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Scientists have discovered that a key molecule released during exercise strengthens muscles, improves exercise performance and could be a potential therapeutic treatment for muscle damage caused by type 2 diabetes.
In a paper appearing in Nature Communications, Princeton University researchers show how music produces distinct patterns in the regions of the brain associated with imagination and meaning, similar to those prompted by…
A five-week training intervention taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, a new study finds. After the training, the students reported less emotional distress when…
Professor David Nutt joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about psychedelic therapy. Do magic mushrooms combat depression? How does ketamine therapy work? What happened during Bryan ...
These specialized units can help keep older patients out of the hospital, lower their healthcare costs, and more.
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium are raising concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry’s deadly legacy.
A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?
A codesigned digital behavioral health game for adolescents with depressive and anxiety symptoms is associated with a modest, sustained reduction in depressive symptoms, according to a study published ...
Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors. In a federal trial beginning Tuesday ...
More help is available for youths in Singapore facing mental health struggles in the digital space. A new initiative, DigitallyUS, aims to engage more than 16,000 of youth and parents over the next ...
Only four in 10 health care facilities worldwide meet basic sanitation standards for accessible and usable toilets, the United Nations said Tuesday, while 11% have no sanitation services at all.
I wasn’t sure couples therapy was right for me but Regain eased my fears: Enrolling was a cakewalk and my therapy sessions were productive and led by highly skilled professionals. Read on for my full ...
Closing beds for acute psychiatric care leaves people in crisis with nowhere to go, and medication alone hasn't filled the gap.
Psychology says people who are scared of closed spaces, spiders, crowds or any other such thing aren't always afraid of the object or place itself. Their fear can come from the possibility of losing ...
Nearly 15 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake, many survivors are still living with the psychological effects of the disaster.
The history of mental illness is full of surprises, and psychology's timeline isn't always as linear as it seems. Most people assume mental health conditions, diagnosis and the study of mental ...
A new study by Stellenbosch University and Artefact South Africa is calling for targeted prevention and support strategies to address cyberbullying.
Social media giant Meta is on trial over claims it deliberately designed its platforms to be addictive to young people. The four US states in court today are seeking billions of d ...
State attorneys general allege that tech company intentionally designed addictive products that harm young peopleMore than half of the states in the US have joined together in a sizable fight against Meta, the parent of…
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Digital Medicine in Psychiatry and Neurology - Chances and Challenges for Mobile Scalable Monitoring and Intervention Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose…
Psychological Factors in Physical Education and Sport, volume VI Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose to uphold quality standards and share knowledge…
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02555-9We developed a method that detects the genetic footprint of partner choice without requiring the input of partners’ genotypes…
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02545-xSpeaking requires the brain to rapidly convert planned speech into precisely ordered vocal movements. Intracranial recordings reveal…
The death of actress Hayden Panettiere and the ongoing murder trial of Lindsay Clancy have placed maternal mental health at the center of national conversation, raising questions about how postpartum ...
Raleigh Ridge announces a late 2026 opening of its residential eating disorder treatment center for women in Durham, North Carolina.
Mental health care can be expensive, especially if you have poor — or no — health insurance. Here are 12 strategies for finding affordable or free mental health services. This was originally published ...
Lincoln Financial (NYSE: LNC) and long-standing research partner, Integrated Benefits Institute (IBI), released new research exploring how mental health challenges are shaping today’s workforce, and ...
Alight, Inc. (NYSE: ALIT), a leading benefits administration provider of health, wealth and leave solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to bring mental health support into the Alight ...
Artificial intelligence doesn’t simply make individuals more creative. Rather, it changes how creativity happens.