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A papal election may offer Catholics more than a new leader. A daily survey study suggests practicing American Catholics felt their lives were slightly more meaningful after Pope Leo XIV’s election, a pattern that held…
As South Africa confronts another wave of gender-based violence and femicide, Mental Health Awareness Month should force us to ask what happens to the minds of women who survive, families who mourn, ...
From psychology and neuroscience research news published overseas between 10/17 and 10/24, we introduce 6 topics related to ADHD, developmental traits, mental health, and psychology, avoiding ...
Brain Science, Neural Mechanisms, and Research FoundationsChapter 1 | Does the Brain Really Change? The Science of Neuroplasticity (Sessions 1–10)Session 2 | Can the Brain Change in Adulthood? — ...
An analysis of political rhetoric and mobilization shows that when elected officials endorse demographic conspiracy theories, their rhetoric is tied to measurable increases in white supremacist protests and extremist…
Treating psychiatric illnesses with deep brain stimulation requires tracking multi-region brain networks. EPFL researchers developed LogSync, an ultra-low-power system-on-chip operating under 200 microwatts that decodes…
The doctor says she faced a brutal investigation after she passed on complaints brought to her by other doctors.
St. Paul community organizations are helping Karen and Karenni refugee youth overcome opioid addiction and build healthier futures.
A newly identified type of depression tied to the body's internal clock may affect nearly one in four people with depression.
Researchers expected university graduates to view Big Tech more favorably. Instead, a six-country survey found education was linked mainly to ambivalence, with highly educated right-leaning respondents increasingly…
In recent studies, symptoms of ADHD in women are often overlooked altogether or misinterpreted as a different condition.
Things you remember clearly, but that never actually happened. Such "non-existent memories" might exist within everyone. Here is what memory research has revealed, and the kindness it teaches ...
A survey of 286 U.S. psychological service providers finds most had limited exposure to functional neurological disorders, only modest confidence in treating them, and few practical pathways to FND ...
When Jay Teo noticed his wife returning home increasingly exhausted after starting a new job at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), he wanted to help. Instead of simply checking bus timings or ...
People who carry the genetic mutation for Huntington's disease report more trouble controlling their emotions when they also struggle with apathy — and the link is strongest not with the e ...
An intense four-day programme backed by a Norwegian cheese company is delivering impressive early results. Dr Marthinus Bekker hopes this is just the beginning.
A brief report in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders finds high parental satisfaction with a psychoeducational group for parents of children with autism and argues that such feedback ...
First published July 31; updated August 26 and October 14 to reflect DEA Schedule I notices published in the Federal Register For two years, anyone has been able to walk into a vape shop or ...
There is no single gene for being outgoing or anxious. A landmark Nature study of more than one million people identifies 1,260 genetic variants shaping the Big Five personality traits, showing that thousands of tiny DNA…
Jenna Ortega reveals how her OCD symptoms have evolved since age 7, sharing her experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder and mental health.
Ultra-processed foods may condition developing brains to overeat. A longitudinal fMRI study in JAMA Network Open shows that high UPF intake sensitizes children's dorsal striatum to appetizing food images, directly…
Readers on taking back their lives – and brains – from social media algorithmsI couldn’t agree more with Georgina McNamara (The one change that worked: I deleted Instagram – and embraced the joys of a truly private life…
When therapy works, better emotion regulation is often part of the reason why. So why wait to teach it? Here’s how families, schools, and communities can start early.
NSW Premier Chris Minns has officially embraced Gen Z internet culture to deliver a huge health update for Australians living with ADHD — and social media users can’t get enough.
A population-based study in South London finds that NHS mental health services diagnose fewer than one in 15 young people estimated to have a mental health disorder, with significant sociodemographic ...
Notably, circadian depression is a proposed subtype and not an officially established diagnostic category. This means that it describes a combination of depressive symptoms as well as sleep-related ...
Hollie Sharman shares her experience of health anxiety and a doctor advises on how to manage symptoms.
When an outbreak strikes, humans try to avoid germs. (Remember wiping off groceries at the start of the pandemic?) What about ... monkeys?
Patients will now be able to swiftly receive cancer treatments using self-immune cells domestically without traveling abroad to Japan or other countries. This follows the government’s decision to ...
Patients will now be able to receive cancer treatments using autologous immune cell therapy domestically without traveling abroad to Japan or other countries. This follows the government’s decision to ...