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A collaborative team of researchers led by Dale Zhou, who did his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, and Dani Bassett in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science looked at how…
Global antipsychotic polypharmacy use increased significantly from 1970 to 2023, with 25% of antipsychotic users receiving ...
A new analysis shows that political polarization also poses significant health risks -- by obstructing the implementation of legislation and policies aimed at keeping Americans healthy, by discouraging individual action…
One of the characteristics of depression is a tendency to perceive sensory stimuli and everyday situations in an excessively negative way. But the mechanisms underpinning this 'negativity bias,' which can fuel the…
A new study found that higher levels of stereotypical male gender expression were associated with a decrease in reported diagnoses and treatment for cardiovascular disease risk factors.
An update to CDC's Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has been posted
One of the state’s most respected forensic psychologists has tragically passed away – leaving his family and SA’s criminal ...
The Department of Health and Human Services has filed proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and ...
A costly proposed national certification exam for psychologists has been scrapped for now after Texas's licensing authority led ...
Individualistic reward-seeking strategies predict responses to nicotine among mice living in a micro-society, according to a new study.
Researchers discovered potentially far-reaching effects of a particular gut bacterium that was linked to better growth in Bangladeshi children receiving a therapeutic food designed to nurture healthy gut microbes. A…
Researchers studied what happens immediately after a stroke in the stem cell niche known as the subventricular zone, using a mouse model. This revealed a mechanism that results in fewer newborn neurons from the stem cell…
Understanding animal emotions has been a long-running question at the forefront of welfare studies, but a new study may hold the key to decoding the chatter. The answer involves two baby chickens and a mirror.
It is common knowledge that women sometimes fake orgasms with their partners. At the same time, people seem to think that it’s something men don’t do because it is assumed that orgasms are generally easy for guys. But is…
Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive a…
Today, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for lowering the age for pneumococcal vaccination from 65 to 50 years old.
By creating personalized brain 'organoids' in the lab, scientists showed how microRNAs impact brain development, and demonstrate how one drug can reverse critical cellular signs of autism.
A new paper explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education. With cannabis…
A new study has demonstrated a new way to treat narcolepsy-related nightmares. The scientists combined cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and lucid dreaming to help patients in a small clinical trial.
Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of ...
A collaborative study sheds light on how cannabis use affects brain development in young people, the main one being atrophy of certain regions of the cerebral cortex.
Manipulating a newly identified neural circuit can curb appetite -- or spur massive overeating.
Schizotypal personality disorder is a cluster A personality disorder that involves various symptoms. These symptoms include ...
Mental health, mental illness, and mental performance are distinct concepts that impact the way we think, feel, and behave.
A CDC Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbreaks/e-coli-O157.html
Research findings provide further evidence that early childhood education can improve educational outcomes for low-income Black children, but that subsequent experiences may erode those impacts especially for low-income…
A world-first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of toddler screen time shows that removing screen time in the hour before bed improves the quality of toddler sleep.
Research of online victimization in the metaverse is sorely lacking. A new study explored harm in the metaverse and VR devices among a sample of 5,005 U.S. teens aged 13 to 17. Findings show a significant percentage of…
While artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as home assistants, search engines or large language models like ChatGPT, may seem nearly omniscient, their outputs are only as good as the data on which they are trained…
Mental health and addiction often share a tangled relationship, with each one feeding off and fueling the other. In fact, it’s ...
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