Moral injuryMay 13, 2025
Are We All Suffering From Moral Injury?
Newark Liberty Airport suffered massive delays for more than a week when radar and air frequencies that manage planes stopped ...
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ResearchMay 13, 2025
Research: Gen AI Makes People More Productive—and Less Motivated
Generative AI (gen AI) has revolutionized workplaces, allowing professionals to produce high-quality work in less time.
Mental HealthMay 13, 2025
Work Stress And Health: Effect Of Stress On Your Overall Well-Being
In today's competitive world, long hours, tight deadlines, and constant multitasking have become the norm. But beneath the ...
School & EducationMay 12, 2025
Lower tackle height changing face of women's rugby, study says
Lowering the legal tackle height in women's rugby is proving effective in reducing head contacts between players, a new study suggests. Changes to the tackle height law in women's community rugby in Scotland is linked to…
Mental HealthMay 12, 2025
CAR-T cell therapy for cancer causes 'brain fog,' study shows
Cancer treatment with a cell-based immunotherapy causes mild cognitive impairment, a Stanford Medicine team found. They also identified compounds that could treat it.
Clinical PsychologyMay 12, 2025
Evidence of mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees
A team of researchers has identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus). Drawing parallels with human psychology, the study provides compelling evidence that wild…
Positive PsychologyMay 12, 2025
Addressing hearing loss may reduce isolation among the elderly
Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows. Its authors say that this approach could help ease the loneliness epidemic that older Americans…
Positive PsychologyMay 12, 2025
Different anesthetics, same result: Unconsciousness by shifting brainwave phase
A new study finds that an easily measurable brain wave shift of phase may be a universal marker of unconsciousness under general anesthesia.
NeuropsychologyMay 12, 2025
ChatGPT helps pinpoint precise locations of seizures in the brain, aiding neurosurgeons
ChatGPT responses matched or outperformed epileptologists' responses related to the regions where epileptogenic zones are commonly located. Yet epileptologists provided more accurate responses for the regions rarely…
Mental HealthMay 12, 2025
Free grief, trauma counseling program being offered on SW Side
Many young people deal with grief, trauma and wounds that run deep. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and there are local resources that can ...
Family & RelationshipsMay 11, 2025
First evidence of mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees
Have you ever wondered how your childhood relationship with your parents shaped the person you are today? Scientists have long ...
Military & First RespondersMay 10, 2025
How mental health resources help Long Island first responders cope with traumatic experiences
An out-of-control minivan smashed through the front of a Deer Park nail spa, shattering windows and the lives of workers and ...
Family & RelationshipsMay 9, 2025
The origins of language
Wild chimpanzees alter the meaning of single calls when embedding them into diverse call combinations, mirroring linguistic operations in human language. Human language, however, allows an infinite generation of meaning…
Forensic PsychologyMay 9, 2025
Heart rhythm disorder traced to bacterium lurking in our gums
New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup -- distorting the heart's architecture, disrupting…
AI & TechnologyMay 9, 2025
How AI is transforming mental health care: insights from US researchers
Researchers at Dartmouth College believe artificial intelligence can deliver reliable psychotherapy, distinguishing their work ...
AddictionMay 9, 2025
Managing opioid addiction
If a person has major surgery chances are they were prescribed opioids. Hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and many others are all ...
Mental HealthMay 8, 2025
Lab-on-a-chip devices take public health into home
Engineers created a new point-of-care test that measures cortisol in saliva to help doctors diagnose depression and anxiety.
School & EducationMay 8, 2025
Med Student Mental Health: Why Future Healers Are Hurting
Be sure to scroll down after this story to find links to extensive Medscape coverage addressing mental health and medical ...
Workplace substance-use programsMay 8, 2025
Republicans scrap over 30 programs dedicated to behavioral health care from Evers' budget
The Joint Committee on Finance voted May 8 to slash at least three dozen programs focused on behavioral health and substance use ...
Health PsychologyMay 8, 2025
Lack of sleep can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
Even a few nights with insufficient sleep promote molecular mechanisms linked to a greater risk of heart problems. This has been shown in a new study in which the researchers investigated how sleep deprivation affects…
Positive PsychologyMay 8, 2025
Music therapy helps brain-injured children
Music could provide a breakthrough in assessing consciousness levels in children who have suffered significant brain injuries, according to new research.
Mental HealthMay 8, 2025
Promising Parkinson's drug decoded
How well our brain functions depends heavily on the performance of our nerve cells. That is why they are regularly checked for their proper function -- defective cell components are marked, disposed of and recycled. This…
Cognitive PsychologyMay 8, 2025
Is AI truly creative? Turns out creativity is in the eye of the beholder
What makes people think an AI system is creative? New research shows that it depends on how much they see of the creative act. The findings have implications for how we research and design creative AI systems, and they…
Family & RelationshipsMay 8, 2025
The Masturbation-Sleep Link: Is It Real?
It’s May, and once again, that means it’s Masturbation Month! In previous blogs, we discussed how Masturbation Month came into existence, tracing back to the important work of Dr. Joycelyn Elders, who lost her job for…
Mental HealthMay 8, 2025
Lonely Together: The Mental Health Toll of Disconnection in Relationships
We live in a world where mental health is (finally) getting the attention it deserves. Therapy has gone mainstream. Mindfulness ...
Patient portalsMay 8, 2025
Discovery Behavioral Health boosts care and revenue with patient engagement efforts
With hundreds of patients completing treatment monthly, staff recognized an opportunity to strengthen follow-up capabilities.
TraumaMay 8, 2025
Are You Experiencing ‘Trauma’ Or Just Stress? A Psychologist Answers
Is it trauma or just a tough phase? Your body holds the key to understanding the difference and finding an intentional path to ...
Mental HealthMay 8, 2025
NHS maternal mental health services slash funding despite soaring demand
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it ...
School & EducationMay 8, 2025
Non-inherited genes affect children's development
Parents' genes -- even when not directly inherited by a child -- may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report.
Health PsychologyMay 7, 2025
Sleep apnea during REM sleep linked to memory-related brain changes
Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood vessels, according to a new…