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Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley In the United States, 90 percent of kids have a smartphone by the age of 13. Perhaps even more remarkable, 42 percent of them have one by the age of 10. If you don’t like…
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Devon Frye Living an empowered life doesn't mean feeling confident or in control all the time. Instead, it's about agency: knowing you have a voice, choices, and the ability to trust…
French lawmakers have banned children under 15 from accessing social media, becoming the first EU country to implement such a law.
Researchers developed a high-resolution, adaptive light-sheet microscopy system capable of capturing 3D seizure propagation in live larval zebrafish brains in real time.
Our 2025-26 “A” cohort students completed at least 180 hours at their UCLA childcare site and and at least 50 hours in their community-engaged internship. Some community-engaged internships are designed to be remote…
By identifying the early signs of chronic stress and making positive lifestyle changes, we can preserve memory, improve focus, enhance emotional resilience, and ensure a healthier brain for years to ...
(MedPage Today) -- Five major pregnancy complications were independently associated with heightened long-term risk of peripheral artery disease (PAD), a Swedish cohort study of more than 2 million deliveries found. At 30…
Addiction to toxic alcohol can disrupt the brain’s natural reward system by triggering excessive releases of dopamine, leading to long-term changes in brain function, Counselor and Psychotherapist Dr.
Dr Vishal Jain and Dr Sudhir Kumar explain early signs of dementia and how a 10-minute brain scan can be used for early detection.
Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Angelina Jolie has talked publicly about her family history of cancer, including preparing her children for the probability of her relatively young death, which has…
Happiness doesn’t come from chasing the next milestone — it starts with filling your own cup first, according to a leading happiness researcher who says joy is a skill anyone can learn. Despite ...
Although the effects of air pollution on respiratory diseases are well established, its effects on cardiometabolic health are often overlooked. This population-based European cohort study led by the Barcelona Institute…
Yale psychiatrist James Kimmel's research shows your brain treats revenge like a drug, and why forgiveness is the antidote.
Two Forestview Middle School students, 11-year-old Ava Starr and 13-year-old Alexis Thornton, died just three weeks apart. Both families say the girls were bullied by other students.
France's parliament has approved a law to ban social media for under-15s from January 2027, making it the first European country to block young people from the platforms. The law will mean everyone in ...
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley In an unguarded moment during my senior year of high school, a kid from the yearbook staff approached me for a quote to appear beneath my photo. Today, thumbing through…
Sharing a common language is key to improved long-term health for Francophone and diverse linguistic communities, according to researchers from the University of Ottawa and the University of Manitoba.
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration's disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff, and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the…
A 20-year-old Irvine man was fatally shot after police said he charged at officers with a knife following more than an hour of crisis negotiations Thursday. According to an Irvine Police Department ...
(MedPage Today) -- Long-term exposure to residential road traffic noise was associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, a study of more than 3 million adults in Denmark showed. Traffic noise levels at the…
Updated July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley Years ago, I made a snap read of a young patient’s parent. Something in the first five minutes said arrogant—the too-smooth handshake, some ancient pattern of mine…
By analyzing human-AI interaction through the lens of creative pretense and media theory, the study explains why people readily form emotional bonds and confide in AI companions without attributing moral status to them…
Peace Behavioral Health is a small, boutique, locally owned, comprehensive Psychiatry and Psychology practice dedicated to ...
Testosterone is getting a lot of attention lately. The military just announced it will screen service members for low testosterone. Meanwhile, the Trump administration wants to expand access.
A new study highlights the role emotional awareness plays in our sex lives. Researchers found that people with high sex drives who struggle to understand emotions are significantly more likely to engage in hypersexual…
A medicine normally used to treat chronic constipation may also help improve memory, focus, and thinking skills in people who have recovered from depression, according to a new study published ...
Confusion about the source of the outbreak and uncertainty about when it might be contained puts the onus on consumers to protect themselves.
Posted July 21, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley The self-development world has spent 25 years tiptoeing around a really important scientific finding: A substantial portion of how happy you are is the luck of the…
You (probably) won’t find a monkey in a geometry class, but it looks like our fellow primates can swing the basics. … This shared foundation suggests that our geometric intuition evolved long before humans did
Today, most older people with disabilities receive help at home, and there are limited places in nursing homes. At the same time, politicians claim that living at home provides independence and control over everyday…