factors are shown to be more of an indicator.
Federal support for addiction and mental health programs topped $700 million in 2026, with major grants across U.S. care systems.
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (RFD News) — A new nationwide program is working to address higher suicide rates among young people in rural America. Rural Minds Founder and Chairman Jeff Winton joined us on ...
Dearborn man accused of fatally beating his older brother will undergo a competency evaluation as prosecutors consider amending the initial assault charges.
A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.
Department of Health and Social Care commissioned a review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism in December 2025.
The conversation surrounding maternal health has taken on new urgency in recent years, with high-profile cases such as that of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy drawing national attention to the ...
Ahead of 9/11's 25th anniversary, the APA Foundation launches a video campaign using real veteran stories to fight suicide stigma.
Widespread attention on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has turned a national spotlight on maternal mental health. The Massachusetts mother has pleaded not guilty to three murder charges for the ...
A Spanish study found a surprising association between cats and childhood mental-health problems, but researchers stress the findings do not prove causation.
A new round of state funding aims to strengthen opioid prevention and treatment across Iowa.